Nearest Communities to Mentor,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Mentor, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Mentor:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Mentor.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Mentor is located in Polk County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Clearwater, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Red Lake, Grand Forks (ND) & Traill (ND).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mentor. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Polk County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Mentor (which is Polk County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Mentor
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Polk County (where Mentor resides)
- County Website: https://www.polkcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Crookston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mentor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mentor.
- Maple Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Dugdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Erskine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tilden Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tilden Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden Junction
- Benoit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- McIntosh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fertile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Winger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gentilly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Harold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harold is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Burwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
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- Greenview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenview is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Fosston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West View Court
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- West View Court is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Court
- Beltrami
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Riverview Terrace
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Riverview Terrace is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Terrace
- Trail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Trail is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Forest Knolls Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Olga
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Olga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Anglim
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Anglim is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglim
- Carman Terrace
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carman Terrace is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Terrace
- Crookston Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Crookston Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookston Junction
- Crookston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Noyes Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Noyes Junction is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Junction
- Wilds
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wilds is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilds
- Gully
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Gully is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Shirley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shirley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Girard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Girard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
- Lengby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lengby is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Hixon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hixon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
- Ross
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Ross is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Euclid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Euclid is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
- Eldred
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Eldred is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
- Freeman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Clearwater County
- County Website: https://www.clearwatercountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Clearwater: Bagley
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mentor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mentor.
- Weme
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Weme is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weme
- Gonvick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winsor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Winsor is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsor
- Mahnomen County
- County Website: https://www.co.mahnomen.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mahnomen: Mahnomen
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mentor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mentor.
- Bejou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mahnomen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Beaulieu
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaulieu is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaulieu
- Norman County
- County Website: https://www.co.norman.mn.us/
- County Seat for Norman: Ada
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mentor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mentor.
- Rindal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Ranum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ranum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranum
- Sundal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sundal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundal
- Flaming
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Flaming is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
- Waukon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Waukon is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Gary
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Lockhart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Faith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Heiberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heiberg is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberg
- Hadler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hadler is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadler
- Twin Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Valley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Pennington County
- County Website: https://co.pennington.mn.us/
- County Seat for Pennington: Thief River Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mentor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mentor.
- Hazel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hazel is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
- Saint Hilaire
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saint Hilaire is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hilaire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Challenger Court
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Challenger Court is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenger Court
- River Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- River Valley is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Valley
- Thief River Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- High Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- High Landing is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Landing
- Basswood Court
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Basswood Court is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Court
- Greendale Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Greendale Manor is located in Pennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale Manor
- Red Lake County
- County Website: https://www.co.red-lake.mn.us/
- County Seat for Red Lake: Red Lake Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mentor ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mentor.
- Delorme
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delorme is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delorme
- Terrebonne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Terrebonne is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Perault
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Perault is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perault
- Red Lake Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Plummer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Oklee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huot is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huot
- Garnes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garnes is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnes
- Wylie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Dorothy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorothy is located in Red Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
- Roland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Red Lake County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mentor) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.
Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know. |
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