Nearest Communities to Merton,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Merton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Merton:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Merton.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Merton is located in Steele County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 131 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Merton. Of these communities, 112 are located in counties other than Steele 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 Merton (which is Steele 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 Merton
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Steele County (where Merton resides)
- County Website: https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Steele: Owatonna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Clinton Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Rice Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Owatonna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Medford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Pratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
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- Deerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Steele Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Saco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saco is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Meriden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Litomysl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Litomysl is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
- Bixby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- River Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Summit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Lemond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Union
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Blooming Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Blue Earth County
- County Website: https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Blue Earth: Mankato
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- Smiths Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Dakota County
- County Website: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/
- County Seat for Dakota: Hastings
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Waterford
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Castle Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Eureka Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
- Dodge County
- County Website: https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
- County Seat for Dodge: Mantorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Claremont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wasioja
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Dodge Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Estates
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
- Valley View Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Berne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Vlasaty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
- Mantorville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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- Kasson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Danesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Hayfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Oslo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Vernon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Freeborn County
- County Website: https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
- County Seat for Freeborn: Albert Lea
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Geneva
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bath
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Hollandale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Island
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Clarks Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muckland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muckland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
- Hartland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Lerdal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
- South Hollandale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
- Moscow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Twin Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Goodhue County
- County Website: https://goodhuecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Goodhue: Red Wing
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyberg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Bombay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bombay is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
- Nansen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nansen is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansen
- Dennison
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Roscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Wangs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Sogn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sogn is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sogn
- Wanamingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Roscoe Center is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Center
- Hader
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Stanton
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wastedo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
- Pine Island
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Zumbrota
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- Forest Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Cannon Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- White Rock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Willow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Willow is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Le Sueur County
- County Website: https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Le Sueur: Le Center
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Waterville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Kilkenny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Cordova
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Montgomery
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Mower County
- County Website: https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mower: Austin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Waltham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Mayville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Lansing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Sargeant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Andyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Olmsted County
- County Website: https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Olmsted: Rochester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Post Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Shanty Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Douglas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Salem Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Salem Corners is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Corners
- Rock Dell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Oronoco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rice County
- County Website: https://www.ricecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Rice: Faribault
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Moland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Walcott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Ruskin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ruskin is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Epsom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Epsom is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Faribault
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Nerstrand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Warsaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Morristown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Comus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Comus is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comus
- Dundas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shieldsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Northfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Millersburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Little Chicago
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Hazelwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Hazelwood is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Lonsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
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- Wheatland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Webster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Veseli
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Veseli is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseli
- Scott County
- County Website: https://www.scottcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Scott: Shakopee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Eidswold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Eidswold is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eidswold
- Elko New Market
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Elko
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Waseca County
- County Website: https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Waseca: Waseca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Merton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Merton.
- Colony Court
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
- Waseca
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Otisco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Wilton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- New Richland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
- Elysian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Janesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Elysian
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
- Alma City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Merton) 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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