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Nearest Communities to Minerva,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Minerva, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Minerva:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Minerva.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Minerva is located in Clearwater County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearwater County: Becker, Beltrami, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Pennington & Polk.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Minerva. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Clearwater 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 Minerva (which is Clearwater 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 Minerva

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Clearwater County   (where Minerva resides)
    • 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 Minerva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Minerva.
      • Zerkel
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Zerkel is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerkel
      • Big Bear Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
      • Bush Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
      • Ponsford Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ponsford Landing is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford Landing
      • Bonga Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
      • Alida
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Alida is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Mallard ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mallard is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
      • Jack Pine
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jack Pine is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Pine
      • Rice Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Rice Lake is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Coffee Pot Landing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
      • Vern
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Vern is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vern
      • Bagley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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        • Ebro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ebro is located in Clearwater County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebro
        • Lake Itasca
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Shevlin
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Long Lost Lake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
          • Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
        • Leonard
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Weme
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Weme is located in Clearwater County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weme
        • Clearbrook
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Gonvick
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Winsor
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Winsor is located in Clearwater County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsor
        • Berner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Berner is located in Clearwater County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berner
  • Becker County
  • Beltrami County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.beltrami.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Beltrami:   Bemidji
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Minerva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Minerva.
      • Solway
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinewood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Scribner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Scribner is located in Beltrami County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scribner
      • Wilton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bemidji
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Aure
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Aure is located in Beltrami County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aure
      • Secluded Acres
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Secluded Acres is located in Beltrami County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secluded Acres
      • Norway Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Norway Park is located in Beltrami County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Park
      • Rosby
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Rosby is located in Beltrami County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosby
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        • Birchmont
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Birchmont is located in Beltrami County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchmont
        • Debs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Werner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Werner is located in Beltrami County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werner
        • Lavinia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Woodland Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodland Park is located in Beltrami County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
        • Puposky
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbard County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Hubbard:   Park Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Minerva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Minerva.
      • Becida
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Becida is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becida
      • Yola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Yola is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yola
      • Lake George
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Arago
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Arago is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
      • Kabekona Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Kabekona Corner is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabekona Corner
      • Nary
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Nary is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nary
      • Guthrie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Guthrie is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
      • Emmaville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
      • Deer Lane
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
  • Mahnomen County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Crookston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Minerva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Minerva.
      • Lengby
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Lengby is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lengby
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Fosston
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • West View Court
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • West View Court is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Court
      • Olga
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Olga is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
      • Gully
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gully is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gully
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • McIntosh
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Winger
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Minerva) 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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