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Nearest Communities to Montrose,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Montrose is located in Wright County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sherburne & Stearns.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 189 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Montrose. Of these communities, 156 are located in counties other than Wright 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 Montrose (which is Wright 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 Montrose

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

  • Wright County   (where Montrose resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wright:   Buffalo
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Montrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Montrose.
      • Waverly
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Delano
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Highland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Highland is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Rassat
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo Manor East
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo Manor East is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Manor East
      • Buffalo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bufflao Manor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Bufflao Manor is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflao Manor
      • Oster
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Oster is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oster
      • Howard Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockford Riverview Estates
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Rockford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Smith Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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        • Albion Center
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Albright
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rice Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Rice Lake is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
        • Maple Lake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hanover
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • West Albion
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • West Albion is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
        • Cokato
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Saint Michael
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Stockholm
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Stockholm is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
        • Monticello
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Albertville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Annandale
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • French Lake
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • French Lake is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
        • Knapp
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Knapp is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
        • Silver Creek
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
        • Enfield
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Enfield is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
        • Otsego
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hasty
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • South Haven
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Clearwater Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
        • Clearwater
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Anoka County
  • Carver County
  • Hennepin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hennepin.us/
    • County Seat for Hennepin:   Minneapolis
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Montrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Montrose.
      • Independence
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Independence is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
      • Lake Sarah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
      • Lyndale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lyndale is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Armstrong
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Armstrong is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Greenfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
      • Maple Plain
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Burschville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Burschville is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
      • Loretto
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Saint Bonifacius
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Leighton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Leighton is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
      • Minnetrista
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Dupont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Dupont is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
      • Continue List   (53 more) ...
        • Mound
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Saga Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Saga Hill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saga Hill
        • Stubbs Bay
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Stubbs Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Bay
        • Medina
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Berning Mill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Berning Mill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berning Mill
        • Island Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Island Park is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
        • Spring Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Corcoran
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Long Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Orono
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Orono is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
        • Hamel
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Crescent Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
        • Crystal Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
        • Eureka
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Minnetonka Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Tonka Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
        • Ditter
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
        • Fletcher
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Fletcher is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Rogers
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
        • Shorewood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Wayzata
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Excelsior
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
        • Woodland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Deephaven
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dayton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Groveland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Groveland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Maple Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Plymouth
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Minnetonka
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Medicine Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Minnetonka Mills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Mission Farms
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Mission Farms is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Farms
        • Oak Knoll
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Oak Knoll is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
        • Glen Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
        • Oak Terrace
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Terrace is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace
        • New Hope
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Osseo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <3>
        • Champlin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Crystal
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Hopkins
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Eden Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Brooklyn Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Golden Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Saint Louis Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Rowland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rowland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
        • Brooklyn Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Glenwood Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Glenwood Junction is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Junction
        • Robbinsdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • West Coon Rapids
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • West Coon Rapids is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Coon Rapids
        • Calhoun Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Calhoun Beach is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Beach
        • Atwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Atwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
        • Edina
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • McLeod County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for McLeod:   Glencoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Montrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Montrose.
      • Country Acres
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Country Acres is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Winsted
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Sherman is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Lester Prairie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • South Silver Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • South Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Silver Lake
      • Plato
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Komensky
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Komensky is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Koniska
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Koniska is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
      • Anderson Court
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
      • Glencoe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunrise Court
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
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        • Biscay
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hutchinson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Northview Court
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Northview Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Court
        • McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Heatwole
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Heatwole is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
        • Sumter
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Montrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Montrose.
      • Lamson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Lamson is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
      • Dassel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • West View Terrace
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
      • Kingston
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Kingston is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jennie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Jennie is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
      • Darwin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Casey
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Casey is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Forest City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Watkins
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenleaf
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Litchfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Scott County
  • Sherburne County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Sherburne:   Elk River
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Montrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Montrose.
      • Big Lake Estates
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Big Lake Estates is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Estates
      • Big Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Salida
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bailey
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bailey is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Becker
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Becker is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
      • Pine Ridge Court
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
      • Lake Orono Estates
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Orono Estates is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orono Estates
      • Elk River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Clear Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Orrock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Zimmerman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Briggs Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake
      • Zimmerman Terrace
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Zimmerman Terrace is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Terrace
  • Sibley County
  • Stearns County

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 from Point A (ie- Montrose) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.