Nearest Communities to Moorhead,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Moorhead, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Moorhead:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Moorhead.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Moorhead is located in Clay County and is the County Seat.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Becker, Norman, Otter Tail, Wilkin, Cass (ND) & Richland (ND).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Moorhead. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Moorhead (which is Clay 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 Moorhead
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Clay County (where Moorhead resides)
- County Website: https://claycountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Clay: Moorhead
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Moorhead.
- Dilworth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Finkle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Finkle is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
- Oakport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakport is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
- Sabin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sabin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Glyndon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rustad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rustad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustad
- Kragnes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kragnes is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
- Averill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Averill is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
- Comstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Baker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baker is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Downer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Downer is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Muskoda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muskoda is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Georgetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Felton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hawley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Barnesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manitoba Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Manitoba Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitoba Junction
- Winnipeg Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
- Dale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Hitterdal
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hitterdal is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Rollag
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rollag is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
- Ulen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tansem
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tansem is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansem
- Becker County
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- West Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Fargo is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
- Norman County
- County Website: https://www.co.norman.mn.us/
- County Seat for Norman: Ada
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Moorhead.
- Perley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Perley is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Borup
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Borup is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Hendrum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Hendrum is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- Norwegian Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norwegian Grove is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Grove
- Wilkin County
- County Website: https://wilkincounty.gov/
- County Seat for Wilkin: Breckenridge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Moorhead.
- Wolverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wolverton is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Lawndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawndale is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
- McCauleyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
- Kent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kent is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountynd.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Fargo (ND)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Moorhead.
- Fargo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Briarwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Frontier
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Prairie Rose
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- North River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- North River is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Reile's Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- South West Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South West Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West Fargo
- West Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pinkham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pinkham is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkham
- Wild Rice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
- Harwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Horace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Benedict
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Fife
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fife is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Brooktree Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooktree Park is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooktree Park
- Hickson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
- Oxbow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Prosper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prosper is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
- Mapleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Warren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Argusville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
- Norman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norman is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
- Davenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Newman is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Kindred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Durbin is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Gardner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Casselton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Everest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Everest is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
- Amenia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Woods is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Vance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Lynchburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Lynchburg is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Myra
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Myra is located in Cass County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
- Arthur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Chaffee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Richland County
- County Website: https://www.co.richland.nd.us/
- County Seat for Richland: Wahpeton (ND)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Moorhead ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Moorhead.
- Lithia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lithia is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Christine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Walcott
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Enloe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Enloe is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
- Barrie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Barrie is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
- Colfax
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Abercrombie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pitcairn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Pitcairn is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcairn
- Traill County
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moorhead) 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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