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Nearest Communities to Moscow,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

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

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

Moscow is located in Freeborn County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Freeborn County: Winnebago (IA), Worth (IA), Faribault, Mower, Steele & Waseca.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 122 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Moscow. Of these communities, 91 are located in counties other than Freeborn 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 Moscow (which is Freeborn 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 Moscow

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

  • Freeborn County   (where Moscow resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • Oakland
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Oakland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Maple Island
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
      • South Hollandale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
      • Twin Grove
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
      • Muckland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
      • Hollandale Junction
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
      • Sigsbee
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
      • Hollandale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Petran
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Petran is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
      • Hayward
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lerdal
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
      • Myrtle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
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        • Geneva
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • London
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • London is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
        • Glenville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bancroft
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Bancroft is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • Clarks Grove
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Murtaugh
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
        • Stoney Creek Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Stoney Creek Estates is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Estates
        • Albert Lea
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Gordonsville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Gordonsville is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
        • Bath
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Bath is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
        • Manchester
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Armstrong
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Twin Lakes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Hartland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
        • Conger
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Conger is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Emmons
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Emmons is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
        • Alden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Freeborn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Mansfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Mansfield is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Mantorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • Hayfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
      • Vlasaty
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
      • Oslo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Oslo is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Vernon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Vernon is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Claremont
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Dodge Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Heritage Estates
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
      • Valley View Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
      • Eden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Eden is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Kasson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wasioja
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wasioja is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
      • Mantorville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Faribault County
  • Mower County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Mower:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • Corning
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Corning is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
      • Andyville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Andyville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
      • Mapleview
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Mapleview is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
      • Ramsey
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Ramsey is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Lansing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lansing is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Austin Acres
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Austin Acres is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Acres
      • Austin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayville ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Mayville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
      • Varco
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Varco is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varco
      • Brownsdale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nicolville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Nicolville is located in Mower County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
      • Waltham
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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        • Lyle
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Rose Creek
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Renova ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Renova is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
        • Sargeant
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sargeant is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
        • Dexter
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Elkton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Elkton is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
        • Adams
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Johnsburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Johnsburg is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsburg
        • Taopi
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Taopi is located in Mower County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taopi
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Grand Meadow
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Olmsted County
  • Steele County
    • County Website:   https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Steele:   Owatonna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • Blooming Prairie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Union
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Union is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Summit
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Summit is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Ellendale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bixby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Bixby is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Litomysl
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Litomysl is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
      • River Point
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • River Point is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
      • Hope
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hope is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Steele Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Steele Center is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
      • Pratt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Pratt is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
      • Saco
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Saco is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Lemond
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lemond is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
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        • Havana
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Havana is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
        • Owatonna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Rice Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
        • Meriden
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Meriden is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
        • Clinton Falls
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
        • Merton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Merton is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
  • Waseca County
    • County Website:   https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waseca:   Waseca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • New Richland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Vista
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Vista is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Otisco
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Otisco is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Matawan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Matawan is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matawan
      • Wilton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilton is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Mitchell County
    • County Website:   https://mitchellcounty.iowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Osage (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • Mona
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Mona is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mona
      • Otranto
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Otranto is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otranto
      • Stacyville Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Stacyville Junction is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville Junction
      • Carpenter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Carpenter is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Toeterville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Ansgar
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Stacyville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Meyer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Meyer is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
      • Bailey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bailey is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Little Cedar
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
      • Mitchell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mitchell is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Dixie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Dixie is located in Mitchell County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Winnebago County
  • Worth County
    • County Website:   https://worthcountyiowa.gov/
    • County Seat for Worth:   Northwood (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Moscow   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Moscow.
      • Deer Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Deer Creek is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Meltonville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Meltonville is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltonville
      • Northwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Silver Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Bolan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Bolan is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolan
      • Somber
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Somber is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somber
      • Glade
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Glade is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Kensett
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Kensett is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
      • Lansrud
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lansrud is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansrud
      • Grafton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bristol
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Manly
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Manly is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manly
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,271 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manly <3>
      • Joice
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people

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- Moscow) 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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