Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Mountain Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Mountain Lake:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 east 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Mountain Lake.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Mountain Lake is located in Cottonwood County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cottonwood County: Brown, Jackson, Martin, Murray, Nobles, Redwood & Watonwan.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mountain Lake. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Cottonwood 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 Mountain Lake (which is Cottonwood 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 Mountain Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Cottonwood County (where Mountain Lake resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cottonwood: Windom
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Bingham Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Delft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Delft is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
- Windom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeffers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Storden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Westbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blue Earth County
- County Website: https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Blue Earth: Mankato
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- Perth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.browncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Brown: New Ulm
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Comfrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dotson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dotson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Leavenworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Springfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cobden
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Iberia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Stark
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Hanska
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Eye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Essig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Bergen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bergen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Wilder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Alpha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Heron Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Lakefield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Okabena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Miloma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Rost
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rost is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Petersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Martin County
- County Website: https://www.co.martin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Martin: Fairmont
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Ormsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Trimont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fox Lake is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Sherburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welcome
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Truman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Dunnell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Northrop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
- Fairmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles County
- County Website: https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nobles: Worthington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Dundee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Redwood County
- County Website: https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
- County Seat for Redwood: Redwood Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Sanborn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lamberton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Revere
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wanda
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clements
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clements is located in Redwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Watonwan County
- County Website: https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
- County Seat for Watonwan: Saint James
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Mountain Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mountain Lake.
- Butterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Darfur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Odin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Echols
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Sveadahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sveadahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadahl
- Saint James Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
- Saint James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Godahl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- South Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- South Branch is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
- La Salle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Grogan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Lewisville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Tenmile Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
- Madelia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
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- Mountain Lake) 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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