Nearest Communities to Nelson,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Nelson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Nelson:
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.
Keep in mind 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.
Nelson is located in Douglas County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens & Todd.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Nelson. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Nelson (which is Douglas 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 Nelson
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Douglas County (where Nelson resides)
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Hiview Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
- Osakis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carlos
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Belle River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belle River is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
- Forada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Miltona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Spruce Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
- Holmes City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holmes City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
- Rose City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rose City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Leaf Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Millerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kensington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Melby
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
- Grant County
- County Website: https://www.co.grant.mn.us/
- County Seat for Grant: Elbow Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Hoffman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Erdahl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Ashby
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Morrison County
- County Website: https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Morrison: Little Falls
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- Swanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Parkers Prairie Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Parkers Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Urbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Almora
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Almora is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Wrightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Vining
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pope County
- County Website: https://www.popecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Pope: Glenwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Villard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westport is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Long Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Lowry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
- Grove Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grove Lake is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
- Farwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Sedan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Starbuck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Terrace is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Cyrus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stearns County
- County Website: https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Stearns: Saint Cloud
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Sauk Centre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Padua
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Padua is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Meire Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Melrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brooten
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Brooten is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
- Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
- Elrosa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwald
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Rosa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- New Munich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- West Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Union is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Clotho
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Gutches Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
- Little Sauk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Sauk is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
- Round Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Round Prairie is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Long Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spaulding is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Clarissa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Bend
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ward Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ward Springs is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
- Browerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Grey Eagle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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- North Shore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- North Shore is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Pleasant Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
- Burtrum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pillsbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Bertha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nelson) 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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