Nearest Communities to Nisswa,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Nisswa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Nisswa:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.
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.
Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crow Wing County: Aitkin, Cass, Mille Lacs & Morrison.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 79 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Nisswa. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Crow Wing 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 Nisswa (which is Crow Wing 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 Nisswa
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Crow Wing County (where Nisswa resides)
- County Website: https://www.crowwing.gov/
- County Seat for Crow Wing: Brainerd
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nisswa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nisswa.
- Lake Hubert
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lake Hubert is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Pequot Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pequot Terrace is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
- Legionville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Legionville is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Merrifield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pequot Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Breezy Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Baxter is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
- Lakewood Court
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakewood Court is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Court
- Brainerd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Riverton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riverton is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Loerch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Loerch is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loerch
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Meadow View Manor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow View Manor is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
- Manganese
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manganese is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
- Trommald
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Trommald is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trommald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Crosslake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mission is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Barrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barrows is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows
- Woodrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Woodrow is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Homecroft
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Ironton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wolford is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford
- Crow Wing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Crow Wing is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- Crosby Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crosby Beach is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Beach
- Crosby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crosby is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosby <3>
- Klondyke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Klondyke is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondyke
- Cuyuna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cuyuna is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyuna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 365 people
- Swanburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Swanburg is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanburg
- Manhattan Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lennox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lennox is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
- Oreland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Oreland is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreland
- Deerwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Saint Mathias
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Saint Mathias is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- Fifty Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bay Lake is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Lake
- Shephard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Shephard is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shephard
- White Hawk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- White Hawk is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hawk
- Emily
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Emily is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emily <3>
- Fort Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Little Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Pine is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Pine
- Garrison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Center is also located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Center
- Aitkin County
- County Website: https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Aitkin: Aitkin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nisswa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nisswa.
- Bennettville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bennettville is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettville
- Pine Knoll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pine Knoll is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll
- Cutler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cutler is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
- Nichols
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nichols is located in Aitkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
- Aitkin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nisswa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nisswa.
- Lake Shore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- East Gull Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Casino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
- Sylvan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Graff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Graff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Pillager
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Pine River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chickamaw Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Leader
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leader is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Ellis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ellis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Mildred
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
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- Poplar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Backus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pontoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pontoria is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoria
- Oshawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oshawa is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Outing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wabedo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wabedo is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabedo
- Mae
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mae is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mae
- 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 Nisswa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nisswa.
- Motley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Cushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Ripley Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
- Platte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Platte is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
- Randall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Harding
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harding is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Freedhem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Freedhem is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedhem
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nisswa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nisswa.
- Philbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Staples
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wadena County
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nisswa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nisswa.
- Esterdy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Esterdy is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterdy
- Oylen
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oylen is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylen
- Nimrod
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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 from Point A (ie- Nisswa) 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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