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Nearest Communities to Oakport,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 from Oakport.<1>

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

Oakport is located in Clay County.

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 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oakport. Of these communities, 60 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 Oakport (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 Oakport

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

  • Clay County   (where Oakport resides)
    • County Website:   https://claycountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Moorhead
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakport.
      • Kragnes
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
        • Kragnes is located in Clay County
      • Moorhead
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
        • Moorhead is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,016 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moorhead <4>
      • Dilworth
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dilworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilworth
        • Dilworth is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dilworth <4>
      • Finkle
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finkle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
        • Finkle is located in Clay County
      • Glyndon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Georgetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
        • Georgetown is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Averill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Averill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
        • Averill is located in Clay County
      • Sabin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
        • Sabin is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Rustad
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustad
        • Rustad is located in Clay County
      • Felton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Muskoda
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Muskoda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
        • Muskoda is located in Clay County
      • Comstock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
        • Comstock is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
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        • Baker
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
          • Baker is located in Clay County
        • Downer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
          • Downer is located in Clay County
        • Hawley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
          • Hawley is located in Clay County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,210 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
        • Hitterdal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitterdal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
          • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
        • Manitoba Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitoba Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitoba Junction
          • Manitoba Junction is located in Clay County
        • Winnipeg Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnipeg Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
          • Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
        • Barnesville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Dale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
          • Dale is located in Clay County
        • Ulen
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
          • Ulen is located in Clay County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulen <4>
        • Rollag
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rollag. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollag
          • Rollag is located in Clay County
  • Cass County
  • Norman County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.norman.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Norman:   Ada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakport.
      • Perley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
        • Perley is located in Norman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Borup
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
        • Borup is located in Norman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Hendrum
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
        • Hendrum is located in Norman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Ada
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
        • Ada is located in Norman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <4>
      • Anthony
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
        • Anthony is located in Norman County
      • Halstad
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstad
        • Halstad is located in Norman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstad <4>
      • Syre
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syre
        • Syre is located in Norman County
  • Wilkin County
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountynd.gov/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Fargo (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakport.
      • North River
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
        • North River is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Fargo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
        • Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <4>
      • Reile's Acres
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reile's Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
        • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
      • Harwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pinkham
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkham
        • Pinkham is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Riverside
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Cass County (ND)
      • West Fargo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fargo
        • West Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,194 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fargo <4>
      • Brooktree Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooktree Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooktree Park
        • Brooktree Park is located in Cass County (ND)
      • South West Fargo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West Fargo
        • South West Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
      • Prairie Rose
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
        • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Frontier
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
        • Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Fife
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fife have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
        • Fife is located in Cass County (ND)
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        • Briarwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
          • Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
        • Argusville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
          • Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
        • Prosper
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
          • Prosper is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Wild Rice
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
          • Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Horace
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
          • Horace is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <4>
        • Mapleton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Saint Benedict
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
          • Saint Benedict is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Newman
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
          • Newman is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Gardner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
          • Gardner is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <4>
        • Oxbow
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
          • Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Warren
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
          • Warren is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Hickson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
          • Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Durbin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
          • Durbin is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Norman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
          • Norman is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Davenport
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Casselton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Amenia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Everest
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
          • Everest is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Vance
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
          • Vance is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Kindred
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kindred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindred
          • Kindred is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kindred <4>
        • Arthur
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lynchburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
          • Lynchburg is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Woods
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
          • Woods is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Myra
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
          • Myra is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Wheatland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Hunter
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hunter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
          • Hunter is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
        • Mason
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
          • Mason is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Leonard
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Absaraka
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Chaffee
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Erie Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
          • Erie Junction is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Magnolia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magnolia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
          • Magnolia is located in Cass County (ND)
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.richland.nd.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Wahpeton (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oakport   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oakport.
      • Lithia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
        • Lithia is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Christine
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Walcott
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
        • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <4>
      • Enloe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
        • Enloe is located in Richland County (ND)
      • Barrie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
        • Barrie is located in Richland County (ND)
  • Traill County

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- Oakport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oakport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9319, Longitude: -96.7790       In this case, the coordinates for Oakport have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.