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Nearest Communities to Opole,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Opole.<1>

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

Opole is located in Stearns County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 107 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Opole. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Stearns 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 Opole (which is Stearns 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 Opole

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

  • Stearns County   (where Opole resides)
    • 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 Opole   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Opole.
      • Saint Wendel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Stephen
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Holdingford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Saint Anna
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
      • Avon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Collegeville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Five Points
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Five Points is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Saint Francis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Evergreen Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Sartell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saint Joseph
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hi-Vue Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
      • Continue List   (31 more) ...
        • Albany
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Anthony
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Riverview Park
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
        • Waite Park
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Cloud
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Freeport
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Saint Rosa
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Jacobs Prairie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Pleasant Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
        • Farming
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Farming is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
        • Cold Spring
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Rockville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • New Munich
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Luxemburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Richmond
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Saint Augusta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Melrose
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Saint Martin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Marty
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Marty is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Saint Nicholas
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Greenwald
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Roscoe
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Meire Grove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Spring Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Lake Henry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Sauk Centre
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Fairhaven
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Kimball Prairie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Elrosa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Paynesville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.benton.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Foley
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Opole   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Opole.
      • Rice
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Rice is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
      • Rockwood Estates
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Watab
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayhew
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Evergreen Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Fruitville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Sauk Rapids
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood Manor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Popple Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Jakeville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
      • Gilman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • North Benton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • North Benton is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Parent
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Parent is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
        • Brennyville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Brennyville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
        • Foley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Ronneby
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Ronneby is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
        • Duelm
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Crow Wing County
  • Meeker County
  • Morrison County
  • Sherburne County
  • Todd County
  • Wright County

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 from Point A (ie- Opole) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.