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Nearest Communities to Orleans,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Orleans.<1>

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

Orleans is located in Kittson County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kittson County: Marshall, Roseau, Pembina (ND) & Walsh (ND).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 37 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Orleans. Of these communities, 16 are located in counties other than Kittson 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 Orleans (which is Kittson 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 Orleans

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

  • Kittson County   (where Orleans resides)
    • County Seat for Kittson:   Hallock
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Northcote
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcote have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcote
        • Northcote is located in Kittson County
      • Lancaster
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Lancaster is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
      • Humboldt
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
        • Humboldt is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Hallock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Viking Land Terrace
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viking Land Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Land Terrace
        • Viking Land Terrace is located in Kittson County
      • Sultan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sultan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
        • Sultan is located in Kittson County
      • Saint Vincent Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent Junction
        • Saint Vincent Junction is located in Kittson County
      • Joliette Ferry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliette Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette Ferry
        • Joliette Ferry is located in Kittson County
      • Noyes
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
        • Noyes is located in Kittson County
      • Saint Vincent
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
        • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Chatham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
        • Chatham is located in Kittson County
      • Mattson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
        • Mattson is located in Kittson County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Lake Bronson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Kennedy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
          • Kennedy is located in Kittson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennedy <4>
        • Enok
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enok have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enok
          • Enok is located in Kittson County
        • Caribou
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caribou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
          • Caribou is located in Kittson County
        • Donaldson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donaldson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
          • Donaldson is located in Kittson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
        • Halma
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halma
          • Halma is located in Kittson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halma <4>
        • Robbin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbin
          • Robbin is located in Kittson County
        • Deerwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
          • Deerwood is located in Kittson County
        • Karlstad
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karlstad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlstad
          • Karlstad is located in Kittson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karlstad <4>
  • Roseau County
    • County Seat for Roseau:   Roseau
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Oak Point
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
        • Oak Point is located in Roseau County
      • Noacres
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noacres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noacres
        • Noacres is located in Roseau County
  • Pembina County
    • County Seat for Pembina:   Cavalier (ND)
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • McArthur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
        • McArthur is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Huron City ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
        • Huron City is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Pembina
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
        • Pembina is located in Pembina County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <4>
      • Joliette
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette
        • Joliette is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Fleece
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleece have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleece
        • Fleece is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Bowesmont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowesmont
        • Bowesmont is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Pittsburgh
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
        • Pittsburgh is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Bathgate
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hamilton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Hamilton is located in Pembina County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
      • Drayton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton
        • Drayton is located in Pembina County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drayton <4>
      • Glasston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Neche
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
        • Neche is located in Pembina County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <4>
      • Ottention ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottention have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottention
        • Ottention is located in Pembina County (ND)
      • Dimock ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
        • Dimock is located in Pembina County (ND)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Orleans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orleans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.9261, Longitude: -96.9367       In this case, the coordinates for Orleans 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.




 

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