Nearest Communities to Ortonville,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ortonville, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ortonville:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
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.
Ortonville is primarily located in Big Stone County and is the County Seat. A portion of Ortonville extends into Lac qui Parle County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Big Stone County: Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Grant (SD) & Roberts (SD).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ortonville. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Big Stone 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 Ortonville (which is Big Stone 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 Ortonville
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Big Stone County (where Ortonville resides)
- County Website: https://bigstonecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Big Stone: Ortonville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Cashtown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Lagoona Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lagoona Beach is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagoona Beach
- Odessa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Foster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foster is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
- Correll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Big Stone Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
- Artichoke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
- Bonanza Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
- Barry
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Graceville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Johnson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Yankeetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Beardsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chippewa County
- Lac qui Parle County
- County Website: https://lqpco.com/
- County Seat for Lac qui Parle: Madison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Rosen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rosen is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosen
- Bellingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Nassau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Louisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Marietta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Haydenville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Haydenville is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenville
- Madison
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Cerro Gordo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Stevens County
- County Website: https://www.co.stevens.mn.us/
- County Seat for Stevens: Morris
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Chokio
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Swift County
- County Website: https://swiftcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Swift: Benson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Appleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Holloway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
- County Seat for Traverse: Wheaton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Collis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Collis is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
- Browns Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dumont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Codington County
- Deuel County
- County Website: https://www.deuelcountysd.com/
- County Seat for Deuel: Clear Lake (SD)
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- Tunerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tunerville is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 218 people
- Grant County
- County Website: https://grantcounty.sd.gov/
- County Seat for Grant: Milbank (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Big Stone City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Milbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Albee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Albee is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Revillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- LaBolt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stockholm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Strandburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Troy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Roberts County
- County Website: https://robertscosd.gov/
- County Seat for Roberts: Sisseton (SD)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ortonville ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ortonville.
- Schmidt Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Schmidt Landing is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Landing
- Shady Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
- Linden Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
- Hartford Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
- South Dakota Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
- Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
- Corona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hiawatha Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Madsen Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Madsen Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen Beach
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Peever Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Summit
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Peever
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Ortonville) 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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