Nearest Communities to Oylen,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Oylen, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Oylen:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 from Oylen.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Oylen is located in Wadena County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wadena County: Becker, Cass, Hubbard, Otter Tail & Todd.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oylen. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Wadena 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 Oylen (which is Wadena 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 Oylen
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Wadena County (where Oylen resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Nimrod
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Esterdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Esterdy is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterdy
- Blue Grass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Huntersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Sebeka
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aldrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Verndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Menahga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Becker County
- County Website: https://www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Wolf Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Poplar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Ellis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Leader
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leader is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Graff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- Casino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
- Bridgeman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Oshawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oshawa is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
- Mildred
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mildred is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Lake Shore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Backus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chickamaw Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chickamaw Beach is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickamaw Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
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- Pillager
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- East Gull Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Hackensack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoria is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoria
- Crow Wing County
- 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 Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Jenkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pequot Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Nisswa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pequot Terrace
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pequot Terrace is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
- Lake Hubert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Breezy Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Court
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lakewood Court is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Court
- Legionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Baxter
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merrifield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Hubbard County
- County Website: https://www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
- County Seat for Hubbard: Park Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Badoura
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Badoura is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badoura
- Hubbard
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Horton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Horton is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Chamberlain
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chamberlain is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlain
- Park Rapids
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dorset
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Dorset is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Nevis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Park Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park Estates is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Estates
- Akeley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- 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 Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Motley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Wadena
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bluffton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- West Wind Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- Hillview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Davies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Topelius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Lyman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Wrightstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Butler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- New York Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Heinola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
- Todd County
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oylen ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oylen.
- Staples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Philbrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Hewitt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Bertha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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 from Point A (ie- Oylen) 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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