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Nearest Communities to Palmer,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Palmer is located in Waseca County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waseca County: Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice & Steele.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 120 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Palmer. Of these communities, 107 are located in counties other than Waseca 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 Palmer (which is Waseca 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 Palmer

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

  • Waseca County   (where Palmer resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.waseca.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Waseca:   Waseca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Colony Court
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
        • Colony Court is located in Waseca County
      • Waseca
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waseca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
        • Waseca is located in Waseca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <5>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Waseca
        • From Palmer to Waseca
      • Elysian
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Janesville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Janesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
        • Janesville is located in Waseca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,247 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <5>
      • Lake Elysian
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Elysian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
        • Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
      • Saint Mary
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Saint Mary is located in Waseca County
      • Wilton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
        • Wilton is located in Waseca County
      • Otisco
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
        • Otisco is located in Waseca County
      • Alma City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alma City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
        • Alma City is located in Waseca County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Alma City
        • From Palmer to Alma City
      • Vista
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Waldorf
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldorf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
        • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • New Richland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
        • New Richland is located in Waseca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <5>
      • Matawan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matawan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matawan
        • Matawan is located in Waseca County
  • Blue Earth County
    • County Website:   www.co.blue-earth.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Blue Earth:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Smiths Mill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
        • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
      • Madison Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Lake
        • Madison Lake is located in Blue Earth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison Lake <5>
      • Pleasant Hill Manor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Manor
        • Pleasant Hill Manor is located in Blue Earth County
      • Pemberton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pemberton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
        • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Eagle Lake Regency
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Regency
        • Eagle Lake Regency is located in Blue Earth County
      • Eagle Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
        • Eagle Lake is located in Blue Earth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <5>
      • Saint Clair
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
        • Saint Clair is located in Blue Earth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 821 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <5>
      • Belle Haven
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
        • Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County
      • Mankato
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
        • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <5>
      • Beauford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beauford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
        • Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Beauford
        • From Palmer to Beauford
      • Benning
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benning
        • Benning is located in Blue Earth County
      • LeHillier
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LeHillier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeHillier
        • LeHillier is located in Blue Earth County
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        • Skyline
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
          • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
        • Mapleton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Rapidan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Good Thunder
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Thunder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Thunder
          • Good Thunder is located in Blue Earth County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Thunder <5>
  • Dakota County
  • Dodge County
  • Faribault County
    • County Website:   www.co.faribault.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Faribault:   Blue Earth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Minnesota Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
        • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <5>
      • Wells
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
        • Wells is located in Faribault County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <5>
      • Baroda
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baroda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baroda
        • Baroda is located in Faribault County
  • Freeborn County
    • County Website:   www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Bath
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hartland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
        • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Freeborn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Geneva
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
        • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <5>
      • Manchester
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Clarks Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodhue County
  • Le Sueur County
    • County Website:   www.co.le-sueur.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Le Sueur:   Le Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Waterville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
        • Waterville is located in Le Sueur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,870 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <5>
      • Rogers
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Rogers is located in Le Sueur County
      • Greenland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
        • Greenland is located in Le Sueur County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Greenland
        • From Palmer to Greenland
      • Kilkenny
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cordova
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Marysburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marysburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysburg
        • Marysburg is located in Le Sueur County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Marysburg
        • From Palmer to Marysburg
      • Doyle
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
        • Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
      • Cleveland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Le Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Center
        • Le Center is located in Le Sueur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,482 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Center <5>
      • Montgomery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Saint Henry
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Henry
        • Saint Henry is located in Le Sueur County
      • Lexington
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Kasota
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Heidelberg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
          • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Heidelberg
          • From Palmer to Heidelberg
        • Ottawa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Thomas
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Le Sueur
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kingsway Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsway Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway Estates
          • Kingsway Estates is located in Le Sueur County
  • Nicollet County
    • County Website:   www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nicollet:   Saint Peter
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Saint Peter
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Camelot Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Park
        • Camelot Park is located in Nicollet County
      • Riverbend Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend Estates
        • Riverbend Estates is located in Nicollet County
      • North Mankato
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Mankato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Mankato
        • North Mankato is located in Nicollet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,052 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Mankato <5>
      • Avalon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
        • Avalon is located in Nicollet County
      • Traverse
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traverse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
        • Traverse is located in Nicollet County
      • North Star
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
        • North Star is located in Nicollet County
      • Kerns
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
        • Kerns is located in Nicollet County
      • Oshawa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Rice County
    • County Website:   www.co.rice.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Rice:   Faribault
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Morristown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Warsaw
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Faribault
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shieldsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shieldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
        • Shieldsville is located in Rice County
      • Walcott
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
        • Walcott is located in Rice County
      • Prairieville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
        • Prairieville is located in Rice County
      • Cannon City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
        • Cannon City is located in Rice County
      • Ruskin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
        • Ruskin is located in Rice County
      • Wheatland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
        • Wheatland is located in Rice County
      • Comus
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comus
        • Comus is located in Rice County
      • Millersburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
        • Millersburg is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Millersburg
        • From Palmer to Millersburg
      • Lonsdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
        • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <5>
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        • Trondjem
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Moland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
          • Moland is located in Rice County
        • Epsom
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epsom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
          • Epsom is located in Rice County
        • Veseli
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Veseli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veseli
          • Veseli is located in Rice County
        • Dundas
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
          • Dundas is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <5>
        • Little Chicago
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
          • Little Chicago is located in Rice County
        • Webster
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Nerstrand
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hazelwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
          • Hazelwood is located in Rice County
        • Northfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   www.co.scott.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Shakopee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • East Gate Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gate Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Estates
        • East Gate Estates is located in Scott County
      • New Prague
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Union Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Elko New Market
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
        • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
      • Elko
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
        • Elko is located in Scott County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>
      • New Market
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
        • New Market is located in Scott County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
      • Saint Benedict
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • 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 Scott County
      • Saint Patrick
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Steele County
    • County Website:   www.co.steele.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Steele:   Owatonna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palmer   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palmer.
      • Deerfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
        • Deerfield is located in Steele County
      • Meriden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
        • Meriden is located in Steele County
      • Clinton Falls
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
        • Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
      • Medford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Lemond
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
        • Lemond is located in Steele County
      • Owatonna
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Saco
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
        • Saco is located in Steele County
      • Hope
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Merton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
        • Merton is located in Steele County
      • Steele Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Havana
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Pratt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pratt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
        • Pratt is located in Steele County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Pratt
        • From Palmer to Pratt
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • River Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
          • River Point is located in Steele County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to River Point
          • From Palmer to River Point
        • Litomysl
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litomysl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
          • Litomysl is located in Steele County
        • Ellendale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
          • Ellendale is located in Steele County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <5>
        • Summit
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
          • Summit is located in Steele County
        • Rice Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
          • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
        • Bixby
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bixby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
          • Bixby is located in Steele County
        • Union
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.1528, Longitude: -93.5472       In this case, the coordinates for Palmer 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>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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