RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Minnesota >> McLeod County >> Plato >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...

Nearest Communities to Plato,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Plato.<1>

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

Plato is located in McLeod County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLeod County: Carver, Meeker, Renville, Sibley & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 164 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Plato. Of these communities, 143 are located in counties other than McLeod 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 Plato (which is McLeod 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 Plato

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

  • McLeod County   (where Plato resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for McLeod:   Glencoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plato   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plato.
      • Anderson Court
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
      • Glencoe
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise Court
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
      • Lester Prairie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Koniska
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Koniska is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
      • South Silver Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • South Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Silver Lake
      • Silver Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Biscay
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sumter
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Sherman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Sherman is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Winsted
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Country Acres
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Country Acres is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Komensky
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Komensky is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
        • Brownton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Hutchinson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Heatwole
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Heatwole is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
        • McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Northview Court
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Northview Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Court
        • Fernando
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Stewart
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Stewart is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
        • West Lynn
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • West Lynn is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
  • Carver County
    • County Website:   https://www.carvercountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Carver:   Chaska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plato   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plato.
      • Hamburg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Faxon Court
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Faxon Court is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon Court
      • Norwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Norwood Young America
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
      • Young America
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • New Germany
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bongards
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Bongards is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bongards
      • Hydes Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hollywood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Assumption
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Assumption is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Mayer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Benton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Benton is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Cologne
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Gotha
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Waconia
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Hazelton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Maple
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Maple is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
        • Coney Island
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Coney Island is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
        • Watertown
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Augusta
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Augusta is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
        • Dahlgren
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • East Union
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • East Union is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
        • Victoria
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Carver
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Chaska
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Hazeltine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jonathan
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Jonathan is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
        • Carver Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Carver Beach is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Beach
        • Chanhassen
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Hennepin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hennepin.us/
    • County Seat for Hennepin:   Minneapolis
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plato   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plato.
      • Saint Bonifacius
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnetrista
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyndale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lyndale is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Mound
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Island Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Island Park is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
      • Spring Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Armstrong is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Crescent Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
      • Eureka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Eureka is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Independence
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Independence is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
      • Saga Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Saga Hill is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saga Hill
      • Excelsior
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Maple Plain
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Shorewood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Tonka Bay
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
        • Greenwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
        • Crystal Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
        • Minnetonka Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Orono
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Orono is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
        • Stubbs Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Stubbs Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Bay
        • Lake Sarah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
        • Deephaven
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Long Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Loretto
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Eden Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Greenfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
        • Leighton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Leighton is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
        • Medina
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Glen Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
        • Oak Terrace
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Oak Terrace is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace
        • Groveland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Groveland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Wayzata
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Minnetonka
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Rowland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Rowland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
        • Ditter
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
  • Le Sueur County
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plato   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plato.
      • Lamson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Lamson is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
      • Jennie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jennie is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
      • Dassel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • West View Terrace
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
      • Cedar Mills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenleaf
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Casey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Casey is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Darwin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Corvuso
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Corvuso is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvuso
  • Nicollet County
  • Renville County
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://www.scottcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Shakopee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plato   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plato.
      • Blakeley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Blakeley is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley
      • Belle Plaine
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley View Terrace
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Valley View Terrace is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Terrace
      • Lawrence
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lawrence is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Jordan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Mudbaden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Mudbaden is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudbaden
      • Baden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Baden is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
      • Merriam
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Merriam is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
      • Marystown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Saint Josephs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Saint Josephs is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Josephs
      • Saint Benedict
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Benedict is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Union Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Lydia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lydia is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
        • Shakopee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • New Prague
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Spring Lake
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Spring Lake is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
        • East Gate Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • East Gate Estates is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gate Estates
        • Grainwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Grainwood is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainwood
        • Saint Patrick
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Barden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Barden is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barden
        • Prior Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Sibley County
  • Wright County

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- Plato) 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.