Nearest Communities to Ponsford,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ponsford, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ponsford:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 starting from Ponsford.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Ponsford is located in Becker County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Becker County: Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail & Wadena.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ponsford. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Becker 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 Ponsford (which is Becker 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 Ponsford
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Becker County (where Ponsford resides)
- County Website: www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Becker County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Becker County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Becker County
- Nearest Communities to Ponsford ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ponsford.
- Pine Point
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point is located in Becker County
- Snellman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Becker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
- Two Inlets
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
- Two Inlets is located in Becker County
- Goldenrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Wolf Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Elbow Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
- Evergreen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Rochert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochert
- Rochert is located in Becker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochert <4>
- Richwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Frazee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazee
- Frazee is located in Becker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazee <4>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Town Lake Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Lake Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
- Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
- White Earth
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
- White Earth is located in Becker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <4>
- Detroit Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Lakes
- Detroit Lakes is located in Becker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit Lakes <4>
- Callaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Callaway is located in Becker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <4>
- Westbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Ogema
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Richards
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Shoreham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Audubon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
- Audubon is located in Becker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Audubon <4>
- Bucks Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
- Town Lake Estates
- Clearwater County
- County Website: www.co.clearwater.mn.us/
- County Seat for Clearwater: Bagley
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- Nearest Communities to Ponsford ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ponsford.
- Long Lost Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
- Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
- Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
- Lake Itasca
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Itasca
- Lake Itasca is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Itasca <4>
- Zerkel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Mallard ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Vern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Big Bear Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bear Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
- Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Bush Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
- Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Ponsford Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford Landing
- Ponsford Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Coffee Pot Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Pot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
- Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Minerva
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Clearwater County
- Bonga Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonga Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
- Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Alida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Jack Pine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Rice Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbard County
- County Website: www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
- County Seat for Hubbard: Park Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- Nearest Communities to Ponsford ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ponsford.
- Arago
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Park Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Rapids
- Park Rapids is located in Hubbard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Rapids <4>
- Park Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Estates
- Park Estates is located in Hubbard County
- Horton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Deer Lane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Hubbard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Dorset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Dorset is located in Hubbard County
- Emmaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Lake George
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nevis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevis
- Nevis is located in Hubbard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevis <4>
- Yola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Akeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeley
- Akeley is located in Hubbard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akeley <4>
- Badoura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east) - Becida
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Kabekona Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kabekona Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabekona Corner
- Kabekona Corner is located in Hubbard County
- Nevis
- Mahnomen County
- County Seat for Mahnomen: Mahnomen
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Mahnomen County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Mahnomen County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Mahnomen County
- Nearest Communities to Ponsford ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ponsford.
- Naytahwaush
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naytahwaush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naytahwaush
- Naytahwaush is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naytahwaush <4>
- Roy Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
- Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
- Mahkonce
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Waubun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waubun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
- Waubun is located in Mahnomen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubun <4>
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- Nearest Communities to Ponsford ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ponsford.
- Butler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Hillview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Davies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Grand View Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
- Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
- Luce
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Perham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
- Perham is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <4>
- Pine Cone Court
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Cone Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
- Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
- Richdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Vergas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergas
- Vergas is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergas <4>
- Wadena County
- County Website: www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Wadena County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Wadena County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Wadena County
- Nearest Communities to Ponsford ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ponsford.
- Menahga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
- Menahga is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <4>
- Huntersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Sebeka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
- Sebeka is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <4>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ponsford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ponsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.9700, Longitude: -95.3839 In this case, the coordinates for Ponsford 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. |