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Nearest Communities to Ransom,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ransom.<1>

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

Ransom is located in Nobles County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nobles County: Lyon (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Jackson, Murray & Rock.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ransom. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Nobles 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 Ransom (which is Nobles 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 Ransom

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

  • Nobles County   (where Ransom resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.nobles.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nobles:   Worthington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Rushmore
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
        • Rushmore is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
      • Bigelow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
        • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Org
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Adrian
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Reading
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Reading is located in Nobles County
      • Worthington
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ellsworth
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
        • Ellsworth is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <4>
      • Wilmont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont
        • Wilmont is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmont <4>
      • Round Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
        • Round Lake is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <4>
      • Lismore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lismore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
        • Lismore is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Saint Kilian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Kilian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
        • Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
      • Pfingsten
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfingsten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfingsten
        • Pfingsten is located in Nobles County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Brewster
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Leota
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
          • Leota is located in Nobles County
        • Kinbrae
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Dundee
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
          • Dundee is located in Nobles County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   www.co.jackson.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Jackson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Spafford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
        • Spafford is located in Jackson County
      • Sioux Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rost
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
        • Rost is located in Jackson County
      • Miloma
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
        • Miloma is located in Jackson County
      • Okabena
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Heron Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
        • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Murray County
    • County Website:   www.murray-countymn.com/
    • County Seat for Murray:   Slayton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Wirock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wirock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirock
        • Wirock is located in Murray County
      • Fulda
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Iona
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lime Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
        • Lime Creek is located in Murray County
      • Chandler
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chandler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
        • Chandler is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Avoca
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Avoca is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Slayton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pipestone County
  • Rock County
    • County Website:   www.co.rock.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Rock:   Luverne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Magnolia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kanaranzi
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanaranzi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaranzi
        • Kanaranzi is located in Rock County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanaranzi <4>
      • Kenneth
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ash Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ash Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
        • Ash Creek is located in Rock County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ash Creek
        • From Ransom to Ash Creek
      • Luverne
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luverne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luverne
        • Luverne is located in Rock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,524 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luverne <4>
      • Steen
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hardwick
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hills
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
        • Hills is located in Rock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hills <4>
      • Bruce
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
        • Bruce is located in Rock County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.co.dickinson.ia.us/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Spirit Lake (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Lake Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Hagerty
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagerty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerty
        • Hagerty is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Montgomery
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
        • Montgomery is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Wallace
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Dickinson County (IA)
  • Lyon County
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Rock Rapids (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Little Rock
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Midland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
        • Midland is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • George
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
        • George is located in Lyon County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <4>
      • Edna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
        • Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Edna
        • From Ransom to Edna
      • Rock Rapids
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
        • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <4>
      • Lakewood ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Lakewood is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Lakewood Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Corner
        • Lakewood Corner is located in Lyon County (IA)
      • Lester
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Lester is located in Lyon County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Doon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
        • Doon is located in Lyon County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <4>
      • Alvord
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Brien County
    • County Seat for O'Brien:   Primghar (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Ritter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
        • Ritter is located in O'Brien County (IA)
      • Plessis
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plessis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plessis
        • Plessis is located in O'Brien County (IA)
      • Evander
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evander
        • Evander is located in O'Brien County (IA)
      • Sanborn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Sheldon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
        • Sheldon is located in O'Brien County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <4>
      • Max
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Max have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
        • Max is located in O'Brien County (IA)
      • Archer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Archer is located in O'Brien County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <4>
      • Hartley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Osceola County
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Sibley (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Sibley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
        • Sibley is located in Osceola County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <4>
      • Allendorf
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cloverdale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Ocheyedan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
        • Ashton is located in Osceola County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <4>
      • Harris
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Melvin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
        • Melvin is located in Osceola County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • May City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sioux County
    • County Website:   www.siouxcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sioux:   Orange City (IA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ransom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ransom.
      • Matlock
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
        • Matlock is located in Sioux County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <4>
      • Boyden
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hull
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
        • Hull is located in Sioux County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ransom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ransom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5436, Longitude: -95.7938    
<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.
<5>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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