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Nearest Communities to Rapidan,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blue Earth County: Brown, Faribault, Le Sueur, Martin, Nicollet, Waseca & Watonwan.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rapidan. Of these communities, 74 are located in counties other than Blue Earth 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 Rapidan (which is Blue Earth 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 Rapidan

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

  • Blue Earth County   (where Rapidan resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Blue Earth:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rapidan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rapidan.
      • Skyline
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • LeHillier
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • LeHillier is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeHillier
      • Garden City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mankato
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <3>
      • Good Thunder
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Belle Haven
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
      • Lake Crystal
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Benning
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Benning is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benning
      • Beauford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Judson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Clair
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Lake Regency
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Eagle Lake Regency is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Regency
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Eagle Lake
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Vernon Center
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
        • Mapleton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sterling Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
        • Butternut
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
        • Madison Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleasant Hill Manor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pleasant Hill Manor is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Manor
        • Amboy
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Perth
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Perth is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
        • Pemberton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
        • Smiths Mill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
        • Cambria
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Cambria is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
        • Willow Creek
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown County
  • Faribault County
  • Le Sueur County
  • Martin County
  • Nicollet County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nicollet.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Nicollet:   Saint Peter
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rapidan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rapidan.
      • Camelot Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Camelot Park is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Park
      • Riverbend Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Riverbend Estates is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend Estates
      • Avalon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Avalon is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
      • North Mankato
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Kerns
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Kerns is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerns
      • North Star
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • North Star is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • Nicollet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Oshawa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Nicollet Landing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Nicollet Landing is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicollet Landing
      • Saint Peter
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Traverse
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Traverse is located in Nicollet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
      • Courtland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Poor Farm Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Poor Farm Landing is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Landing
        • New Sweden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Norseland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Norseland is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norseland
        • Klossner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Klossner is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klossner
        • Bernadotte
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
        • Lafayette
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint George
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint George is located in Nicollet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Sibley County
  • Waseca County
    • County Website:   https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waseca:   Waseca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rapidan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rapidan.
      • Alma City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Janesville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Lake Elysian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Lake Elysian is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
      • Elysian
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Waldorf
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Waldorf is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Saint Mary
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Saint Mary is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Palmer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Matawan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Matawan is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matawan
      • Colony Court
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Colony Court is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
      • Waseca
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wilton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Wilton is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Otisco
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Otisco is located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
  • Watonwan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Watonwan:   Saint James
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rapidan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rapidan.
      • Madelia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Tenmile Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
      • Lewisville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Grogan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • La Salle
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • South Branch
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • South Branch is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
      • Godahl
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
      • Saint James
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Saint James Place
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rapidan) 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.