Nearest Communities to Reading,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Reading, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Reading:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 from Reading.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Reading 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 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Reading. Of these communities, 50 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 Reading (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 Reading
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Nobles County (where Reading resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nobles: Worthington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Pfingsten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pfingsten is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfingsten
- Wilmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Worthington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Kilian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Org
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Ransom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Adrian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lismore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Bigelow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Kinbrae
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
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- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Round Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Ellsworth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood County
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cottonwood: Windom
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Westbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Miloma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Spafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Spafford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Okabena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Rost
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rost is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Sioux Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Lakefield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Murray County
- County Website: https://www.murray-countymn.com/
- County Seat for Murray: Slayton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Wirock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wirock is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirock
- Fulda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Iona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Slayton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Lake Wilson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Currie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dovray
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lowville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Owanka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Owanka is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
- The Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Pipestone County
- County Website: https://www.pipestone-county.com/
- County Seat for Pipestone: Pipestone
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Edgerton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
- Woodstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Trosky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock County
- County Website: https://www.co.rock.mn.us/
- County Seat for Rock: Luverne
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Kenneth
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Kanaranzi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hardwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ash Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Creek is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek
- Steen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steen is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Dickinson County
- Lyon County
- County Website: https://lyoncounty.iowa.gov/
- County Seat for Lyon: Rock Rapids (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Little Rock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- George
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edna is located in Lyon County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Rock Rapids
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola County
- County Website: https://osceolacountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Osceola: Sibley (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Allendorf
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Sibley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ocheyedan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Harris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Cloverdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Ashton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Melvin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- May City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- May City is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Reading) 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. |
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