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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 northeast 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 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting 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:   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)
        • 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
      • Wilmont
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
      • Rushmore
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Worthington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worthington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
        • Worthington is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,968 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <4>
      • Saint Kilian
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Org
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
        • Org is located in Nobles County
      • Ransom
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
        • Ransom is located in Nobles County
      • Adrian
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brewster
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
        • Brewster is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
      • Lismore
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Bigelow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Kinbrae
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
        • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
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        • Dundee
          (15 miles [24.1 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
        • Round Lake
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • 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>
        • Leota
          (17 miles [27.4 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
        • Ellsworth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • 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>
  • Cottonwood County
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <4>
      • Storden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
        • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   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)
        • 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
      • Spafford
        (18 miles [29 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
      • Okabena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
        • Okabena is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
      • Heron Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Rost
        (21 miles [33.8 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
      • Sioux Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sioux Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
        • Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
      • Lakefield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
        • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <4>
      • Wilder
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
        • Wilder is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Murray County
    • County Website:   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)
        • 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
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lime Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 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
      • Iona
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Avoca
        (17 miles [27.4 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
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Chandler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Hadley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
        • Hadley is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Lake Wilson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
        • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
        • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
        • Dovray is located in Murray County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Lowville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
        • Lowville is located in Murray County
      • Owanka
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owanka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
        • Owanka is located in Murray County
      • The Lakes
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
        • The Lakes is located in Murray County
  • Pipestone County
    • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
        • Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
      • Woodstock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
        • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
      • Hatfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
        • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Trosky
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rock County
    • County Website:   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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
        • Kenneth is located in Rock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Magnolia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Magnolia is located in Rock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Kanaranzi
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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>
      • Hardwick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Luverne
        (25 miles [40.2 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>
      • Ash Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Steen
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen
        • Steen is located in Rock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Dickinson County
  • Lyon County
    • 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)
        • 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
        (28 miles [45.1 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
        (29 miles [46.7 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)
      • Rock Rapids
        (29 miles [46.7 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>
  • Osceola County
    • 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)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
        • Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Sibley
        (20 miles [32.2 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>
      • Ocheyedan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
        • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
      • Harris
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
      • Cloverdale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
        • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Ashton
        (27 miles [43.5 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>
      • Melvin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • 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
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
        • May City is located in Osceola County (IA)

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- Reading) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reading. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7036, Longitude: -95.7131       In this case, the coordinates for Reading 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.
<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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