Nearest Communities to Rice Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Rice Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Rice Lake:
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 Rice Lake.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Rice Lake is primarily located in Steele County. A portion of Rice Lake extends into Dodge County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Steele County: Dodge, Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Rice & Waseca.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 132 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rice Lake. Of these communities, 113 are located in counties other than Steele 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 Rice Lake (which is Steele 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 Rice Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Steele County (where Rice Lake resides)
- County Website: https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Steele: Owatonna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Merton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Merton is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Havana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Pratt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Owatonna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Medford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Clinton Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
- Bixby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Steele Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Litomysl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Litomysl is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
- Saco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saco is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Summit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- River Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Blooming Prairie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Deerfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Meriden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Lemond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
- Ellendale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota County
- County Website: https://www.co.dakota.mn.us/
- County Seat for Dakota: Hastings
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Waterford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Randolph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Castle Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
- Dodge County
- County Website: https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
- County Seat for Dodge: Mantorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Claremont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Valley View Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
- Wasioja
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Westfield Center ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Dodge Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
- Berne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Mantorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vlasaty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Kasson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Danesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Hayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Oslo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Freeborn County
- County Website: https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
- County Seat for Freeborn: Albert Lea
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Hollandale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Muckland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Muckland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
- Bath
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Moscow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- South Hollandale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
- Clarks Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lerdal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
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- Sigsbee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
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- Twin Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
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- Oakland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
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- Hartland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Goodhue County
- County Website: https://goodhuecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Goodhue: Red Wing
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Skyberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyberg
- Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bombay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bombay is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
- Roscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Nansen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Nansen is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nansen
- Roscoe Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe Center is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Center
- Wanamingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dennison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wangs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wangs is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wangs
- Sogn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sogn is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sogn
- Hader
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wastedo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wastedo is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wastedo
- Zumbrota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mills
- Stanton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stanton is located in Goodhue County
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- Belle Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Creek is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Creek
- White Willow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- White Willow is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Willow
- Ryan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan is located in Goodhue County
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- White Rock
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- White Rock is located in Goodhue County
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- Cannon Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goodhue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Claybank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claybank is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybank
- Le Sueur County
- County Website: https://www.lesueurcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Le Sueur: Le Center
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Waterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rogers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Rogers is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Kilkenny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mower County
- County Website: https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mower: Austin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Waltham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Mayville ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Sargeant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Lansing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Andyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Brownsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ramsey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Mapleview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Renova ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Austin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olmsted County
- County Website: https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Olmsted: Rochester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Byron
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Post Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Genoa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Shanty Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Douglas
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Salem Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Salem Corners is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Corners
- Rock Dell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Oronoco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Oronoco Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oronoco Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Estates
- Rochester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Golden Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
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- Hallmark Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hallmark Terrace is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallmark Terrace
- Rocky Creek Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rocky Creek Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Estates
- Zumbro Ridge Estates
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Zumbro Ridge Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Ridge Estates
- High Forest
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Rice County
- County Website: https://www.ricecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Rice: Faribault
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Moland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Epsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Epsom is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Walcott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Ruskin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ruskin is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Prairieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Nerstrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Faribault
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Warsaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Comus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Comus is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comus
- Morristown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Dundas
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Northfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shieldsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shieldsville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shieldsville
- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Little Chicago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Chicago is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
- Hazelwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Trondjem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
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- Wabasha County
- County Website: https://www.co.wabasha.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wabasha: Wabasha
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- Mazeppa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Waseca County
- County Website: https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Waseca: Waseca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rice Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rice Lake.
- Colony Court
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
- Waseca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Otisco
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Palmer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
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- Wilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- New Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Mary
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rice Lake) 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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