Nearest Communities to Roy Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Roy Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Roy 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Roy Lake.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Roy Lake is primarily located in Mahnomen County. A portion of Roy Lake extends into Clearwater County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahnomen County: Becker, Clearwater, Norman & Polk.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Roy Lake. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Mahnomen 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 Roy Lake (which is Mahnomen 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 Roy Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mahnomen County (where Roy Lake resides)
- County Seat for Mahnomen: Mahnomen
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Mahnomen County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Mahnomen County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Mahnomen County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Mahkonce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Naytahwaush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naytahwaush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naytahwaush
- Naytahwaush is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naytahwaush <4>
- Pine Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Beaulieu
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Mahnomen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahnomen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahnomen
- Mahnomen is located in Mahnomen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahnomen <4>
- Waubun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waubun have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
- Waubun is located in Mahnomen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waubun <4>
- Bejou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bejou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bejou
- Bejou is located in Mahnomen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bejou <4>
- Becker County
- County Website: www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Becker County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Becker County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Becker County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Elbow Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
- White Earth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Earth
- White Earth is located in Becker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Earth <4>
- Goldenrod
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Ogema
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Two Inlets
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
- Two Inlets is located in Becker County
- Pine Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Pine Point is located in Becker County
- Ponsford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford
- Ponsford is located in Becker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponsford <4>
- Richwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Callaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaway
- Callaway is located in Becker County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Callaway <4>
- Snellman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Beltrami County
- County Website: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/
- County Seat for Beltrami: Bemidji
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Beltrami County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Solway
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solway
- Solway is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solway <4>
- Pinewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Pinewood is located in Beltrami County
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Wilton is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Scribner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clearwater County
- County Website: www.co.clearwater.mn.us/
- County Seat for Clearwater: Bagley
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Big Bear Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bear Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bear Landing
- Big Bear Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Bush Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
- Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Ponsford Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponsford Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford Landing
- Ponsford Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jack Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bonga Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonga Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonga Landing
- Bonga Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Rice Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Clearwater County
- Zerkel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Ebro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Long Lost Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
- Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
- Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
- Mallard ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Alida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vern
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Bagley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
- Bagley is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagley <4>
- Lake Itasca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Itasca
- Lake Itasca is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Itasca <4>
- Coffee Pot Landing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffee Pot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Pot Landing
- Coffee Pot Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Shevlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shevlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shevlin
- Shevlin is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shevlin <4>
- Weme
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Clearbrook
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearbrook
- Clearbrook is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearbrook <4>
- Leonard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <4>
- Gonvick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonvick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonvick
- Gonvick is located in Clearwater County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonvick <4>
- Vern
- Hubbard County
- County Website: www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
- County Seat for Hubbard: Park Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Hubbard County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Becida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Yola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Arago
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Lake George
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Lake George is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake George <4>
- Norman County
- County Website: www.co.norman.mn.us/
- County Seat for Norman: Ada
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Norman County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Norman County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Norman County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Faith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Faith is located in Norman County
- Waukon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Ranum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Rindal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Flom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flom
- Flom is located in Norman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flom <4>
- Fossum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Polk County
- County Website: www.co.polk.mn.us/
- County Seat for Polk: Crookston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Polk County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Polk County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Polk County
- Nearest Communities to Roy Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Roy Lake.
- Lengby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - West View Court
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West View Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Court
- West View Court is located in Polk County
- Fosston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosston
- Fosston is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fosston <4>
- Winger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger
- Winger is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winger <4>
- Olga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - McIntosh
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
- McIntosh is located in Polk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <4>
- Gully
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
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- Roy Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roy Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3253, Longitude: -95.5513 |
| <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. |