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Nearest Communities to Saint Joseph,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.<1>

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

Saint Joseph is located in Stearns County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Saint Joseph. Of these communities, 73 are located in counties other than Stearns 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 Saint Joseph (which is Stearns 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 Saint Joseph

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

  • Stearns County   (where Saint Joseph resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Joseph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph.
      • Collegeville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Riverview Park is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Waite Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Five Points
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Points is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Pleasant Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant Lake is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Sartell
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sartell is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <3>
      • Evergreen Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Evergreen Village is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Hi-Vue Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Hi-Vue Park is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
      • Jacobs Prairie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jacobs Prairie is also located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
      • Saint Cloud
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Avon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Wendel
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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        • Rockville
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Luxemburg
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Luxemburg is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Saint Stephen
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Saint Stephen is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
        • Saint Augusta
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cold Spring
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Anna
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Anna is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Marty
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Marty is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Opole
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Richmond
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Holdingford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Nicholas
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Nicholas is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Albany
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Farming
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Farming is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
        • Saint Anthony
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Anthony is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Fairhaven
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Kimball Prairie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Kimball Prairie is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Roscoe
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Roscoe is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
        • Saint Martin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Saint Francis
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Francis is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
        • Freeport
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • New Munich
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Saint Rosa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Rosa is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Paynesville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Henry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Lake Henry is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Melrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Spring Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Spring Hill is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Greenwald
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Meire Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Meire Grove is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Elrosa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Elrosa is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elrosa <3>
        • Georgeville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Georgeville is also located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.benton.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Foley
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Joseph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph.
      • Sauk Rapids
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Sherwood Manor
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Watab
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockwood Estates
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Rice
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Rice is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
      • Mayhew
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Fruitville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Popple Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Parent
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
      • Duelm
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Foley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
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        • Jakeville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Jakeville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
        • Gilman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Ronneby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Ronneby is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
        • North Benton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • North Benton is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
        • Oak Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Glendorado
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Glendorado is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendorado
        • Brennyville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Brennyville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
  • Kandiyohi County
  • Meeker County
  • Mille Lacs County
  • Morrison County
  • Sherburne County
  • Todd County
  • Wright County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wright:   Buffalo
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Joseph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Joseph.
      • Clearwater Estates
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
      • Clearwater
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Haven
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hasty
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Annandale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Enfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Enfield is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Silver Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • French Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • French Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
      • West Albion
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • West Albion is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
      • Maple Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Knapp
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Knapp is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
      • Albion Center
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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- Saint Joseph) 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.