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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Saint Stephen.<1>

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


Saint Stephen 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 110 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Saint Stephen. Of these communities, 70 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 Stephen (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 Stephen

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

  • Stearns County   (where Saint Stephen 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 Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • Opole
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Opole is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
      • Saint Wendel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
      • Five Points
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Five Points is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Evergreen Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Hi-Vue Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
      • Sartell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Collegeville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverview Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Saint Joseph
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Holdingford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Waite Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Avon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Avon is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
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        • Saint Anna
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Saint Cloud
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
        • Jacobs Prairie
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Albany
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Saint Francis
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
        • Rockville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Saint Anthony
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Luxemburg
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Saint Augusta
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Saint Augusta is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augusta
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,900 people
        • Cold Spring
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Marty
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Marty is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Farming
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Farming is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
        • Richmond
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Freeport
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Saint Rosa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • Saint Nicholas
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Saint Martin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • New Munich
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Roscoe
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Melrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Fairhaven
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Fairhaven is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
        • Kimball Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Spring Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Greenwald
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Meire Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Lake Henry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
  • 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 Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • Watab
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Watab is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
      • Rice
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Rockwood Estates
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Mayhew
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Evergreen Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Fruitville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Sauk Rapids
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood Manor
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Popple Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Jakeville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
      • Parent
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
      • Gilman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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        • North Benton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • North Benton is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
        • Foley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Duelm
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Duelm is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
        • Ronneby
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Ronneby is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
        • Brennyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Brennyville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
        • Oak Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Oak Park is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
        • Glendorado
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Glendorado is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendorado
  • Meeker County
  • Mille Lacs County
    • County Website:   https://www.millelacs.mn.gov/
    • County Seat for Mille Lacs:   Milaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • Estes Brook
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
      • Foreston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Milaca
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
      • Pease
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Morrison County
    • County Website:   https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Morrison:   Little Falls
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • North Prairie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Royalton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Bowlus
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Rock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Rock is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Elmdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Vawter
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Vawter is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
      • Gregory
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Gregory is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Buckman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Buckman is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Upsala
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Morrill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Morrill is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Ramey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Ramey is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Sobieski
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
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        • Genola
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Genola is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genola
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
        • Little Falls
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Maple Leaf Court
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Maple Leaf Court is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Court
        • Pierz
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Pierz is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierz
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierz <3>
        • Flensburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
        • Belle Prairie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
        • Swanville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Freedhem
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Freedhem is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedhem
        • Camp Ripley Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
        • Lastrup
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hillman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Platte
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Platte is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
        • Randall
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Harding
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Harding is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Sherburne County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Sherburne:   Elk River
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • Cable
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cable is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
      • Briggs Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake
      • Clear Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Santiago
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
      • Pine Ridge Court
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
      • Becker
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Becker is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • Burtrum
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
      • North Shore
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • Grey Eagle
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Pillsbury
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Ward Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
      • Spaulding
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
  • 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 Stephen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Stephen.
      • Clearwater Estates
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
      • Clearwater
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hasty is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • South Haven
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Enfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Enfield is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Silver Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek

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 from Point A (ie- Saint Stephen) 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.