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Nearest Communities to Sauk Rapids,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Sauk Rapids.<1>

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

Sauk Rapids is located in Benton County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Isanti, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Sherburne & Stearns.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 109 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sauk Rapids. Of these communities, 91 are located in counties other than Benton 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 Sauk Rapids (which is Benton 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 Sauk Rapids

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

  • Benton County   (where Sauk Rapids resides)
    • 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 Sauk Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sauk Rapids.
      • Evergreen Village
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Sherwood Manor
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Watab
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Parent
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
      • Mayhew
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Popple Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Rockwood Estates
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Fruitville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Duelm
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Rice
        (11 miles [17.7 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>
      • Foley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jakeville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
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        • Gilman
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ronneby
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ronneby is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
        • North Benton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • North Benton is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
        • Oak Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Glendorado
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Glendorado is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendorado
        • Brennyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Brennyville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
  • Meeker County
  • Mille Lacs County
  • Morrison County
  • Sherburne County
  • Stearns County
    • 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 Sauk Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sauk Rapids.
      • Evergreen Village
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Hi-Vue Park
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
      • Saint Cloud
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sartell
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverview Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Waite Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Five Points
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Five Points is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Saint Joseph
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Saint Stephen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
      • Collegeville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Luxemburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Saint Augusta
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Saint Wendel
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rockville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jacobs Prairie
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Avon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Opole
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cold Spring
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Marty
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Marty is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Saint Anna
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Holdingford
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairhaven
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Richmond
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Nicholas
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Kimball Prairie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Albany
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Farming
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Farming is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
        • Saint Anthony
          (22 miles [35.4 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
        • Saint Francis
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
        • Roscoe
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Freeport
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Saint Martin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • New Munich
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Saint Rosa
          (28 miles [45.1 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
  • 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 Sauk Rapids   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sauk Rapids.
      • Clearwater Estates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
      • Clearwater
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Enfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Enfield is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • South Haven
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Silver Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Annandale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Maple Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • French Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • French Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
      • West Albion
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • West Albion is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
      • Monticello
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Albion Center
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Knapp
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Knapp is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sauk Rapids) 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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