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Nearest Communities to Simpson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.<1>

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

Simpson is located in Olmsted County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Olmsted County: Dodge, Fillmore, Goodhue, Mower, Wabasha & Winona.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 121 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Simpson. Of these communities, 91 are located in counties other than Olmsted 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 Simpson (which is Olmsted 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 Simpson

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

  • Olmsted County   (where Simpson resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Olmsted:   Rochester
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Marion
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Marion is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
      • Pleasant Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Judge
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Judge is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
      • Predmore
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Oak Terrace Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Oak Terrace Estates is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace Estates
      • Golden Hill
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
      • Chester
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Chester is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Stewartville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rochester
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cummingsville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Cummingsville is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
      • High Forest
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Creek Estates
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Rocky Creek Estates is located in Olmsted County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Estates
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Eyota
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Salem Corners
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Salem Corners is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Corners
        • Hallmark Terrace
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Hallmark Terrace is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallmark Terrace
        • Zumbro Ridge Estates
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Zumbro Ridge Estates is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Ridge Estates
        • Viola
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Rock Dell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Ringe
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Ringe is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringe
        • Shanty Town
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
        • Dover
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Oronoco Estates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Oronoco Estates is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Estates
        • Byron
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Byron is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,691 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <3>
        • Douglas
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Douglas is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Cedar Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
        • Genoa
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Post Town
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Post Town is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
        • Oronoco
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Potsdam
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Kingsley Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Kingsley Corner is located in Olmsted County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Corner
  • Dodge County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Dodge:   Mantorville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Oslo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Oslo is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
      • Vernon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Vernon is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Danesville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Danesville is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
      • Kasson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mantorville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Vlasaty
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
      • Wasioja
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Wasioja is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
      • Dodge Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Heritage Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
      • Valley View Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
      • Berne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Berne is located in Dodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Concord
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Eden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Eden is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Westfield Center ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Westfield Center is located in Dodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
        • West Concord
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Claremont
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Preston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Washington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Washington is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Hamilton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
      • Chatfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fillmore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Freiheit Spring
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Freiheit Spring is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freiheit Spring
      • Spring Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Wykoff
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fountain
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucksnort
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Bucksnort is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksnort
      • Ostrander
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Forestville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Forestville is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
      • Etna
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Carimona
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Isinours
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Isinours is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isinours
        • Cherry Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Cherry Grove is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
        • Preston
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Arendahl
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Arendahl is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl
        • Greenleafton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenleafton is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleafton
        • Lanesboro
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • York
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Hutton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hutton is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton
        • Whalan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bristol
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bristol is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Peterson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Big Spring
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Big Spring is located in Fillmore County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
  • Goodhue County
  • Mower County
  • Wabasha County
  • Winona County
  • Howard County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simpson) 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.