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Nearest Communities to Smith Lake,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Smith Lake is located in Wright County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wright County: Carver, Hennepin, McLeod, Meeker, Sherburne & Stearns.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 158 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Smith Lake. Of these communities, 125 are located in counties other than Wright 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 Smith Lake (which is Wright 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 Smith Lake

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

  • Wright County   (where Smith Lake resides)
    • 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 Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Howard Lake
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Albright
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Cokato
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Rice Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Rice Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
      • Highland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Highland is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Stockholm
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stockholm is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockholm
      • Waverly
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Albion Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Rassat
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Knapp
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Knapp is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
      • West Albion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • West Albion is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Albion
      • French Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • French Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
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        • Montrose
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Oster
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Oster is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oster
        • Maple Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Annandale
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Buffalo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Buffalo Manor East
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Buffalo Manor East is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Manor East
        • Bufflao Manor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Bufflao Manor is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufflao Manor
        • South Haven
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Delano
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Silver Creek
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
        • Rockford Riverview Estates
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Rockford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Hasty
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Enfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Enfield is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
        • Monticello
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hanover
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Saint Michael
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Clearwater Estates
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
        • Clearwater
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Albertville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Otsego
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver County
    • County Website:   https://www.carvercountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Carver:   Chaska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Hazelton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hollywood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Germany
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Watertown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Maple is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Hydes Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Waconia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Young America
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Coney Island
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Coney Island is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • Faxon Court
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Faxon Court is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon Court
      • Norwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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        • Norwood Young America
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
        • Hamburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bongards
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bongards is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bongards
        • Benton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Benton is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
        • Cologne
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Victoria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Augusta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Augusta is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
        • Assumption
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Assumption is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
        • Dahlgren
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Gotha
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hazeltine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hennepin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hennepin.us/
    • County Seat for Hennepin:   Minneapolis
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Lyndale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Lyndale is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Greenfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
      • Independence
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Independence is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
      • Lake Sarah
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
      • Armstrong
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Armstrong is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Saint Bonifacius
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Maple Plain
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Minnetrista
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Burschville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Burschville is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
      • Loretto
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Mound
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Leighton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Leighton is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
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        • Saga Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Saga Hill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saga Hill
        • Berning Mill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Berning Mill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berning Mill
        • Dupont
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Dupont is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
        • Spring Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Stubbs Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Stubbs Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Bay
        • Island Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Island Park is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
        • Medina
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Orono
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Orono is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
        • Corcoran
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Crystal Bay
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
        • Long Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Minnetonka Beach
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Crescent Beach
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
        • Eureka
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Fletcher
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Fletcher is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Hamel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Rogers
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
        • Shorewood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Tonka Bay
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
        • Ditter
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
        • Greenwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
        • Excelsior
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Deephaven
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Wayzata
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Woodland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • McLeod County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for McLeod:   Glencoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Country Acres
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Country Acres is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Winsted
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sherman
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Sherman is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Silver Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lester Prairie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • South Silver Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • South Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Silver Lake
      • Komensky
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Komensky is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
      • Koniska
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Koniska is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
      • Northview Court
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Northview Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Court
      • Hutchinson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Biscay
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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        • Anderson Court
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
        • Glencoe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Plato
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Sunrise Court
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
        • Heatwole
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Heatwole is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
        • West Lynn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • West Lynn is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lynn
        • Sumter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Brownton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stewart
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Stewart is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Lamson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lamson is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
      • Dassel
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • West View Terrace
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
      • Kingston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Kingston is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jennie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jennie is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
      • Darwin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Casey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Casey is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
      • Forest City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenleaf
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
      • Litchfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Watkins
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Mills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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        • Beckville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Beckville is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
        • Strout
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Strout is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout
        • Corvuso
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Corvuso is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvuso
        • Eden Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Acton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Acton is located in Meeker County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
        • Manannah
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Grove City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Rosendale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Cosmos
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Renville County
  • 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 Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Becker
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Salida
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Big Lake Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Big Lake Estates is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Estates
      • Pine Ridge Court
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
      • Big Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clear Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Bailey
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bailey is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Cable
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lake Orono Estates
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Orono Estates is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orono Estates
      • Briggs Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake
  • Sibley 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 Smith Lake   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smith Lake.
      • Fairhaven
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kimball Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
      • Kimball
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Marty
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Marty is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
      • Saint Augusta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Luxemburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Saint Nicholas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
      • Rockville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Cold Spring
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Smith Lake) 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.