Nearest Communities to Snellman,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Snellman, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Snellman:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Snellman is located in Becker County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Becker County: Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Mahnomen, Norman, Otter Tail & Wadena.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Snellman. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Becker 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 Snellman (which is Becker 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 Snellman
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Becker County (where Snellman resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.becker.mn.us/
- County Seat for Becker: Detroit Lakes
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Snellman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Snellman.
- Ponsford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Point is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
- Wolf Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Osage
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rochert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Two Inlets
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Two Inlets is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
- Goldenrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenrod is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod
- Frazee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Lake Estates
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Town Lake Estates is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Lake Estates
- Elbow Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elbow Lake is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Richwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Richwood is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Detroit Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Richards
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Richards is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Westbury
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Westbury is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
- White Earth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Callaway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shoreham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shoreham is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
- Bucks Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
- Audubon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ogema
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ogema is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogema
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Lake Eunice
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Eunice is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eunice
- LaBelle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- LaBelle is located in Becker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBelle
- Clearwater County
- County Website: https://www.clearwatercountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Clearwater: Bagley
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Snellman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Snellman.
- Long Lost Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Long Lost Lake is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lost Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 44 people
- Lake Itasca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mallard ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mallard is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard
- Zerkel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zerkel is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerkel
- Bush Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bush Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Landing
- Ponsford Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ponsford Landing is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponsford Landing
- Vern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Vern is located in Clearwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vern
- Hubbard County
- County Website: https://www.co.hubbard.mn.us/
- County Seat for Hubbard: Park Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Snellman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Snellman.
- Horton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Horton is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Park Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arago
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arago is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
- Hubbard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hubbard is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
- Park Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Park Estates is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Estates
- Dorset
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Dorset is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
- Deer Lane
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Lane is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lane
- Emmaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Emmaville is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Nevis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake George
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Badoura
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Badoura is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badoura
- Yola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yola is located in Hubbard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yola
- Mahnomen County
- County Website: https://www.co.mahnomen.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mahnomen: Mahnomen
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Snellman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Snellman.
- Naytahwaush
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Roy Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Roy Lake is located in Mahnomen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Lake
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Snellman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Snellman.
- Butler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Butler is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Hillview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillview is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Grand View Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grand View Heights is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Heights
- Luce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Luce is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luce
- Davies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Perham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Cone Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Cone Court is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Cone Court
- Richdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Richdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richdale
- Vergas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- New York Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dent
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Topelius
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Heinola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
- Bluffton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- West Wind Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- Wadena County
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Snellman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Snellman.
- Menahga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sebeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Blue Grass
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Nimrod
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Snellman) 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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