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Nearest Communities to Soudan,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.


Soudan is located in Saint Louis County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Soudan. Of these communities, 4 are located in counties other than Saint Louis 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 Soudan (which is Saint Louis 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 Soudan

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

  • Saint Louis County   (where Soudan resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Soudan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Soudan.
      • Tower Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
      • Tower
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Tower is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower <3>
      • Murray
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Murray is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Wahlsten
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Wahlsten is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahlsten
      • Eagles Nest
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Eagles Nest is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Peyla
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Peyla is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyla
      • McComber
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • McComber is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComber
      • Robinson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Robinson is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Burntside Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Burntside Lake is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntside Lake
      • Salo Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Salo Corner is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Embarrass
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Rothman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Rothman is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothman
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        • Burntside
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Burntside is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Hinsdale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Hinsdale is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
        • Old Mesaba
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Old Mesaba is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Mesaba
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Mesaba is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Babbitt
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Babbitt is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbitt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
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        • Forsman
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Forsman is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Ely
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Ely is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,325 people
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        • Hoyt Lakes
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Britt
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Angora
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Aurora
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Aurora is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,610 people
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        • Biwabik
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Colby
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Colby is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Pineville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Pineville is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Leander
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Leander is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Shermans Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Shermans Corner is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Belgrade
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Wyman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Wyman is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
        • Cook
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Cook is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
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        • Idington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Idington is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Wakemup
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Wakemup is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Winton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Winton is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
        • Allen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Allen is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Allen has also been known as:
          • Allen Junction
        • McKinley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
        • Brittmount
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Brittmount is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Elcor
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Elcor is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Franklin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Franklin is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Buyck
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Gilbert
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Gilbert is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
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        • Virginia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Haley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Haley is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Skibo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Skibo is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Parkville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Parkville is located in Saint Louis County
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        • West Virginia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • West Virginia is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia
        • Hopper
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hopper is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Midway
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Midway is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Mountain Iron
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Rainy Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Rainy Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Sparta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sparta is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Palo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Palo is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Eveleth
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Eveleth is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,536 people
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        • Genoa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Genoa is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Largo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Largo is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Leonidas
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Leonidas is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
        • Snowden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Snowden is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Gheen
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Gheen is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Clappers
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Clappers is located in Saint Louis County
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        • De Forest
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • De Forest is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Gheen Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Linden Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Linden Grove is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Sturgeon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Reno
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Reno is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Kinney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Spruce
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Spruce is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Wolf
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Wolf is located in Saint Louis County
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  • Lake County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.lake.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Lake:   Two Harbors
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Soudan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Soudan.
      • Section Thirty
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Section Thirty is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section Thirty
      • White Iron
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • White Iron is located in Lake County
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      • Silver Rapids
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Silver Rapids is located in Lake County
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      • Happy Wanderer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Happy Wanderer is located in Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Wanderer

Footnotes ...

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