Nearest Communities to South Branch,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to South Branch, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for South Branch:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
South Branch is located in Watonwan County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Watonwan County: Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson & Martin.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of South Branch. Of these communities, 59 are located in counties other than Watonwan 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 South Branch (which is Watonwan 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 South Branch
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Watonwan County (where South Branch resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
- County Seat for Watonwan: Saint James
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Lewisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewisville is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Echols
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echols is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
- Saint James
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tenmile Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tenmile Corner is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Corner
- Saint James Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
- Grogan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- La Salle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Madelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butterfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Godahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Sveadahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sveadahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadahl
- Darfur
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Blue Earth County
- County Website: https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Blue Earth: Mankato
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Willow Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Willow Creek is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Perth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perth is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Amboy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Butternut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butternut is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Garden City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lake Crystal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sterling Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
- Good Thunder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cambria
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cambria is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Judson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Rapidan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Mapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beauford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.browncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Brown: New Ulm
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Hanska
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Linden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Linden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Comfrey
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Searles
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Searles is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
- Iberia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Stark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Stark is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Leavenworth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- New Ulm
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sleepy Eye
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Dotson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dotson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
- Essig
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood County
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cottonwood: Windom
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Mountain Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bingham Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Delft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Delft is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
- Windom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Faribault County
- County Website: https://www.co.faribault.mn.us/
- County Seat for Faribault: Blue Earth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Huntley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
- Winnebago
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Guckeen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Guckeen is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guckeen
- Riverside Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Heights is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Heights
- Delavan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Blue Earth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Earth is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,098 people
- Former name for Blue Earth:
- Blue Earth City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Earth <3>
- Pilot Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Grove is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Alpha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Bergen
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bergen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergen
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Martin County
- County Website: https://www.co.martin.mn.us/
- County Seat for Martin: Fairmont
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Truman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truman is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Ormsby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Northrop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trimont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nashville Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nashville Center is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville Center
- Fairmont Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmont Estates is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Estates
- Fox Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fox Lake is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
- Welcome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fairmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Granada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Imogene
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Imogene is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
- Sherburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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- Wilbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Wilbert is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Ceylon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- East Chain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Chain is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chain
- Dunnell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dunnell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Nicollet County
- Emmet County
- County Website: https://emmetcountyia.gov/
- County Seat for Emmet: Estherville (IA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to South Branch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from South Branch.
- Dolliver
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Huntington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Emmet County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
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- South Branch) 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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