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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Spafford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Spafford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived 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.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Spafford is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Dickinson (IA), Emmet (IA), Osceola (IA), Cottonwood, Martin, Nobles & Watonwan.

Below are the counties that are near Spafford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Spafford:

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Spafford)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.
    • Okabena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
      • Okabena is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Lakefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
      • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <2>
    • Heron Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
      • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
    • Wilder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Wilder is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Jackson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Petersburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jackson County
    • Alpha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Cottonwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.
    • Windom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <2>
    • Bingham Lake
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bingham Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Lake
      • Bingham Lake is located in Cottonwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bingham Lake <2>
    • Storden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Storden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
      • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Westbrook
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
      • Westbrook is located in Cottonwood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <2>
  • Martin County
    • Dunnell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnell
      • Dunnell is located in Martin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.
    • Fulda
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avoca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Iona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nobles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.
    • Brewster
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
      • Brewster is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
    • Round Lake
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
      • Round Lake is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
    • Worthington
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
      • Worthington is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,968 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <2>
    • Org
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
      • Org is located in Nobles County
    • Kinbrae
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
      • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Dundee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Bigelow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Reading
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
      • Reading is located in Nobles County
    • Ransom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ransom is located in Nobles County
    • Rushmore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushmore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
      • Rushmore is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Wilmont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont
      • Wilmont is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmont <2>
    • Adrian
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Lismore
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lismore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
      • Lismore is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
  • Clay County (IA)
    • Fostoria
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
      • Fostoria is located in Clay County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Dickinson County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.
    • Lake Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <2>
    • Orleans
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
      • Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
    • Spirit Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Okoboji
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okoboji
      • Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okoboji <2>
    • Wahpeton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
      • Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
    • Arnolds Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • West Okoboji
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Okoboji have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
      • West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Milford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <2>
    • Old Town
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Dickinson County (IA)
    • Superior
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Superior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Superior is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <2>
    • Terril
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terril
      • Terril is located in Dickinson County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Emmet County (IA)
    • Estherville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estherville
      • Estherville is located in Emmet County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estherville <2>
  • Lyon County (IA)
    • Little Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • O'Brien County (IA)
    • Hartley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
      • Hartley is located in O'Brien County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
  • Osceola County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.
    • Harris
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
      • Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
    • Ocheyedan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
      • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Allendorf
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
      • Allendorf is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • May City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
      • May City is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • Sibley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
      • Sibley is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <2>
    • Cloverdale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • Melvin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Ashton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Ashton is located in Osceola County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Spafford, see our County-by-County Page for Spafford.

Newspapers Published in Spafford ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Spafford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Spafford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Spafford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Spafford:

Cemeteries Near Spafford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Spafford.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Spafford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.

  • Grace Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Norwegian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
  • Sioux Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sioux Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sioux Valley Cemetery
  • Round Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery
  • St. John's Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Hersey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hersey Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Trinity Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (103 more) ...
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Worthington Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worthington Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worthington Twp. Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Spafford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Spafford.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Spafford, with the one closest to Spafford listed first.

  • Sioux Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
    • Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
  • Round Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
    • Round Lake is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Lake <2>
  • Brewster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
    • Brewster is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Okabena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
    • Okabena is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Lakefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
    • Lakefield is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakefield <2>
  • Lake Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
    • Lake Park is located in Dickinson County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Park <2>
  • Worthington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,968 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Worthington <2>
  • Harris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Heron Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
    • Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
  • Org
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
    • Org is located in Nobles County
  • Kinbrae
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
    • Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
  • Ocheyedan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
    • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
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    • Dundee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • Wilder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
      • Wilder is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Bigelow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Spafford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spafford.

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The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spafford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spafford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6161, Longitude: -95.3719       In this case, the coordinates for Spafford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spafford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.









 

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