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Nearest Communities to Springfield,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Springfield.<1>

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

Springfield is located in Brown County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Blue Earth, Cottonwood, Nicollet, Redwood, Renville & Watonwan.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Springfield. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Brown 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 Springfield (which is Brown 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 Springfield

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

  • Brown County   (where Springfield resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   New Ulm
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springfield.
      • Dotson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Dotson is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
      • Cobden
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Cobden is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Leavenworth
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Leavenworth is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
      • Comfrey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Evan
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Evan is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Sleepy Eye
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Iberia
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Iberia is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
      • Stark
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Stark is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Essig
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hanska
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Traulich Estates
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Traulich Estates is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traulich Estates
      • New Ulm
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Searles
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Searles is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searles
      • Linden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Linden is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Cottonwood County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Cottonwood:   Windom
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springfield.
      • Jeffers
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
      • Delft
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Delft is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delft
      • Mountain Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Storden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Storden is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Bingham Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Windom
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Windom is located in Cottonwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <3>
      • Westbrook
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
  • Martin County
  • Murray County
  • Nicollet County
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springfield.
      • Sanborn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Clements
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Clements is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Morgan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Morgan is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Wanda
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowena
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Rowena is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Lamberton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Gilfillan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Gilfillan is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfillan
      • Wabasso
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Revere
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Redwood Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • North Redwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • Seaforth
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Lucan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Delhi
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Delhi is located in Redwood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Vesta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Vesta is located in Redwood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
        • Belview
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Belview is located in Redwood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
        • Milroy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   https://www.renvillecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springfield.
      • Franklin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Morton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Countryview Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Countryview Estates is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryview Estates
      • Fairfax
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Beaver Falls
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
      • Bechyn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Bechyn is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
  • Sibley County
  • Watonwan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.watonwan.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Watonwan:   Saint James
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Springfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Springfield.
      • Darfur
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Darfur is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
      • Sveadahl
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Sveadahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sveadahl
      • Godahl
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Godahl is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
      • Butterfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • La Salle
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • La Salle is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Saint James Place
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint James Place is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James Place
      • Saint James
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Echols
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Echols is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
      • Grogan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Grogan is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
      • Odin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Odin is located in Watonwan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Madelia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Springfield) 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.