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Nearest Communities to Spruce Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Spruce Center.<1>

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

Spruce Center is located in Douglas County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Grant, Otter Tail, Pope, Stearns, Stevens & Todd.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spruce Center. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Spruce Center (which is Douglas 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 Spruce Center

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

  • Douglas County   (where Spruce Center resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spruce Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spruce Center.
      • Rose City
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Rose City is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Miltona
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Belle River
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Belle River is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Carlos
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leaf Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
      • Nelson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Nelson is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Hiview Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
      • Osakis
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Alexandria
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Garfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Millerville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Millerville is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Brandon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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        • Forada
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Holmes City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Holmes City is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
        • Evansville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Melby
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Melby is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
        • Kensington
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
  • Morrison County
  • Otter Tail County
    • County Website:   https://ottertailcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Otter Tail:   Fergus Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spruce Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spruce Center.
      • Parkers Prairie Park
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
      • Parkers Prairie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Almora
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Almora is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
      • Wrightstown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
      • Urbank
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Lyman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Vining
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Henning
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Deer Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Nirvana
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
      • Woodland Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Clitherall
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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        • Wadena
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <3>
        • Leaf City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
        • Bluffton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • West Wind Estates
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
        • Battle Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Heinola
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
        • Topelius
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
        • Inglewood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
        • Ottertail
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   https://www.popecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spruce Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spruce Center.
      • Villard
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Westport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Westport is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Lowry
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Farwell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Farwell is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Glenwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Long Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Stearns County
  • Todd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spruce Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spruce Center.
      • Clotho
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Clotho is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
      • Eagle Bend
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Clarissa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bertha
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Gutches Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
      • Browerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Browerville is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Long Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Hewitt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Hewitt is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • West Union
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • West Union is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Round Prairie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
      • Little Sauk
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
      • Pillsbury
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
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        • Spaulding
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Spaulding is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
        • Ward Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ward Springs is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Springs
        • Philbrook
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Philbrook is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
        • Staples
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Grey Eagle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Burtrum
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • North Shore
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • North Shore is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
        • Pleasant Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
  • Wadena County

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Spruce Center) 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.