Nearest Communities to Staples,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Staples, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Staples:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Staples.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Staples is primarily located in Todd County. A portion of Staples extends into Wadena County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Todd County: Douglas, Morrison, Otter Tail, Stearns & Wadena.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Staples. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Todd 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 Staples (which is Todd 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 Staples
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Todd County (where Staples resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Philbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Philbrook is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hewitt is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Clarissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Long Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Clotho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Gutches Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
- Pillsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pillsbury is located in Todd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
- Cass County
- County Website: https://www.casscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Bridgeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bridgeman is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Casino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Casino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino
- Leader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leader is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
- Pillager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Sylvan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sylvan is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Graff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Graff is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graff
- East Gull Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crow Wing County
- County Website: https://www.crowwing.gov/
- County Seat for Crow Wing: Brainerd
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Lennox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lennox is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
- Baxter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crow Wing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crow Wing is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Wing
- Fort Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nisswa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barrows is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrows
- Pequot Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pequot Terrace is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
- Lake Hubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Saint Mathias
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
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- Brainerd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pequot Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Legionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Meadow View Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow View Manor is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
- Merrifield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Rose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rose City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
- Spruce Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
- Morrison County
- County Website: https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Morrison: Little Falls
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Motley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ripley Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
- Flensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Wadena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Lyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- West Wind Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Deer Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Topelius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Topelius is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topelius
- Parkers Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Almora is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almora
- Davies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Davies is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
- Parkers Prairie Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Heinola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Heinola is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinola
- New York Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Henning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wadena County
- County Website: https://www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Aldrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Aldrich is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Esterdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Esterdy is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esterdy
- Verndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oylen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oylen is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oylen
- Blue Grass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Nimrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sebeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Menahga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Staples) 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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