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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Keep in mind 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.
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: www.co.todd.mn.us/
- County Seat for Todd: Long Prairie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Todd County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Todd County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Todd County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Philbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Bertha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Bertha is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertha <4>
- Hewitt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Clarissa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarissa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarissa
- Clarissa is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarissa <4>
- Eagle Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend
- Eagle Bend is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Bend <4>
- Browerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
- Browerville is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
- Long Prairie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Prairie
- Long Prairie is located in Todd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Prairie <4>
- Clotho
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
- Clotho is located in Todd County
- Gutches Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gutches Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
- Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
- Pillsbury
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cass County
- County Website: www.co.cass.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cass: Walker
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Cass County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Bridgeman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Ellis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Casino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Leader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pillager
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillager have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillager
- Pillager is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pillager <4>
- Poplar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Sylvan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Graff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - East Gull Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gull Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gull Lake
- East Gull Lake is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Gull Lake <4>
- Lake Shore
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,069 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Shore <4>
- Crow Wing County
- County Website: www.co.crow-wing.mn.us/
- County Seat for Crow Wing: Brainerd
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Crow Wing County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Lennox
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Baxter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <4>
- Crow Wing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Fort Ripley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ripley
- Fort Ripley is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ripley <4>
- Nisswa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nisswa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
- Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <4>
- Barrows
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Pequot Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Terrace
- Pequot Terrace is located in Crow Wing County
- Lake Hubert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hubert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hubert
- Lake Hubert is located in Crow Wing County
- Saint Mathias
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Mathias have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mathias
- Saint Mathias is located in Crow Wing County
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- Brainerd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
- Brainerd is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainerd <4>
- Pequot Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pequot Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequot Lakes
- Pequot Lakes is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pequot Lakes <4>
- Legionville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legionville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legionville
- Legionville is located in Crow Wing County
- Meadow View Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View Manor
- Meadow View Manor is located in Crow Wing County
- Merrifield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrifield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- Merrifield is located in Crow Wing County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrifield <4>
- Jenkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Jenkins is located in Crow Wing County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <4>
- Brainerd
- Douglas County
- County Website: www.co.douglas.mn.us/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Douglas County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Douglas County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Douglas County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Rose City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Spruce Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
- Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
- Morrison County
- County Website: www.co.morrison.mn.us/
- County Seat for Morrison: Little Falls
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Morrison County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Morrison County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Morrison County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Motley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Motley is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Motley <4>
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Morrison County
- Cushing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Cushing is located in Morrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
- Randall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Randall is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randall <4>
- Camp Ripley Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Ripley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
- Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
- Flensburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
- Flensburg is located in Morrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Wadena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <4>
- Wrightstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown
- Wrightstown is located in Otter Tail County
- Lyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - West Wind Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wind Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wind Estates
- West Wind Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Bluffton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Deer Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
- Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
- Topelius
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Parkers Prairie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie
- Parkers Prairie is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkers Prairie <4>
- Almora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Davies
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Parkers Prairie Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Prairie Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Heinola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - New York Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York Mills
- New York Mills is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New York Mills <4>
- Henning
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
- Henning is located in Otter Tail County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
- Wadena County
- County Website: www.co.wadena.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wadena: Wadena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Wadena County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Wadena County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Wadena County
- Nearest Communities to Staples ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Staples.
- Aldrich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Esterdy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Verndale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verndale
- Verndale is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verndale <4>
- Oylen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Blue Grass
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Grass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
- Blue Grass is located in Wadena County
- Nimrod
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Nimrod is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nimrod <4>
- Sebeka
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebeka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka
- Sebeka is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebeka <4>
- Huntersville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Huntersville is located in Wadena County
- Menahga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menahga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menahga
- Menahga is located in Wadena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menahga <4>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Staples) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Staples. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.3591, Longitude: -94.7995 In this case, the coordinates for Staples have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |