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Nearest Communities to Tamarack,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Please note 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.


Tamarack is located in Aitkin County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aitkin County: Carlton, Cass, Crow Wing, Itasca, Kanabec, Mille Lacs, Pine & Saint Louis.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tamarack. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Aitkin 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 Tamarack (which is Aitkin 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 Tamarack

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

  • Aitkin County   (where Tamarack resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.aitkin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Aitkin:   Aitkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Grayling
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Grayling is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayling
      • Sheshebee
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sheshebee is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheshebee
      • Minnewawa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Minnewawa is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewawa
      • Balsam
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Balsam is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
      • Lawler
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Lawler is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • McGregor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • East Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • East Lake is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake
      • Libby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Libby is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
      • Ronald
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Ronald is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
      • Kimberly
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Kimberly is located in Aitkin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Palisade
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Thor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Thor is located in Aitkin County
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        • Arthyde
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Arthyde is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthyde
        • Ball Bluff
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Ball Bluff is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Bluff
        • Waldeck
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Waldeck is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
        • Bain
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Bain is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain
        • Dads Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Dads Corner is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Corner
        • Solana
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Solana is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solana
        • Hassman
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Hassman is located in Aitkin County
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        • Rossburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Rossburg is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg
        • Waukenabo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Waukenabo is located in Aitkin County
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        • Jacobson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Glen
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Glen is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
        • Rabey
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Rabey is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabey
        • Glory
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Glory is located in Aitkin County
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        • Haypoint
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Haypoint is located in Aitkin County
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        • Malmo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Malmo is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
        • Aitkin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • McGrath
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Swatara
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Swatara is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swatara
        • Giese
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Giese is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giese
        • Pine Knoll
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pine Knoll is located in Aitkin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knoll
  • Carlton County
    • County Website:   https://www.carltoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Carlton:   Carlton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Wright
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Woodbury is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Automba
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Automba is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Automba
      • Cromwell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Kettle River
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Corona
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Corona is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Moose Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sawyer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
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      • Barnum
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Mahtowa
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahtowa
      • Big Lake Chapel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Big Lake Chapel is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Chapel
      • Atkinson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Atkinson is located in Carlton County
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        • Nemadji
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Nemadji is located in Carlton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemadji
        • Iverson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Iverson is located in Carlton County
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        • Otter Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
        • Duesler
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Duesler is located in Carlton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duesler
  • Itasca County
  • Pine County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pine:   Pine City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Denham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Denham is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Ellson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Ellson is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellson
      • Sturgeon Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow River
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rutledge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rutledge is located in Pine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Saint Louis County
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Gowan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Gowan is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowan
      • Floodwood
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Paupores
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Paupores is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paupores
      • Island
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Island is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
      • Hartley Spur
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Hartley Spur is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Brookston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arlberg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Arlberg is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlberg

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tamarack) 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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