Nearest Communities to Thorsborg,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Thorsborg, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Thorsborg:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 east 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 Thorsborg.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Thorsborg is located in Grant County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grant County: Douglas, Otter Tail, Pope, Stevens, Traverse & Wilkin.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Thorsborg. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Grant 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 Thorsborg (which is Grant 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 Thorsborg
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Grant County (where Thorsborg resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.grant.mn.us/
- County Seat for Grant: Elbow Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Thorsborg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Elbow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Erdahl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Erdahl is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
- Barrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Ashby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wendell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hereford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Norcross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norcross is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Herman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Herman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Alexandria
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Thorsborg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Melby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Melby is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Millerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Kensington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Holmes City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes City
- Leaf Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Alexandria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hiview Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
- Carlos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miltona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Forada
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Otter Tail County
- County Website: https://ottertailcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Otter Tail: Fergus Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Dalton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Squier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Squier is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squier
- Western
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Western is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Parkdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkdale is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Roberts
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roberts is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Underwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wall Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Wall Lake is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
- Urbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Fergus Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Battle Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakeview Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates
- River Bluff Estates
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- River Bluff Estates is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Estates
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- Clitherall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- French
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- French is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
- Nirvana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Vining
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Phelps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Inglewood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inglewood is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglewood
- Elizabeth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Parkers Prairie Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Prairie Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Prairie Park
- Woodland Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Amor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Amor is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
- Maine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Maine is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
- Parkers Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Pope County
- County Website: https://www.popecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Pope: Glenwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Thorsborg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Farwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Cyrus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Lowry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Starbuck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stevens County
- County Website: https://www.co.stevens.mn.us/
- County Seat for Stevens: Morris
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Thorsborg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Donnelly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Donnelly is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Morris
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Alberta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Chokio
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
- County Seat for Traverse: Wheaton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Thorsborg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Charlesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Charlesville is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Tintah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tintah is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Dumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Wheaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkin County
- County Website: https://wilkincounty.gov/
- County Seat for Wilkin: Breckenridge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Thorsborg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Thorsborg.
- Nashua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nashua is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Campbell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Tenney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Foxhome
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Childs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
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 from Point A (ie- Thorsborg) 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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