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Nearest Communities to Valley Courts,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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


Valley Courts is located in Yellow Medicine County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yellow Medicine County: Chippewa, Lac qui Parle, Lincoln, Lyon, Redwood, Renville & Deuel (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Valley Courts. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Yellow Medicine 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 Valley Courts (which is Yellow Medicine 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 Valley Courts

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

  • Yellow Medicine County   (where Valley Courts resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.ym.mn.gov/
    • County Seat for Yellow Medicine:   Granite Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Granite Falls
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Lorne
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Lorne is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorne
      • Hanley Falls
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Hazel Run
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Wood Lake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
      • Clarkfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Echo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Echo is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo <3>
      • Spring Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
      • Normania
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Normania is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normania
      • Saint Leo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Chippewa County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Montevideo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Asbury
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Asbury is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
      • Maynard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wegdahl
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wegdahl is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegdahl
      • Gluek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Gluek is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluek
      • Montevideo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Clara City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunde
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bunde is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunde
      • Gracelock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Gracelock is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelock
      • Watson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Louriston
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Louriston is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
      • Churchill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Churchill is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
      • Big Bend City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
      • Hagan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hagan is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagan
      • Milan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kandiyohi County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcmn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Prinsburg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Raymond
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Roseland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
      • Priam
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Priam is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priam
      • Blomkest
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Pennock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Svea
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
  • Lac qui Parle County
    • County Website:   https://lqpco.com/
    • County Seat for Lac qui Parle:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Boyd
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <3>
      • Lac qui Parle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lac qui Parle is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac qui Parle
      • Dawson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Dawson is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawson <3>
      • Providence
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Cerro Gordo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cerro Gordo is located in Lac qui Parle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   https://www.lyonco.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Marshall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Cottonwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Green Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Green Valley is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Ghent
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Dudley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Dudley is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Garvin Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Garvin Park is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Park
      • Marshall
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Minneota
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Village Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Village Park is located in Lyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Park
      • Taunton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Redwood County
    • County Website:   https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
    • County Seat for Redwood:   Redwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Belview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Belview is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belview
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
      • Vesta
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Vesta is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
      • Delhi
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Delhi is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
      • Seaforth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Milroy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • North Redwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • North Redwood is located in Redwood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Redwood
      • Lucan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Redwood Falls
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   https://www.renvillecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Courts   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Courts.
      • Sacred Heart
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Renville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Danube
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bechyn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bechyn is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bechyn
      • Olivia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Beaver Falls
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Beaver Falls is located in Renville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Swift County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Courts) 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.