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Nearest Communities to Waite Park,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Waite Park is located in Stearns County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stearns County: Benton, Douglas, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Pope, Sherburne, Todd & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 114 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Waite Park. Of these communities, 74 are located in counties other than Stearns 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 Waite Park (which is Stearns 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 Waite Park

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

  • Stearns County   (where Waite Park resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stearnscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waite Park   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waite Park.
      • Riverview Park
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Riverview Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park
      • Saint Cloud
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Five Points
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Five Points is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Evergreen Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Hi-Vue Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Hi-Vue Park is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Vue Park
      • Sartell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Lake is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
      • Luxemburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Luxemburg is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
      • Saint Augusta
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Collegeville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rockville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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        • Jacobs Prairie
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Saint Stephen
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
        • Saint Wendel
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Avon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Cold Spring
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Marty
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Marty is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Opole
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Anna
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Richmond
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Nicholas
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Saint Nicholas is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Nicholas
        • Holdingford
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairhaven
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Kimball Prairie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Kimball Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Prairie
        • Kimball
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Albany
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Farming
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Farming is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
        • Saint Anthony
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Roscoe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Martin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Saint Francis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
        • Freeport
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Saint Rosa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
        • New Munich
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Paynesville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Henry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Melrose
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Spring Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Greenwald
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.benton.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Foley
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waite Park   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waite Park.
      • Sauk Rapids
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherwood Manor
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
      • Evergreen Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
      • Watab
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Rockwood Estates
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
      • Fruitville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
      • Mayhew
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Mayhew is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Parent
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parent
      • Popple Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Rice
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Rice is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
      • Duelm
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Foley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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        • Jakeville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Jakeville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
        • Gilman
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Ronneby
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Ronneby is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
        • North Benton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • North Benton is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
        • Oak Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Glendorado
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Glendorado is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendorado
        • Brennyville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Brennyville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
  • Meeker County
  • Mille Lacs County
  • Morrison County
  • Sherburne County
  • Todd County
  • Wright County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wright:   Buffalo
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waite Park   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waite Park.
      • Clearwater Estates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
      • Clearwater
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Hasty
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Haven
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Enfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Enfield is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Silver Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
      • Annandale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • French Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • French Lake is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Lake
      • Maple Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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- Waite Park) 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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