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Nearest Communities to Ward Springs,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ward Springs.<1>

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

Ward Springs is located in Todd 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 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ward Springs. Of these communities, 72 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 Ward Springs (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 Ward Springs

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

  • Todd County   (where Ward Springs resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.todd.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Todd:   Long Prairie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ward Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ward Springs.
      • Spaulding
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Spaulding is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • North Shore
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • North Shore is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
      • Pleasant Beach
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Beach is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Beach
      • Grey Eagle
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Burtrum
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Sauk
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Sauk is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sauk
      • Round Prairie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Round Prairie is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
      • Pillsbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pillsbury is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury
      • Gutches Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Gutches Grove is located in Todd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutches Grove
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        • Long Prairie
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • West Union
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • West Union is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
        • Clotho
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Clotho is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
        • Browerville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Browerville is located in Todd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
        • Clarissa
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Eagle Bend
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton County
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ward Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ward Springs.
      • Osakis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Nelson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Nelson is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
      • Belle River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Belle River is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Carlos
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rose City is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
      • Forada
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Spruce Center
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Spruce Center is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Center
      • Hiview Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Hiview Park is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiview Park
      • Alexandria
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Miltona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kandiyohi County
  • Morrison County
    • County Website:   https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Morrison:   Little Falls
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ward Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ward Springs.
      • Upsala
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Swanville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Elmdale is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Flensburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Flensburg is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flensburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Sobieski
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sobieski is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
      • Bowlus
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • North Prairie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • North Prairie is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie
      • Gregory
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Gregory is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Royalton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Little Falls
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple Leaf Court
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple Leaf Court is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf Court
      • Randall
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Cushing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Belle Prairie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Belle Prairie is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie
        • Vawter
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Vawter is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vawter
        • Lincoln
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Lincoln is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Camp Ripley Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Camp Ripley Junction is located in Morrison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ripley Junction
  • Pope County
    • County Website:   https://www.popecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pope:   Glenwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ward Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ward Springs.
      • Westport
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Westport is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Grove Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Grove Lake is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Lake
      • Villard
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Sedan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Sedan is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Pine Hill Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Hill Park is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Park
      • Glenwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Long Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Long Beach is located in Pope County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
  • Stearns County
    • 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 Ward Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ward Springs.
      • Saint Rosa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Rosa is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rosa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Melrose
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Sauk Centre
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Francis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Saint Francis is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Freeport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Meire Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • New Munich
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Saint Anthony
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Anthony is located in Stearns County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Greenwald
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Albany
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holdingford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Elrosa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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        • Padua
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Padua is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
        • Spring Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
        • Saint Anna
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Anna is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anna
        • Opole
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Opole is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opole
        • Saint Martin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Avon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Avon is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <3>
        • Farming
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Farming is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farming
        • Saint Wendel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Saint Wendel is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Wendel
        • Lake Henry
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Belgrade
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
        • Georgeville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
        • Collegeville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Brooten
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Brooten is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
        • Saint Stephen
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
        • Roscoe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Richmond
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Paynesville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Jacobs Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jacobs Prairie is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Prairie
        • Saint Joseph
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Cold Spring
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Five Points
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Points is located in Stearns County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Sartell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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- Ward Springs) 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.