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Nearest Communities to Waseca,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 starting from Waseca.<1>

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

Waseca is located in Waseca County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Waseca County: Blue Earth, Faribault, Freeborn, Le Sueur, Rice & Steele.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Waseca. Of these communities, 103 are located in counties other than Waseca 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 Waseca (which is Waseca 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 Waseca

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

  • Waseca County   (where Waseca resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waseca:   Waseca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waseca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waseca.
      • Colony Court
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Colony Court is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
      • Wilton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Wilton is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Palmer
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Mary
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Mary is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
      • Otisco
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Otisco is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
      • Vista
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Janesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Elysian
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Elysian
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake Elysian is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Elysian
      • Alma City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Richland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Waldorf
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Waldorf is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Matawan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Matawan is also located in Waseca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matawan
  • Blue Earth County
    • County Website:   https://www.blueearthcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Blue Earth:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waseca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waseca.
      • Smiths Mill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
      • Pemberton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Madison Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Hill Manor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Hill Manor is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Manor
      • Saint Clair
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Lake Regency
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Eagle Lake Regency is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Regency
      • Eagle Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Beauford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Belle Haven
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Belle Haven is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
      • Mapleton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mankato
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Mankato is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankato
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,435 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mankato <3>
      • Benning
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Benning is located in Blue Earth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benning
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        • LeHillier
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • LeHillier is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LeHillier
        • Skyline
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Skyline is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
        • Rapidan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Good Thunder
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Sterling Center
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Sterling Center is located in Blue Earth County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Center
          • Former name for Sterling Center:
          • Sterling Centre
  • Dodge County
  • Faribault County
  • Freeborn County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Freeborn:   Albert Lea
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waseca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waseca.
      • Bath
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Hartland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Hartland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Freeborn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Geneva
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarks Grove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Manchester
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Manchester is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Hollandale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bancroft
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Bancroft is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Lerdal
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lerdal
      • Maple Island
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
      • Muckland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Muckland is located in Freeborn County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
      • Alden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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        • Armstrong
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Armstrong is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • South Hollandale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
        • Albert Lea
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Sigsbee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
        • Twin Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
  • Goodhue County
  • Le Sueur County
  • Nicollet County
  • Rice County
  • Steele County
    • County Website:   https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Steele:   Owatonna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waseca   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waseca.
      • Meriden
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Meriden is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
      • Deerfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Deerfield is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
      • Lemond
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Lemond is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemond
      • Saco
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Saco is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
      • Clinton Falls
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Falls
      • Owatonna
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Hope
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Medford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Steele Center
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • River Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Havana
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pratt
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Ellendale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Merton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Merton is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
        • Litomysl
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Litomysl is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
        • Summit
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Summit is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Rice Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Rice Lake is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
        • Bixby
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bixby is located in Steele County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
        • Union
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Blooming Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Waseca) 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.