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Nearest Communities to Watertown,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Watertown is located in Carver County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carver County: Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Sibley & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 206 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Watertown. Of these communities, 178 are located in counties other than Carver 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 Watertown (which is Carver 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 Watertown

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

  • Carver County   (where Watertown resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.carvercountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Carver:   Chaska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watertown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watertown.
      • Maple
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Maple is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
      • Mayer
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hazelton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Hollywood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Waconia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Coney Island
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Coney Island is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
      • New Germany
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hydes Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Victoria
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Young America
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Benton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Benton is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Bongards
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Bongards is located in Carver County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bongards
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        • Cologne
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Faxon Court
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Faxon Court is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon Court
        • Norwood Young America
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Norwood Young America is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Young America
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
        • Augusta
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Augusta is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
        • Norwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Hazeltine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Dahlgren
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Carver Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Carver Beach is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Beach
        • Hamburg
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Chanhassen
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jonathan
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Jonathan is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan
        • Gotha
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Carver
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Chaska
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • East Union
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • East Union is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
        • Assumption
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Assumption is located in Carver County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
  • Anoka County
  • Dakota County
  • Hennepin County
    • County Website:   https://www.hennepin.us/
    • County Seat for Hennepin:   Minneapolis
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watertown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watertown.
      • Lyndale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Lyndale is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndale
      • Saint Bonifacius
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Minnetrista
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Independence
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Independence is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,786 people
      • Armstrong
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Armstrong is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Maple Plain
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Mound
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Island Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Island Park is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Park
      • Saga Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Saga Hill is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saga Hill
      • Spring Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lake Sarah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Sarah is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah
      • Stubbs Bay
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Stubbs Bay is located in Hennepin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs Bay
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        • Crescent Beach
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
        • Eureka
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Eureka is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Orono
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Orono is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,348 people
        • Greenfield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenfield is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,058 people
        • Loretto
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Crystal Bay
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Crystal Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Bay
        • Long Lake
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Medina
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Minnetonka Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Shorewood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Tonka Bay
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Tonka Bay is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonka Bay
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
        • Leighton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Leighton is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leighton
        • Excelsior
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Greenwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
        • Deephaven
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Burschville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Burschville is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burschville
        • Dupont
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Dupont is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupont
        • Ditter
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Ditter is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter
        • Hamel
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Wayzata
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Woodland
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Woodland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Groveland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Groveland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Corcoran
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Terrace
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Oak Terrace is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace
        • Glen Lake
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Glen Lake is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lake
        • Minnetonka Mills
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Minnetonka
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Plymouth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Berning Mill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Berning Mill is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berning Mill
        • Eden Prairie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Medicine Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Mission Farms
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Mission Farms is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Farms
        • Oak Knoll
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Oak Knoll is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Knoll
        • Fletcher
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Fletcher is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
        • Hopkins
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Rowland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Rowland is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
        • Maple Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Rogers
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Rogers is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,623 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
        • Golden Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • New Hope
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Saint Louis Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Dayton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Atwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Atwood is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
        • Crystal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Edina
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Osseo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Osseo is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osseo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,703 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osseo <3>
        • Calhoun Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Calhoun Beach is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Beach
        • Glenwood Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Glenwood Junction is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Junction
        • Robbinsdale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Bloomington Ferry
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bloomington Ferry is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington Ferry
        • Brooklyn Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Brooklyn Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Champlin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Kenwood Gables
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Kenwood Gables is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Gables
        • West Coon Rapids
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • West Coon Rapids is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Coon Rapids
        • Bloomington
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Minneapolis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Oxboro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Oxboro is located in Hennepin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxboro
        • Richfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • McLeod County
    • County Website:   https://www.mcleodcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for McLeod:   Glencoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watertown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watertown.
      • Winsted
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lester Prairie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Country Acres
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Country Acres is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Sherman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Sherman is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Plato
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • South Silver Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • South Silver Lake is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Silver Lake
      • Anderson Court
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Anderson Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Court
      • Glencoe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Koniska
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Koniska is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koniska
      • Sunrise Court
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunrise Court is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Court
      • Komensky
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Komensky is located in McLeod County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komensky
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        • Biscay
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sumter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hutchinson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Northview Court
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Northview Court is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview Court
        • McDonalds Lakeview Terrace
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Heatwole
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Heatwole is located in McLeod County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatwole
        • Brownton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watertown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watertown.
      • Lamson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Lamson is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamson
      • Dassel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jennie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jennie is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie
      • West View Terrace
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • West View Terrace is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Terrace
      • Kingston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kingston is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Darwin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Casey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Casey is located in Meeker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
  • Scott County
    • County Website:   https://www.scottcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Scott:   Shakopee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watertown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watertown.
      • Merriam
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Merriam is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam
      • Baden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Baden is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
      • Mudbaden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mudbaden is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudbaden
      • Lawrence
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Lawrence is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Jordan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Marystown
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Shakopee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Belle Plaine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Valley View Terrace
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Valley View Terrace is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Terrace
      • Blakeley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Blakeley is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley
      • Barden
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Barden is located in Scott County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barden
      • Saint Josephs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Josephs is located in Scott County
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      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Spring Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Spring Lake is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
        • Glendale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Glendale is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Grainwood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Grainwood is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainwood
        • Lydia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lydia is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
        • Prior Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Savage
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Port Cargill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Port Cargill is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Cargill
        • Saint Benedict
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Union Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Credit River
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Credit River is located in Scott County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
        • Saint Patrick
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sherburne County
  • Sibley County
  • Stearns County
  • Wright 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 from Point A (ie- Watertown) 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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