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Nearest Communities to West Fargo,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 east 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 starting from West Fargo.<1>

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

West Fargo is located in Cass County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Aitkin, Beltrami, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Itasca, Morrison, Todd & Wadena.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of West Fargo. Of these communities, 81 are located in counties other than Cass 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 West Fargo (which is Cass 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 West Fargo

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

  • Clay County
    • County Website:   https://claycountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Moorhead
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Fargo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Fargo.
      • Oakport
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Oakport is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakport
      • Moorhead
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Finkle
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Finkle is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkle
      • Dilworth
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Kragnes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Kragnes is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kragnes
      • Rustad
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rustad is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustad
      • Sabin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sabin is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Glyndon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Georgetown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Georgetown is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Averill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Averill is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
      • Comstock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Comstock is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
      • Baker
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Baker is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
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        • Downer
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Downer is located in Clay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
        • Muskoda
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Muskoda is located in Clay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskoda
        • Felton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Hawley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Barnesville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hitterdal
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Hitterdal is located in Clay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitterdal
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
        • Manitoba Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Manitoba Junction is located in Clay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitoba Junction
        • Winnipeg Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Winnipeg Junction is located in Clay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnipeg Junction
        • Dale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Dale is located in Clay County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Norman County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.norman.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Norman:   Ada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Fargo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Fargo.
      • Perley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Perley is located in Norman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Hendrum
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Hendrum is located in Norman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Borup
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Borup is located in Norman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Wilkin County
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountynd.gov/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Fargo (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Fargo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Fargo.
      • Fargo
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,209 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
      • Riverside
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Riverside is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • South West Fargo
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • South West Fargo is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West Fargo
      • West Fargo
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Reile's Acres
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Reile's Acres is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reile's Acres
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
      • Pinkham
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pinkham is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkham
      • Prairie Rose
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Prairie Rose is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Rose
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Fife
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Fife is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • North River
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • North River is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • Frontier
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Frontier is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
      • Harwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Briarwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Briarwood is located in Cass County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
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        • Brooktree Park
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Brooktree Park is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooktree Park
        • Horace
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Horace is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horace <3>
        • Mapleton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Prosper
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Prosper is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
        • Wild Rice
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Wild Rice is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rice
        • Saint Benedict
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Saint Benedict is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Argusville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Argusville is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argusville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
        • Warren
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Warren is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Newman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Newman is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
        • Durbin
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Durbin is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
        • Hickson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Hickson is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
        • Oxbow
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Oxbow is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Davenport
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Norman
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Norman is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
        • Casselton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Everest
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Everest is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everest
        • Kindred
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Gardner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Amenia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Vance
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Vance is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
        • Lynchburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Lynchburg is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
        • Woods
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Woods is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
        • Myra
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Myra is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myra
        • Arthur
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Wheatland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Leonard
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Chaffee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Mason
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Mason is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
        • Absaraka
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Embden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Embden is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embden
        • Magnolia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Magnolia is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
        • Hunter
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Erie Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Erie Junction is located in Cass County (ND)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie Junction
        • Erie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom County
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.richland.nd.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Wahpeton (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to West Fargo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from West Fargo.
      • Lithia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Lithia is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
      • Christine
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Walcott
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Walcott is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <3>
      • Barrie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Barrie is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
      • Enloe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Enloe is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
      • Colfax
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Colfax is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
      • Power
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Power is located in Richland County (ND)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
      • Abercrombie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Traill 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- West Fargo) 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.