Nearest Communities to West Virginia,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to West Virginia, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for West Virginia:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
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.
West Virginia is located in Saint Louis County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 113 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of West Virginia. Of these communities, 4 are located in counties other than Saint Louis 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 Virginia (which is Saint Louis 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 Virginia
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Saint Louis County (where West Virginia resides)
- Given the large number of communities that are located in Saint Louis County, we have limited the list to those within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of West Virginia (about 100 communities).
- County Website: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Saint Louis: Duluth
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
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- Nearest Communities to West Virginia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Virginia.
- Hopper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hopper is located in Saint Louis County
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- Parkville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Parkville is located in Saint Louis County
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- Virginia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rainy Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rainy Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Franklin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin is located in Saint Louis County
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- Mountain Iron
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Largo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Largo is located in Saint Louis County
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- Midway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Saint Louis County
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- De Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- De Forest is located in Saint Louis County
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- Leonidas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Leonidas is located in Saint Louis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Eveleth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Snowden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Snowden is located in Saint Louis County
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- Wolf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wolf is located in Saint Louis County
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- Genoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Genoa is located in Saint Louis County
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- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brittmount
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brittmount is located in Saint Louis County
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- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sparta is located in Saint Louis County
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- Elcor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elcor is located in Saint Louis County
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- Iron Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Iron Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Ramshaw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ramshaw is located in Saint Louis County
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- Spruce
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spruce is located in Saint Louis County
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- Kinney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- McKinley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Lucknow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lucknow is located in Saint Louis County
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- Britt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kirk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk is located in Saint Louis County
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- Belgrade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Keenan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Keenan is located in Saint Louis County
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- Peary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peary is located in Saint Louis County
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- Sherwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood is located in Saint Louis County
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- Buhl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Biwabik
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Forbes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cherry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry is located in Saint Louis County
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- Scott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scott is located in Saint Louis County
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- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grant is located in Saint Louis County
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- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pineville is located in Saint Louis County
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- Forsman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forsman is located in Saint Louis County
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- Wilpen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilpen is located in Saint Louis County
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- Saint Clair Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Zim
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Zim is located in Saint Louis County
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- Makinen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Makinen is located in Saint Louis County
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- Chisholm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dunwoody Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dunwoody Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Aurora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Idington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Idington is located in Saint Louis County
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- Kitzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kitzville is located in Saint Louis County
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- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Saint Louis County
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- Salo Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salo Corner is located in Saint Louis County
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- Palo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palo is located in Saint Louis County
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- Redore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Redore is located in Saint Louis County
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- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Louis County
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- Lavinia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lavinia is located in Saint Louis County
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- Ruby Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ruby Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Colby
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Colby is located in Saint Louis County
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- Angora
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shermans Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Shermans Corner is located in Saint Louis County
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- Casco
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Casco is located in Saint Louis County
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- Onega
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Onega is located in Saint Louis County
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- Hibbing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scranton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Saint Louis County
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- Embarrass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Melrude
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
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- Little Swan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
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- Riley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riley is located in Saint Louis County
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- Mahoning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mahoning is located in Saint Louis County
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- Hinsdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hinsdale is located in Saint Louis County
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- Mesaba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mesaba is located in Saint Louis County
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- Old Mesaba
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Old Mesaba is located in Saint Louis County
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- Leander
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leander is located in Saint Louis County
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- Peyla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peyla is located in Saint Louis County
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- Wahlsten
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wahlsten is located in Saint Louis County
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- Central Lakes
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Central Lakes is located in Saint Louis County
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- Kerr
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Kerr is located in Saint Louis County
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- Leetonia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leetonia is located in Saint Louis County
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- Allen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Allen is located in Saint Louis County
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- Allen has also been known as:
- Allen Junction
- Hoyt Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wyman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Saint Louis County
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- Sax
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sax is located in Saint Louis County
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- Kelly Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kelly Lake is located in Saint Louis County
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- Sturgeon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County
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- Markham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Markham is located in Saint Louis County
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- Cook
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Side Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Stevenson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Stevenson is located in Saint Louis County
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- Tower Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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- Tower
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Whiteface
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteface is located in Saint Louis County
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- Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
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- Soudan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dumblane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dumblane is located in Saint Louis County
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- Kelsey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Kelsey is located in Saint Louis County
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- Skibo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Skibo is located in Saint Louis County
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- Toivola
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toivola is located in Saint Louis County
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- Murray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Saint Louis County
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- Linden Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linden Grove is located in Saint Louis County
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- Hull
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hull is located in Saint Louis County
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- Silica
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silica is located in Saint Louis County
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- Clappers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Clappers is located in Saint Louis County
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- Wakemup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wakemup is located in Saint Louis County
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- Payne
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Payne is located in Saint Louis County
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- Reno
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Saint Louis County
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- Haley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Saint Louis County
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- Bear River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
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- Meadow Brook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County
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- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shaw is located in Saint Louis County
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- Itasca County
- County Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/
- County Seat for Itasca: Grand Rapids
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
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- Nearest Communities to West Virginia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from West Virginia.
- Bennett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Bennett is located in Itasca County
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- Keewatin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Keewatin is located in Itasca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
- Bengal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Itasca County
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- Nashwauk
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Virginia) 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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