Nearest Communities to Westfield Center,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Westfield Center, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Westfield Center:
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 starting from Westfield Center.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Westfield Center is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Dodge County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dodge County: Freeborn, Goodhue, Mower, Olmsted, Rice & Steele.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 133 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Westfield Center. Of these communities, 117 are located in counties other than Dodge County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Westfield Center (which is Dodge 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 Westfield Center
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Dodge County (where Westfield Center resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.dodge.mn.us/
- County Seat for Dodge: Mantorville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Vlasaty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Vlasaty is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vlasaty
- Claremont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dodge Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Estates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Estates is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Estates
- Valley View Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Valley View Park is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Park
- Hayfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eden is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Oslo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oslo is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
- Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Wasioja
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wasioja is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioja
- Kasson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mantorville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- West Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Berne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berne is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
- Danesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Danesville is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danesville
- Fillmore County
- County Website: https://www.co.fillmore.mn.us/
- County Seat for Fillmore: Preston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- Hamilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton is located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Freeborn County
- County Website: https://www.co.freeborn.mn.us/
- County Seat for Freeborn: Albert Lea
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Maple Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Island is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
- Geneva
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Freeborn County
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- Muckland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Muckland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muckland
- South Hollandale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- South Hollandale is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hollandale
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Freeborn County
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- Twin Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Grove is located in Freeborn County
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- Lerdal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lerdal is located in Freeborn County
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- Sigsbee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sigsbee is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Bath
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bath is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Clarks Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hollandale Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hollandale Junction is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale Junction
- Petran
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Petran is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petran
- Bancroft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Freeborn County
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- Hayward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Myrtle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Albert Lea
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- London
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- London is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Glenville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murtaugh
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Murtaugh is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murtaugh
- Stoney Creek Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stoney Creek Estates is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek Estates
- Goodhue County
- County Website: https://goodhuecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Goodhue: Red Wing
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Skyberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Skyberg is located in Goodhue County
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- Roscoe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
- Kenyon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bombay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bombay is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
- Pine Island
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Roscoe Center is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe Center
- Wanamingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nansen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nansen is located in Goodhue County
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- Zumbrota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Mills is located in Goodhue County
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- Hader
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hader is located in Goodhue County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hader
- Mower County
- County Website: https://www.co.mower.mn.us/
- County Seat for Mower: Austin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Waltham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sargeant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sargeant is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargeant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Corning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Corning is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Mayville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mayville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
- Lansing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lansing is located in Mower County
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- Andyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andyville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andyville
- Brownsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ramsey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ramsey is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Mapleview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Mapleview is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Renova ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Renova is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Austin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nicolville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Nicolville is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Austin Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Austin Acres is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Acres
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Varco
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Varco is located in Mower County
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- Elkton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton is located in Mower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Rose Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grand Meadow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Racine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Olmsted County
- County Website: https://www.olmstedcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Olmsted: Rochester
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Rock Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rock Dell is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Dell
- Shanty Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Shanty Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanty Town
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Salem Corners is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Corners
- Post Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Post Town is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Genoa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- High Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- High Forest is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Forest
- Douglas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Golden Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Golden Hill is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
- Judge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Judge is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judge
- Rochester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Stewartville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oronoco Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oronoco Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco Estates
- Oronoco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hallmark Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hallmark Terrace is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallmark Terrace
- Oak Terrace Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Terrace Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Terrace Estates
- Rocky Creek Estates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Creek Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek Estates
- Simpson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Zumbro Ridge Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Zumbro Ridge Estates is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumbro Ridge Estates
- Cedar Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Beach is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Beach
- Pleasant Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Ringe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ringe is located in Olmsted County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringe
- Rice County
- County Website: https://www.ricecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Rice: Faribault
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Moland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Moland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moland
- Epsom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Epsom is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsom
- Walcott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Ruskin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ruskin is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Prairieville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Nerstrand
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cannon City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cannon City is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon City
- Faribault
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
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- Morristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Steele County
- County Website: https://www.steelecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Steele: Owatonna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Bixby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bixby is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Blooming Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Steele County
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- Pratt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pratt is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
- Litomysl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Litomysl is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litomysl
- Rice Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Steele County
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- Havana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havana is located in Steele County
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- River Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- River Point is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point
- Steele Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Steele Center is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Center
- Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hope is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Saco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saco is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
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- Merton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merton is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merton
- Owatonna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ellendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clinton Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Clinton Falls is located in Steele County
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- Medford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Lemond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lemond is located in Steele County
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- Meriden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Meriden is located in Steele County
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- Deerfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Wabasha County
- County Website: https://www.co.wabasha.mn.us/
- County Seat for Wabasha: Wabasha
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- Mazeppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waseca County
- County Website: https://www.wasecacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Waseca: Waseca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Westfield Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Westfield Center.
- Vista
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- New Richland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Otisco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Otisco is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Colony Court
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Colony Court is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Court
- Waseca
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westfield Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Westfield Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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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