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Nearest Communities to Willmar,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Willmar.<1>

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

Willmar is located in Kandiyohi County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kandiyohi County: Chippewa, Meeker, Pope, Renville, Stearns & Swift.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Willmar. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Kandiyohi 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 Willmar (which is Kandiyohi 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 Willmar

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

  • Kandiyohi County   (where Willmar resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.kandiyohi.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Kandiyohi:   Willmar
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willmar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willmar.
      • Wilmar
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
        • Wilmar is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Parkwood Estates
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkwood Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwood Estates
        • Parkwood Estates is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Kandiyohi
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kandiyohi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kandiyohi
        • Kandiyohi is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
      • Priam
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priam
        • Priam is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Pennock
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
        • Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Svea
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
        • Svea is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Spicer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
        • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <4>
      • Blomkest
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blomkest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomkest
        • Blomkest is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Raymond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Raymond is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
      • Atwater
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Norway Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Lake
        • Norway Lake is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Roseland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
        • Roseland is located in Kandiyohi County
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        • Lake Lillian
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lillian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lillian
          • Lake Lillian is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lillian <4>
        • Prinsburg
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prinsburg
          • Prinsburg is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
        • New London
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Sunburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
          • Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
        • Hawick
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawick
          • Hawick is located in Kandiyohi County
        • Regal
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
          • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Chippewa County
    • County Website:   www.co.chippewa.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Montevideo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willmar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willmar.
      • Bunde
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunde
        • Bunde is located in Chippewa County
      • Clara City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara City
        • Clara City is located in Chippewa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,273 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clara City <4>
      • Louriston
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louriston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louriston
        • Louriston is located in Chippewa County
      • Gluek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gluek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluek
        • Gluek is located in Chippewa County
      • Maynard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
        • Maynard is located in Chippewa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <4>
      • Gracelock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gracelock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gracelock
        • Gracelock is located in Chippewa County
      • Asbury
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
        • Asbury is located in Chippewa County
  • Meeker County
    • County Website:   www.co.meeker.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Meeker:   Litchfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willmar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willmar.
      • Grove City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
        • Grove City is located in Meeker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
      • Rosendale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
        • Rosendale is located in Meeker County
      • Acton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
        • Acton is located in Meeker County
      • Crow River
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow River
        • Crow River is located in Meeker County
      • Cosmos
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cosmos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmos
        • Cosmos is located in Meeker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmos <4>
      • Strout
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strout
        • Strout is located in Meeker County
      • Manannah
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manannah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
        • Manannah is located in Meeker County
      • Beckville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
        • Beckville is located in Meeker County
      • Corvuso
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corvuso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corvuso
        • Corvuso is located in Meeker County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Litchfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Greenleaf
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
          • Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
        • Cedar Mills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
          • Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Forest City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
          • Forest City is located in Meeker County
        • Eden Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
          • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <4>
        • Casey
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
          • Casey is located in Meeker County
  • Pope County
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   www.co.renville.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Olivia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willmar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willmar.
      • Danube
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danube have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danube
        • Danube is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danube <4>
      • Olivia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Renville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Bird Island
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Sacred Heart
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Churchill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
        • Churchill is located in Renville County
      • Hector
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hector
        • Hector is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,041 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hector <4>
      • Lakeside
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
        • Lakeside is located in Renville County
  • Stearns County
    • County Website:   www.co.stearns.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Stearns:   Saint Cloud
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willmar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willmar.
      • Georgeville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgeville
        • Georgeville is located in Stearns County
      • Belgrade
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
        • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
      • Paynesville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
        • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <4>
      • Brooten
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooten
        • Brooten is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
      • Lake Henry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
        • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
      • Roscoe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Roscoe is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <4>
      • Spring Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Swift County
    • County Website:   www.swiftcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Swift:   Benson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willmar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willmar.
      • Kerkhoven
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerkhoven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerkhoven
        • Kerkhoven is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kerkhoven <4>
      • Murdock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
        • Murdock is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • De Graff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Graff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
        • De Graff is located in Swift County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Swift Falls
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swift Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
        • Swift Falls is located in Swift County
      • Benson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willmar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Willmar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1106, Longitude: -95.0428    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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