Nearest Communities to Wirock,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Wirock, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Wirock:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Wirock.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Wirock is located in Murray County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Murray County: Cottonwood, Lyon, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood & Rock.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wirock. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Murray 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 Wirock (which is Murray 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 Wirock
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Murray County (where Wirock resides)
- County Website: https://www.murray-countymn.com/
- County Seat for Murray: Slayton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Iona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Avoca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lime Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lime Creek is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek
- Slayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Dovray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Lake Wilson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lowville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Owanka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Owanka is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owanka
- The Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Current Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Current Lake is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
- Cottonwood County
- County Website: https://www.co.cottonwood.mn.us/
- County Seat for Cottonwood: Windom
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Westbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Storden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jeffers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Windom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.mn.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Jackson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Miloma
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Miloma is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miloma
- Heron Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Okabena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Spafford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Spafford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spafford
- Wilder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Rost
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rost is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rost
- Lakefield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Lyon County
- County Website: https://www.lyonco.org/
- County Seat for Lyon: Marshall
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Garvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Tracy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Balaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Amiret
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Amiret is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amiret
- Burchard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burchard is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
- Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Nobles County
- County Website: https://www.co.nobles.mn.us/
- County Seat for Nobles: Worthington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Pfingsten
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pfingsten is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfingsten
- Saint Kilian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Kilian is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Kilian
- Wilmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinbrae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Dundee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Reading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Lismore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Leota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Brewster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Worthington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rushmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Adrian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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- Org
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Ransom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Bigelow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Round Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pipestone County
- County Website: https://www.pipestone-county.com/
- County Seat for Pipestone: Pipestone
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Woodstock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
- Edgerton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hatfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Trosky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Holland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Ruthton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Redwood County
- County Website: https://redwoodcounty-mn.us/
- County Seat for Redwood: Redwood Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Walnut Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Revere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock County
- County Website: https://www.co.rock.mn.us/
- County Seat for Rock: Luverne
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wirock ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wirock.
- Kenneth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Magnolia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Hardwick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kanaranzi
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luverne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wirock) 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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