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Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 Woodward Brook.<1>

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


Woodward Brook is located in Mille Lacs County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mille Lacs County: Aitkin, Benton, Crow Wing, Isanti, Kanabec, Morrison & Sherburne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Woodward Brook. Of these communities, 103 are located in counties other than Mille Lacs 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 Woodward Brook (which is Mille Lacs 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 Woodward Brook

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

  • Mille Lacs County   (where Woodward Brook resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.millelacs.mn.gov/
    • County Seat for Mille Lacs:   Milaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Pease
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Brickton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Brickton is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
      • Milaca
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Milaca is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milaca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milaca <3>
      • Bock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Bock is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bock <3>
      • Foreston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Princeton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Estes Brook
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
      • Page
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Page is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
      • Johnsdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Johnsdale is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsdale
      • Onamia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Cove is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • Bayview
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Bayview is located in Mille Lacs County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
      • Wahkon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Anoka County
    • County Website:   https://www.anokacountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Anoka:   Anoka
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Saint Francis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nowthen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Nowthen is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowthen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,732 people
      • Woodlyn Court
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodlyn Court is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlyn Court
      • Bethel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Coopers Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Coopers Corner is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Corner
      • Oak Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • East Bethel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramsey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Mort
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mort is located in Anoka County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mort
  • Benton County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.benton.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Foley
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Glendorado
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Glendorado is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendorado
      • Oak Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Oak Park is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Ronneby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ronneby is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
      • Foley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Brennyville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Brennyville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennyville
      • Duelm
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Duelm is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
      • Gilman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • North Benton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • North Benton is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Benton
      • Parent
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Parent is located in Benton County
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      • Jakeville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jakeville is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakeville
      • Popple Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Popple Creek is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple Creek
      • Fruitville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Fruitville is located in Benton County
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        • Mayhew
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Mayhew is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
        • Sherwood Manor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sherwood Manor is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Manor
        • Sauk Rapids
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Watab
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Watab is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
        • Evergreen Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
        • Rockwood Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Rockwood Estates is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood Estates
  • Chisago County
    • County Website:   https://www.chisagocountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Chisago:   Center City
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Rush Point
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Rush Point is located in Chisago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
      • Stark
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Stark is located in Chisago County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Harris
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Rush City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Isanti County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.isanti.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Isanti:   Cambridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Carmody
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Carmody is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmody
      • Wyanett
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Wyanett is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyanett
      • Dalbo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Day
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Day is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
      • Pine Brook
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pine Brook is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Brook
      • Spencer Brook
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Spencer Brook is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Brook
      • West Point
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • West Point is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
      • Springvale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Springvale is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Walbo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Walbo is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbo
      • Elm Park
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Elm Park is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
      • Bradford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bradford is located in Isanti County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Oxlip
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Oxlip is located in Isanti County
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        • West Lake Francis Shores
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Andree
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Andree is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andree
        • Crown
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Crown is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
        • East Lake Francis Shores
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Cambridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Stanchfield Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Stanchfield Corner is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanchfield Corner
        • Grandy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Stanchfield
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Edgewood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Edgewood is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
        • Braham
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Isanti
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Minnesota Boys Town
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Minnesota Boys Town is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Boys Town
        • Bodum
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bodum is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodum
        • Stanley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Stanley is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
        • Isanti Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Isanti Estates is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isanti Estates
        • Blomford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Blomford is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blomford
        • Spring Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Spring Lake is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
        • Weber
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Weber is located in Isanti County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
  • Kanabec County
    • County Website:   https://www.kanabeccounty.org/
    • County Seat for Kanabec:   Mora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Lewis Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lewis Lake is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lake
      • Ogilvie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Coin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Coin is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
      • Brunswick
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Brunswick is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Mora
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mora is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,583 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mora <3>
      • Grass Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Grass Lake is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
      • Grasston
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Quamba
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Quamba is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quamba
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Warman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Warman is located in Kanabec County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warman
  • Morrison County
    • County Website:   https://morrisoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Morrison:   Little Falls
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Ramey
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ramey is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Morrill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Morrill is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Little Rock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Rock is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
      • Hillman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Buckman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Buckman is located in Morrison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Pine County
  • Sherburne County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sherburne.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Sherburne:   Elk River
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Santiago
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
      • Zimmerman Terrace
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Zimmerman Terrace is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman Terrace
      • Zimmerman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Zimmerman is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,135 people
        • Zimmerman has also been known as:
        • Lake Fremont
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zimmerman <3>
      • Orrock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Orrock is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
      • Briggs Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Briggs Lake is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Lake
      • Elk River
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Pine Ridge Court
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Ridge Court is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Court
      • Big Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Becker
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Becker is located in Sherburne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,033 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Becker <3>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Salida
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Salida is located in Sherburne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
        • Bailey
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bailey is located in Sherburne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
        • Big Lake Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Big Lake Estates is located in Sherburne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Estates
        • Lake Orono Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Lake Orono Estates is located in Sherburne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orono Estates
        • Clear Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Cable
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cable is located in Sherburne County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
  • Stearns County
  • Wright County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wright.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wright:   Buffalo
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woodward Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woodward Brook.
      • Enfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Enfield is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Monticello
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Otsego
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Clearwater Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Clearwater Estates is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Estates
      • Clearwater
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Hasty
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Hasty is located in Wright County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
      • Albertville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Woodward Brook) 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.