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Nearest Communities to Yankeetown,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Yankeetown.<1>

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

Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Big Stone County: Lac qui Parle, Stevens, Swift, Traverse, Grant (SD) & Roberts (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Yankeetown. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Big Stone 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 Yankeetown (which is Big Stone 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 Yankeetown

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

  • Big Stone County   (where Yankeetown resides)
    • County Website:   https://bigstonecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Big Stone:   Ortonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Yankeetown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Yankeetown.
      • Bonanza Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bonanza Grove is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza Grove
      • Beardsley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Foster
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Foster is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Barry
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Barry is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Big Stone Colony
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Big Stone Colony is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
      • Clinton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Graceville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lagoona Beach
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lagoona Beach is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagoona Beach
      • Cashtown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Cashtown is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
      • Ortonville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Johnson is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Odessa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Artichoke
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Artichoke is located in Big Stone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artichoke
  • Lac qui Parle County
  • Stevens County
  • Traverse County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Traverse:   Wheaton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Yankeetown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Yankeetown.
      • Browns Valley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Browns Valley is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
      • Dakomin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Dakomin is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakomin
      • Collis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Collis is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collis
      • Dumont
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Dumont is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Wheaton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Boisberg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Boisberg is located in Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisberg
  • Codington County
  • Day County
  • Grant County
  • Roberts County
    • County Website:   https://robertscosd.gov/
    • County Seat for Roberts:   Sisseton (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Yankeetown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Yankeetown.
      • Hiawatha Beach
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
      • Madsen Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Madsen Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen Beach
      • South Dakota Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • South Dakota Park is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dakota Park
        • Estimated population in 2014: 15 people
      • Hartford Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hartford Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford Beach
        • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
      • Linden Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Linden Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Beach
      • Shady Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Beach is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Beach
      • Wilmot
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilmot is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <3>
      • Peever Flats
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Peever Flats is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
      • Corona
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Corona is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
      • Peever
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Peever is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peever <3>
      • Schmidt Landing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Schmidt Landing is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Landing
      • Spring Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Spring Grove is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
        • Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Goodwill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Goodwill is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
          • Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
        • Diamond
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Diamond is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Sisseton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Sisseton is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisseton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,368 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisseton <3>
        • Summit
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Summit is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <3>
        • Rudebusch Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Rudebusch Corner is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudebusch Corner
        • Valley View Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Valley View Estates is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Estates
        • Long Hollow Housing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
          • Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
        • Ortley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ortley is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ortley <3>
        • Rosholt
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <3>
        • New Effington
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Victor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Victor is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
        • Hammer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
          • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
        • Claire City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Yankeetown) 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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