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Nearest Communities to Akra,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 Akra.<1>

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

Akra is located in Pembina County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pembina County: Kittson (MN), Cavalier & Walsh.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Akra. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Pembina 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 Akra (which is Pembina 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 Akra

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

  • Pembina County   (where Akra resides)
    • County Seat for Pembina:   Cavalier
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Akra   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Akra.
      • Svold
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Svold. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svold
        • Svold is located in Pembina County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Svold
        • From Akra to Svold
      • Cavalier
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Backoo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Hallson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallson
        • Hallson is located in Pembina County
      • Canton City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leyden
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
        • Leyden is located in Pembina County
      • Mountain
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
        • Mountain is located in Pembina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain <4>
      • Concrete
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concrete have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
        • Concrete is located in Pembina County
      • Leroy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hamilton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Hamilton is located in Pembina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
      • Crystal
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Glasston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Bathgate
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Walhalla
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Gardar
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Dimock ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
          • Dimock is located in Pembina County
        • Neche
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neche have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neche
          • Neche is located in Pembina County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neche <4>
        • Ottention ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottention have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottention
          • Ottention is located in Pembina County
        • Saint Thomas
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
          • Saint Thomas is located in Pembina County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Thomas <4>
        • Joliette
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Fleece
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleece have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleece
          • Fleece is located in Pembina County
        • McArthur
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Bowesmont
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Pembina
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembina
          • Pembina is located in Pembina County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembina <4>
        • Pittsburgh
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Huron City ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
          • Huron City is located in Pembina County
        • Drayton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cavalier County
    • County Seat for Cavalier:   Langdon
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Akra   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Akra.
      • Hanks Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Olga
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olga have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
        • Olga is located in Cavalier County
      • Milton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Union
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Cavalier County
      • Vang
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vang have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vang
        • Vang is located in Cavalier County
      • Osnabrock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osnabrock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osnabrock
        • Osnabrock is located in Cavalier County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osnabrock <4>
      • Easby
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easby
        • Easby is located in Cavalier County
      • Langdon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Cavalier County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,724 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langdon <4>
  • Walsh County
    • County Seat for Walsh:   Grafton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Akra   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Akra.
      • Hoople
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoople have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoople
        • Hoople is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoople <4>
      • Edinburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
        • Edinburg is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <4>
      • Kerry ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Auburn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Nash
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
        • Nash is located in Walsh County
      • Mandt
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Park River
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park River
        • Park River is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,305 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park River <4>
      • Cashel ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cashel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashel
        • Cashel is located in Walsh County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cashel
        • From Akra to Cashel
      • Pleasant Valley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Grafton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Herrick
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Adams
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fairdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdale
        • Fairdale is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairdale <4>
  • Kittson County
    • County Seat for Kittson:   Hallock (MN)
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Akra   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Akra.
      • Joliette Ferry
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliette Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliette Ferry
        • Joliette Ferry is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Saint Vincent
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent
        • Saint Vincent is located in Kittson County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
      • Saint Vincent Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Vincent Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Vincent Junction
        • Saint Vincent Junction is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Noyes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noyes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes
        • Noyes is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Sultan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sultan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sultan
        • Sultan is located in Kittson County (MN)
      • Humboldt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Mattson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mattson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattson
        • Mattson is located in Kittson County (MN)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Mattson
        • From Akra to Mattson
      • Robbin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbin
        • Robbin is located in Kittson County (MN)

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 from Point A (ie- Akra) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Akra. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7758, Longitude: -97.7264    
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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