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Nearest Communities to Des Lacs,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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 Des Lacs.<1>

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

Des Lacs is located in Ward County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ward County: Burke, McHenry, McLean, Mountrail & Renville.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Des Lacs. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than Ward 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 Des Lacs (which is Ward 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 Des Lacs

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

  • Ward County   (where Des Lacs resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.ward.nd.us/
    • County Seat for Ward:   Minot
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Des Lacs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Des Lacs.
      • Ralston
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
        • Ralston is located in Ward County
      • Lonetree
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Burlington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Foxholm
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxholm
        • Foxholm is located in Ward County
      • Berthold
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Drady
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drady
        • Drady is located in Ward County
      • Minot
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ruthville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
        • Ruthville is located in Ward County
      • Carpio
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hesnault
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesnault have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesnault
        • Hesnault is located in Ward County
      • Hartland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
        • Hartland is located in Ward County
      • South Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Prairie
        • South Prairie is located in Ward County
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        • Surrey
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
          • Surrey is located in Ward County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,405 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surrey <4>
        • Logan
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
          • Logan is located in Ward County
        • Aurelia
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurelia
          • Aurelia is located in Ward County
        • Donnybrook
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Ryder
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Makoti
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Wolseth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolseth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolseth
          • Wolseth is located in Ward County
        • Sawyer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
          • Sawyer is located in Ward County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
        • Douglas
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Baden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
          • Baden is located in Ward County
  • Bottineau County
    • County Seat for Bottineau:   Bottineau
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Manitoba lies to the north and the Province of Saskatchewan to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Des Lacs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Des Lacs.
      • Forfar
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forfar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forfar
        • Forfar is located in Bottineau County
      • Lansford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansford
        • Lansford is located in Bottineau County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansford <4>
      • Truro
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
        • Truro is located in Bottineau County
  • McHenry County
    • County Seat for McHenry:   Towner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Des Lacs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Des Lacs.
      • Deering
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deering have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering
        • Deering is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deering <4>
      • Genoa
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
        • Genoa is located in McHenry County
      • Norwich
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
        • Norwich is located in McHenry County
      • Rising ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising
        • Rising is located in McHenry County
  • Mountrail County
    • County Seat for Mountrail:   Stanley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Des Lacs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Des Lacs.
      • Tagus
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tagus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagus
        • Tagus is located in Mountrail County
      • Plaza
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
        • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <4>
      • Prairie Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
        • Prairie Junction is located in Mountrail County
      • Blaisdell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wabek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabek
        • Wabek is located in Mountrail County
      • Coulee
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulee
        • Coulee is located in Mountrail County
  • Renville County
    • County Website:   www.renvillecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Renville:   Mohall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Des Lacs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Des Lacs.
      • Glenburn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Grano
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grano
        • Grano is located in Renville County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Chola
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chola
        • Chola is located in Renville County
      • Greene
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
        • Greene is located in Renville County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Des Lacs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Des Lacs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.2576, Longitude: -101.5640    
<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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