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Nearest Communities to Farmington,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 starting from Farmington.<1>

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

Farmington is located in Richland County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Traverse (MN), Wilkin (MN), Cass, Ransom, Sargent & Roberts (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Farmington. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Richland 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 Farmington (which is Richland 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 Farmington

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

  • Richland County   (where Farmington resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.richland.nd.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Wahpeton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Dwight
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Dwight is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Fairview Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
      • Mooreton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Wahpeton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Galchutt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Galchutt is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
      • Great Bend
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Elmore
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmore is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Tyler
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Tyler is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
      • Bayne
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Bayne is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayne
      • Pitcairn
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Pitcairn is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcairn
      • Barney
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Abercrombie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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        • Mantador
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Sonora
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Sonora is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Oswald
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Oswald is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
        • Colfax
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hankinson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Enloe
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Enloe is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
        • Fairmount
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Moselle
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Moselle is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
        • Wyndmere
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Stiles
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Stiles is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
        • Christine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Walcott
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Blackmer
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Blackmer is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
        • La Mars
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • La Mars is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mars
        • Lidgerwood
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Lithia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Lithia is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
        • Barrie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Barrie is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrie
        • Power
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Power is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Cass County
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountynd.gov/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Fargo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Hickson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Hickson is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickson
      • Norman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Norman is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Oxbow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Oxbow is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
      • Kindred
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ransom County
  • Sargent County
  • Clay County
  • Otter Tail County
    • County Website:   https://ottertailcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Otter Tail:   Fergus Falls (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • French
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • French is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
      • Rothsay
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Rothsay is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsay
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothsay <3>
      • Carlisle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Carlisle is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Roberts
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Roberts is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
      • Western
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Western is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
      • Elizabeth
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • River Bluff Estates
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • River Bluff Estates is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Estates
  • Traverse County
  • Wilkin County
    • County Website:   https://wilkincounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Wilkin:   Breckenridge (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farmington   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farmington.
      • Breckenridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Brushvale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Brushvale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushvale
      • Kent
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • McCauleyville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
      • Doran
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Everdell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Everdell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
      • Childs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Foxhome
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Wolverton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Campbell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Tenney
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
        • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
      • Nashua
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Lawndale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lawndale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawndale
  • Roberts County

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- Farmington) 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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