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Nearest Communities to Great Bend,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Great Bend.<1>

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

Great Bend 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 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Great Bend. 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 Great Bend (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 Great Bend

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

  • Richland County   (where Great Bend resides)
    • County Seat for Richland:   Wahpeton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Great Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Great Bend.
      • Sonora
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
        • Sonora is located in Richland County
      • Bayne
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayne
        • Bayne is located in Richland County
      • Fairview Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
        • Fairview Junction is located in Richland County
      • Oswald
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oswald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
        • Oswald is located in Richland County
      • Hankinson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Farmington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
        • Farmington is located in Richland County
      • Mooreton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mooreton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreton
        • Mooreton is located in Richland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooreton <4>
      • Mantador
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mantador have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantador
        • Mantador is located in Richland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mantador <4>
      • Elmore
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
        • Elmore is located in Richland County
      • Tyler
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
        • Tyler is located in Richland County
      • Dwight
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dwight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
        • Dwight is located in Richland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
      • Fairmount
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
        • Fairmount is located in Richland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Wahpeton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wahpeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
          • Wahpeton is located in Richland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,728 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahpeton <4>
        • Barney
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
          • Barney is located in Richland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barney <4>
        • Stiles
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stiles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
          • Stiles is located in Richland County
        • La Mars
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Mars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mars
          • La Mars is located in Richland County
        • Moselle
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moselle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
          • Moselle is located in Richland County
        • Blackmer
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
          • Blackmer is located in Richland County
        • Galchutt
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galchutt
          • Galchutt is located in Richland County
        • Wyndmere
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lidgerwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lidgerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidgerwood
          • Lidgerwood is located in Richland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lidgerwood <4>
        • Pitcairn
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitcairn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcairn
          • Pitcairn is located in Richland County
        • Abercrombie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Colfax
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Enloe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enloe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enloe
          • Enloe is located in Richland County
        • Walcott
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
          • Walcott is located in Richland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <4>
        • Christine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christine
          • Christine is located in Richland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christine <4>
  • Ransom County
  • Sargent County
    • County Seat for Sargent:   Forman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Great Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Great Bend.
      • Geneseo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneseo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
        • Geneseo is located in Sargent County
      • Hamlin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
        • Hamlin is located in Sargent County
      • De Lamere
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Lamere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamere
        • De Lamere is located in Sargent County
      • Cayuga
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
        • Cayuga is located in Sargent County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
      • Ransom City ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
        • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
  • Otter Tail County
    • County Website:   www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Otter Tail:   Fergus Falls (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Great Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Great Bend.
      • Western
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Western have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
        • Western is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
      • French
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French
        • French is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
      • Roberts
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
        • Roberts is located in Otter Tail County (MN)
  • Traverse County
    • County Seat for Traverse:   Wheaton (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Great Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Great Bend.
      • Boisberg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boisberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisberg
        • Boisberg is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Tintah
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tintah
        • Tintah is located in Traverse County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Wheaton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
        • Wheaton is located in Traverse County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <4>
      • Charlesville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
        • Charlesville is located in Traverse County (MN)
      • Dakomin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dakomin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakomin
        • Dakomin is located in Traverse County (MN)
  • Wilkin County
    • County Website:   www.co.wilkin.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Wilkin:   Breckenridge (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Great Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Great Bend.
      • Breckenridge
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Childs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
        • Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Doran
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
        • Doran is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
      • Brushvale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushvale
        • Brushvale is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Tenney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
        • Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
      • Campbell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
      • Kent
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Kent is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • McCauleyville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCauleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCauleyville
        • McCauleyville is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Everdell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everdell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everdell
        • Everdell is located in Wilkin County (MN)
      • Foxhome
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxhome have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
        • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Nashua
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
        • Nashua is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Wolverton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverton
        • Wolverton is located in Wilkin County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Marshall County
  • Roberts County
    • County Seat for Roberts:   Sisseton (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Great Bend   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Great Bend.
      • Victor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
        • Victor is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • White Rock
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
        • White Rock is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
      • Rosholt
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosholt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
        • Rosholt is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosholt <4>
      • New Effington
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Effington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Effington
        • New Effington is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Effington <4>
      • Hammer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
        • Hammer is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Estimated population in 2014: 241 people
      • Claire City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claire City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claire City
        • Claire City is located in Roberts County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claire City <4>
      • Dahlberg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlberg
        • Dahlberg is located in Roberts County (SD)
      • Diamond
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Diamond is located in Roberts County (SD)

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- Great Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Great Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.1544, Longitude: -96.8015       In this case, the coordinates for Great Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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