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Nearest Communities to Heaton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Heaton.<1>

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

Heaton is located in Wells County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wells County: Benson, Eddy, Foster, Kidder, Pierce, Sheridan & Stutsman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 33 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Heaton. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Wells 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 Heaton (which is Wells 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 Heaton

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

  • Wells County   (where Heaton resides)
    • County Seat for Wells:   Fessenden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Heaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Heaton.
      • Sykeston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bowdon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
        • Bowdon is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <3>
      • Emrick
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emrick
        • Emrick is located in Wells County
      • Cathay
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cathay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathay
        • Cathay is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cathay <3>
      • Dover
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
        • Dover is located in Wells County
      • Fessenden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fessenden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden
        • Fessenden is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fessenden <3>
      • Chaseley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Manfred
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manfred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manfred
        • Manfred is located in Wells County
      • Hurdsfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurdsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdsfield
        • Hurdsfield is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurdsfield <3>
      • Bremen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hamberg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamberg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamberg
        • Hamberg is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamberg <3>
      • Heimdal
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heimdal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimdal
        • Heimdal is located in Wells County
      • Harvey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
        • Harvey is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
      • Wellsburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
        • Wellsburg is located in Wells County
  • Eddy County
    • County Seat for Eddy:   New Rockford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Heaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Heaton.
      • Munster
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
        • Munster is located in Eddy County
      • New Rockford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dundas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
        • Dundas is located in Eddy County
      • Divide
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
        • Divide is located in Eddy County
      • Brantford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
        • Brantford is located in Eddy County
  • Foster County
    • County Seat for Foster:   Carrington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Heaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Heaton.
      • Lemert
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
        • Lemert is located in Foster County
      • Carrington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Guptill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
        • Guptill is located in Foster County
      • Barlow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
        • Barlow is located in Foster County
      • Melville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
        • Melville is located in Foster County
      • Bordulac
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordulac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordulac
        • Bordulac is located in Foster County
  • Kidder County
    • County Seat for Kidder:   Steele
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Heaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Heaton.
      • Lake Williams
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Williams
        • Lake Williams is located in Kidder County
      • Pettibone
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettibone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettibone
        • Pettibone is located in Kidder County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettibone <3>
      • Robinson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Robinson is located in Kidder County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <3>
  • Pierce County
  • Sheridan County
  • Stutsman County
    • County Seat for Stutsman:   Jamestown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Heaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Heaton.
      • Woodworth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
        • Woodworth is located in Stutsman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodworth <3>
      • Goldwin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldwin
        • Goldwin is located in Stutsman County
      • Vashti
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vashti have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vashti
        • Vashti is located in Stutsman County

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- Heaton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heaton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4783, Longitude: -99.5479       In this case, the coordinates for Heaton 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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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