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Nearest Communities to Mapes,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Mapes.<1>

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

Mapes is located in Nelson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nelson County: Benson, Eddy, Grand Forks, Griggs, Ramsey, Steele & Walsh.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 45 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mapes. Of these communities, 31 are located in counties other than Nelson 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 Mapes (which is Nelson 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 Mapes

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

  • Nelson County   (where Mapes resides)
    • County Seat for Nelson:   Lakota
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mapes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mapes.
      • Michigan City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
        • Michigan City is located in Nelson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Michigan
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lakota
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Pelto
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelto
        • Pelto is located in Nelson County
      • Petersburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
        • Petersburg is located in Nelson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
      • Whitman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
      • Wamduska ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamduska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamduska
        • Wamduska is located in Nelson County
      • Dahlen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahlen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlen
        • Dahlen is located in Nelson County
      • Pekin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
        • Pekin is located in Nelson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <4>
      • Tolna
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolna
        • Tolna is located in Nelson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolna <4>
      • McVille
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McVille have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
        • McVille is located in Nelson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McVille <4>
      • Kloten
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kloten have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kloten
        • Kloten is located in Nelson County
      • Aneta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Benson County
  • Eddy County
  • Grand Forks County
    • County Website:   www.grandforkscountygov.com/
    • County Seat for Grand Forks:   Grand Forks
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mapes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mapes.
      • Niagara
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
        • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
      • McCanna
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Logan Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Center
        • Logan Center is located in Grand Forks County
      • Orr
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Hannah Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannah Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Junction
        • Hannah Junction is located in Grand Forks County
      • Forest River Colony
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest River Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River Colony
        • Forest River Colony is located in Grand Forks County
      • Inkster
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Larimore
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Ramsey County
    • County Seat for Ramsey:   Devils Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mapes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mapes.
      • Bartlett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Brocket
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brocket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brocket
        • Brocket is located in Ramsey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brocket <4>
      • Doyon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Southam
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southam
        • Southam is located in Ramsey County
      • Lawton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
        • Lawton is located in Ramsey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <4>
      • Crary
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crary
        • Crary is located in Ramsey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crary <4>
      • Rohrville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rohrville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrville
        • Rohrville is located in Ramsey County
      • Essex
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
        • Essex is located in Ramsey County
      • Keith
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
        • Keith is located in Ramsey County
      • Edmore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmore
        • Edmore is located in Ramsey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmore <4>
      • Devils Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Walsh County
    • County Seat for Walsh:   Grafton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mapes   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mapes.
      • Praha ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Praha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Praha
        • Praha is located in Walsh County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Praha
        • From Mapes to Praha
      • Fordville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
        • Fordville is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordville <4>
      • Lankin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankin
        • Lankin is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lankin <4>
      • Adams
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conway
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
        • Conway is located in Walsh County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
      • Pisek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mapes) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mapes. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0296, Longitude: -98.2278       In this case, the coordinates for Mapes 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.
<5>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.




 

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