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Nearest Communities to Merrifield,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 north.

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 north 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.<1>

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

Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grand Forks County: Polk (MN), Nelson, Steele, Traill & Walsh.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Merrifield. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Grand Forks 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 Merrifield (which is Grand Forks 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 Merrifield

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

  • Grand Forks County   (where Merrifield resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.gfcounty.nd.gov/
    • County Seat for Grand Forks:   Grand Forks
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merrifield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merrifield.
      • Thompson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Grand Forks
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Calspur
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Calspur is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calspur
      • Powell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Powell is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
      • Ojata ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ojata is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojata
      • North Grand Forks
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • North Grand Forks is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grand Forks
      • Kelly
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Kelly is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • Emerado
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Reynolds
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Holmes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Holmes is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
      • Manvel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Manvel is located in Grand Forks County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manvel
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manvel <3>
      • Mekinock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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        • Arvilla
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Honeyford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Honeyford is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyford
        • Northwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Gilby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Gilby is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilby
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilby <3>
        • Kempton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Kempton is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
        • Larimore
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Johnstown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Johnstown is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
        • Hannah Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Hannah Junction is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah Junction
        • McCanna
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • McCanna is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCanna
        • Shawnee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Shawnee is located in Grand Forks County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
  • Steele County
  • Traill County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.traill.nd.us/
    • County Seat for Traill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merrifield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merrifield.
      • Buxton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hatton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cummings
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Portland Junction
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Portland Junction is located in Traill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Junction
      • Mayville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Taft
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Taft is located in Traill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Portland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Hillsboro
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Murray
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Murray is located in Traill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
      • Roseville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Roseville is located in Traill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Walsh County
  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.marshall.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Warren (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merrifield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merrifield.
      • Alvarado
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Alvarado is located in Marshall County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
      • Oslo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Oslo is located in Marshall County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oslo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oslo <3>
      • March
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • March is located in Marshall County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for March
      • Warren
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Warren is located in Marshall County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
  • Norman County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Crookston (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Merrifield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Merrifield.
      • East Grand Forks
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Bygland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Bygland is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bygland
      • Mallory
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Mallory is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
      • Davidson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Davidson is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
      • Fisher
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Fisher is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Freeman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Freeman is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Key West
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Key West is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key West
      • Ross
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Ross is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Eldred
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Eldred is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Sherack
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sherack is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherack
      • Tabor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Tabor is located in Polk County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
      • Hixon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hixon is located in Polk County (MN)
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        • Girard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Girard is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
        • Climax
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Climax is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
        • Shirley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Shirley is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
        • Anglim
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Anglim is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglim
        • Carman Terrace
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Carman Terrace is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Terrace
        • Crookston Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Crookston Junction is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crookston Junction
        • Crookston
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Noyes Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Noyes Junction is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noyes Junction
        • Wilds
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Wilds is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilds
        • Euclid
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Euclid is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
        • Forest Knolls Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Forest Knolls Estates is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Knolls Estates
        • Angus
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverview Terrace
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Riverview Terrace is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Terrace
        • Nielsville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
        • Roan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Roan is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roan
        • Burwell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Burwell is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
        • Greenview
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Greenview is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
        • Harold
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Harold is located in Polk County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold

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 from Point A (ie- Merrifield) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.