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Nearest Communities to Pekin,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

Pekin 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 43 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Pekin. Of these communities, 30 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 Pekin (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 Pekin

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

  • Nelson County   (where Pekin resides)
    • County Seat for Nelson:   Lakota
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pekin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pekin.
      • Tolna
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
      • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • McVille
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Wamduska ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Kloten
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Lakota
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Mapes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapes
        • Mapes is located in Nelson County
      • Aneta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Michigan City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Petersburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Pelto
        (25 miles [40.2 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
      • Whitman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
        • Whitman is located in Nelson County
  • Benson County
  • Eddy County
  • Foster County
    • County Seat for Foster:   Carrington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pekin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pekin.
      • McHenry
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
        • Glenfield is located in Foster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenfield <4>
      • Juanita
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juanita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
        • Juanita is located in Foster County
      • Grace City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace City
        • Grace City is located in Foster County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace City <4>
  • Grand Forks County
    • County Website:   www.grandforkscountygov.com/
    • County Seat for Grand Forks:   Grand Forks
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pekin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pekin.
      • Logan Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Niagara
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawnee
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
  • Griggs County
    • County Seat for Griggs:   Cooperstown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pekin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pekin.
      • Mose
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mose
        • Mose is located in Griggs County
      • Binford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford
        • Binford is located in Griggs County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binford <4>
      • Jessie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cooperstown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooperstown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
        • Cooperstown is located in Griggs County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
      • Sutton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Mardell ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mardell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardell
        • Mardell is located in Griggs County
      • Shepard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard
        • Shepard is located in Griggs County
      • Revere
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Revere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revere
        • Revere is located in Griggs County
  • Ramsey County
    • County Seat for Ramsey:   Devils Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Pekin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Pekin.
      • Bartlett
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
        • Bartlett is located in Ramsey County
      • Doyon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyon
        • Doyon is located in Ramsey County
      • Crary
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
      • Southam
        (27 miles [43.5 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
      • Keith
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Rohrville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Brocket
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • 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>
      • Essex
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
  • Steele 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 from Point A (ie- Pekin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pekin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7911, Longitude: -98.3270       In this case, the coordinates for Pekin 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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