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Nearest Communities to White Shield,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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

White Shield is located in McLean County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLean County: Burleigh, Dunn, McHenry, Mercer, Mountrail, Oliver, Sheridan & Ward.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 33 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of White Shield. Of these communities, 21 are located in counties other than McLean 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 White Shield (which is McLean 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 White Shield

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

  • McLean County   (where White Shield resides)
    • County Website:   www.visitmcleancounty.com/
    • County Seat for McLean:   Washburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to White Shield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from White Shield.
      • Roseglen
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Emmet
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
        • Emmet is located in McLean County
      • Nishu ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nishu. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishu
        • Nishu is located in McLean County
      • Raub
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raub have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
        • Raub is located in McLean County
      • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbowoods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
        • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
      • Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
        • Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
      • Garrison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Garrison is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrison <3>
      • Riverdale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charging Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
        • Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
      • Shell Creek ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shell Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
        • Shell Creek is located in McLean County
      • Max
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max
        • Max is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max <3>
      • Coleharbor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleharbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleharbor
        • Coleharbor is located in McLean County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleharbor <3>
  • Dunn County
    • County Seat for Dunn:   Manning
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to White Shield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from White Shield.
      • Twin Buttes
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
        • Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
      • Independance ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
        • Independance is located in Dunn County
      • Dodge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mercer County
    • County Seat for Mercer:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to White Shield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from White Shield.
      • Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
        • Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
      • Red Butte ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Butte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
        • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
      • Pick City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pick City
        • Pick City is located in Mercer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Krem ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Krem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krem
        • Krem is located in Mercer County
      • Truax
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truax
        • Truax is located in Mercer County
      • Zap
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zap
        • Zap is located in Mercer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zap <3>
      • Beulah
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
        • Beulah is located in Mercer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <3>
      • Golden Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
        • Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <3>
      • Hazen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountrail County
    • County Seat for Mountrail:   Stanley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to White Shield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from White Shield.
      • Prairie Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Junction
        • Prairie Junction is located in Mountrail County
      • Wabek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabek
        • Wabek is located in Mountrail County
      • Parshall
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Plaza
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
        • Plaza is located in Mountrail County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaza <3>
      • Van Hook
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Van Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Hook
        • Van Hook is located in Mountrail County
  • Ward County
    • County Website:   www.co.ward.nd.us/
    • County Seat for Ward:   Minot
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to White Shield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from White Shield.
      • Ryder
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Makoti
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Douglas
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Hesnault
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesnault have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesnault
        • Hesnault is located in Ward County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Shield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Shield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.6614, Longitude: -101.8452       In this case, the coordinates for White Shield 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.
<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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