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Nearest Communities to Laurel,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Laurel.<1>

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


Laurel is located in Cedar County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cedar County: Dixon, Knox, Pierce, Wayne, Clay (SD) & Yankton (SD).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Laurel. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Cedar 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 Laurel (which is Cedar 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 Laurel

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

  • Cedar County   (where Laurel resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Belden
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Coleridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
        • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <3>
      • Randolph
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hartington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
        • Hartington is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <3>
      • Obert
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obert
        • Obert is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Magnet
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Magnet is located in Cedar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <3>
      • Saint James
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
        • Saint James is located in Cedar County
      • Bow Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley
        • Bow Valley is located in Cedar County
      • Pleasant Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Cedar County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Wynot
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Bow Valley Mills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley Mills
          • Bow Valley Mills is located in Cedar County
        • Fordyce
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
          • Fordyce is located in Cedar County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <3>
        • Constance
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
          • Constance is located in Cedar County
        • Saint Helena
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
          • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <3>
        • Menominee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menominee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
          • Menominee is located in Cedar County
  • Dakota County
    • County Seat for Dakota:   Dakota City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Goodwin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwin
        • Goodwin is located in Dakota County
      • Nacora
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nacora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacora
        • Nacora is located in Dakota County
      • Willis
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
        • Willis is located in Dakota County
      • Hubbard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jackson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Jackson is located in Dakota County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
  • Dixon County
    • County Website:   www.co.dixon.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Dixon:   Ponca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Dixon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Concord
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Concord is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
      • Allen
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Martinsburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
        • Martinsburg is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
      • Wakefield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lime Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
        • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County
      • Waterbury
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Maskell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
        • Maskell is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Newcastle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ponca
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Emerson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Emerson is located in Dixon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <3>
      • Ionia ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
        • Ionia is located in Dixon County
      • Lembke Landing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lembke Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lembke Landing
        • Lembke Landing is located in Dixon County
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   www.co.knox.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Wausa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
        • Wausa is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <3>
      • Crofton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
        • Crofton is located in Knox County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <3>
      • Bloomfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   www.co.pierce.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Pierce
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • West Randolph ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Randolph have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Randolph
        • West Randolph is located in Pierce County
      • McLean
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wee Town
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wee Town
        • Wee Town is located in Pierce County
      • Osmond
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pierce
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
        • Pierce is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
      • Hadar
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stanton County
  • Thurston County
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Pender
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Thurston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thurston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
        • Thurston is located in Thurston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurston <3>
      • Pender
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   www.county.waynene.org/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Wayne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Carroll
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
        • Carroll is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll <3>
      • Sholes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sholes
        • Sholes is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
      • Wayne
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
        • Wayne is located in Wayne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <3>
      • Winside
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Altona
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
        • Altona is located in Wayne County
      • Hoskins
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
  • Union County
    • County Seat for Union:   Elk Point (SD)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laurel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laurel.
      • Elk Point
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
        • Elk Point is located in Union County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <3>
      • Jefferson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Union County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <3>
      • Junction City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
        • Junction City is located in Union County (SD)
      • Dakota Dunes
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • McCook Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCook Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook Lake
        • McCook Lake is located in Union County (SD)
      • North Sioux City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Sioux City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
        • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <3>

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- Laurel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Laurel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4285, Longitude: -97.0912    
<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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