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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting 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:   https://cedarcountyne.gov/
    • 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)
      • 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)
      • 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)
        • 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 Website:   https://dakotacounty.ne.gov/
    • 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)
      • 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:   https://dixoncountyne.gov/
    • 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)
      • 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
  • Pierce County
    • County Website:   https://piercecountyne.gov/
    • 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
  • Wayne County
  • Clay County
  • Union County

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 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.
<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.