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Nearest Communities to Alexandria,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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

Alexandria is located in Hanson County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hanson County: Davison, Hutchinson, McCook, Miner & Sanborn.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alexandria. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Hanson 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 Alexandria (which is Hanson 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 Alexandria

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

  • Hanson County   (where Alexandria resides)
    • County Seat for Hanson:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • Fulton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
        • Fulton is located in Hanson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
      • Rockport Colony
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport Colony
        • Rockport Colony is located in Hanson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 32 people
      • Farmer
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
        • Farmer is located in Hanson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
      • Emery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
        • Emery is located in Hanson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emery <4>
      • Riverside
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Hanson County
      • Plano
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
        • Plano is located in Hanson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
      • Maywood ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
        • Maywood is located in Hanson County
      • Epiphany
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epiphany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epiphany
        • Epiphany is located in Hanson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
      • Farwell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Hanson County
  • Davison County
    • County Website:   www.davisoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Davison:   Mitchell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • Ethan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mitchell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • River Bluff Addition
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
        • River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
      • Loomis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
        • Loomis is located in Davison County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>
      • Betts
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
        • Betts is located in Davison County
      • Mount Vernon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
        • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
      • Metzgerville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzgerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzgerville
        • Metzgerville is located in Davison County
  • Douglas County
  • Hutchinson County
    • County Seat for Hutchinson:   Olivet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • New Elm Springs Colony
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Elm Springs Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elm Springs Colony
        • New Elm Springs Colony is located in Hutchinson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 600 people
      • Milltown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
        • Milltown is located in Hutchinson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 115 people
      • Clayton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
        • Clayton is located in Hutchinson County
      • Dimock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimock
        • Dimock is located in Hutchinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dimock <4>
      • Tschetter Colony
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tschetter Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tschetter Colony
        • Tschetter Colony is located in Hutchinson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 80 people
      • Parkston
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wolf Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
        • Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
      • Beardsley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beardsley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
        • Beardsley is located in Hutchinson County
      • Freeman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Olivet
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
        • Olivet is located in Hutchinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <4>
      • Menno
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
        • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <4>
      • Tripp
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp
        • Tripp is located in Hutchinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripp <4>
  • McCook County
    • County Seat for McCook:   Salem
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • Spencer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
        • Spencer is located in McCook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
      • Bridgewater
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Salem
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in McCook County
      • Unityville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unityville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unityville
        • Unityville is located in McCook County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 52 people
      • Salem
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Stanley Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Corner
        • Stanley Corner is located in McCook County
      • Canistota
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canistota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canistota
        • Canistota is located in McCook County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canistota <4>
      • Montrose
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Rumpus Ridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rumpus Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumpus Ridge
        • Rumpus Ridge is located in McCook County
  • Miner County
    • County Seat for Miner:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • Canova
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canova have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
        • Canova is located in Miner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canova <4>
      • Fedora
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Roswell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roswell
        • Roswell is located in Miner County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 70 people
      • Vilas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
        • Vilas is located in Miner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Howard
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Argonne
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argonne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argonne
        • Argonne is located in Miner County
  • Sanborn County
    • County Seat for Sanborn:   Woonsocket
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • Letcher
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
        • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <4>
      • Artesian
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
        • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <4>
      • Ruskin Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Park
        • Ruskin Park is located in Sanborn County
      • Cuthbert
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
        • Cuthbert is located in Sanborn County
      • Forestburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
        • Forestburg is located in Sanborn County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 73 people
  • Turner County
    • County Seat for Turner:   Parker
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexandria   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexandria.
      • Dolton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolton
        • Dolton is located in Turner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
      • Monroe
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Monroe is located in Turner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
      • Marion
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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- Alexandria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexandria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6539, Longitude: -97.7792       In this case, the coordinates for Alexandria 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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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