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Nearest Communities to Bridgewater,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Bridgewater.<1>

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

Bridgewater is located in McCook County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McCook County: Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Miner, Minnehaha & Turner.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 51 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bridgewater. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than McCook 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 Bridgewater (which is McCook 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 Bridgewater

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

  • McCook County   (where Bridgewater resides)
    • County Seat for McCook:   Salem
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bridgewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bridgewater.
      • Stanley Corner
        (5 miles [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
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Salem
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Spencer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • 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>
      • Salem
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Rumpus Ridge
        (15 miles [24.1 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
      • Unityville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Montrose
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Bon Homme County
  • Davison County
  • Hanson County
    • County Seat for Hanson:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bridgewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bridgewater.
      • Emery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alexandria
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
        • Alexandria is located in Hanson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
      • Farmer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockport Colony
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Fulton
        (20 miles [32.2 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>
      • Epiphany
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Maywood ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Riverside
        (25 miles [40.2 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
        (27 miles [43.5 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
      • Farwell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Hanson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Farwell
        • From Bridgewater to Farwell
  • Hutchinson County
    • County Seat for Hutchinson:   Olivet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bridgewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bridgewater.
      • Clayton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Freeman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Tschetter Colony
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Wolf Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • New Elm Springs Colony
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • 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
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Menno
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Menno. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • 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>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Menno
        • From Bridgewater to Menno
      • Olivet
        (23 miles [37 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>
      • Dimock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Maxwell Colony
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Colony
        • Maxwell Colony is located in Hutchinson County
      • Parkston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beardsley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Kaylor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake County
  • Miner County
  • Minnehaha County
    • County Website:   www.minnehahacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Minnehaha:   Sioux Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bridgewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bridgewater.
      • Pumpkin Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
        • Pumpkin Center is located in Minnehaha County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
      • Humboldt
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hartford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
        • Hartford is located in Minnehaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,406 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
      • Country Acres
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
        • Country Acres is located in Minnehaha County
  • Turner County
    • County Seat for Turner:   Parker
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bridgewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bridgewater.
      • Dolton
        (7 miles [11.3 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
        (14 miles [22.5 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
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Parker
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Turkey Ridge
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
        • Turkey Ridge is located in Turner County
      • Spring Valley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
        • Spring Valley is located in Turner County
      • Pearsons Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearsons Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
        • Pearsons Corner is located in Turner County
      • Hurley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Chancellor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
        • Chancellor is located in Turner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chancellor <4>
  • Yankton 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- Bridgewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5518, Longitude: -97.5022    
<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.
<6>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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