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Nearest Communities to Elkton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest 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 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 west 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 starting from Elkton.<1>

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

Elkton is located in Brookings County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brookings County: Lincoln (MN), Deuel, Hamlin, Kingsbury, Lake & Moody.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elkton. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Brookings 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 Elkton (which is Brookings 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 Elkton

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

  • Brookings County   (where Elkton resides)
    • County Website:   www.brookingscountysd.gov/
    • County Seat for Brookings:   Brookings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Hillside Colony
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Colony
        • Hillside Colony is located in Brookings County
      • Bushnell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
        • Bushnell is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Aurora
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Aurora is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <4>
      • White
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
        • White is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White <4>
      • Brookings
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Medary
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
        • Medary is located in Brookings County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 1,442 people
      • Sunnyview
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview
        • Sunnyview is located in Brookings County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
      • North Grove Addition
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Grove Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Grove Addition
        • North Grove Addition is located in Brookings County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 471 people
      • Volga
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
        • Volga is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Volga <4>
      • Bruce
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
        • Bruce is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce <4>
      • Sinai
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
        • Sinai is located in Brookings County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinai <4>
      • Ahnberg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ahnberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahnberg
        • Ahnberg is located in Brookings County
  • Deuel County
    • County Seat for Deuel:   Clear Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Astoria
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
        • Astoria is located in Deuel County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
      • Toronto
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Johnsonville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
        • Johnsonville is located in Deuel County
      • Brandt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
        • Brandt is located in Deuel County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandt <4>
  • Lake County
    • County Seat for Lake:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Rutland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nunda
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
        • Nunda is located in Lake County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <4>
      • Prairie Queen ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Queen
        • Prairie Queen is located in Lake County
      • Wentworth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnehaha County
  • Moody County
    • County Seat for Moody:   Flandreau
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Ward
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
        • Ward is located in Moody County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
      • Flandreau
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flandreau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flandreau
        • Flandreau is located in Moody County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flandreau <4>
      • Egan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
        • Egan is located in Moody County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egan <4>
      • Sioux Falls Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sioux Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Falls Junction
        • Sioux Falls Junction is located in Moody County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 119 people
      • Dyce ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dyce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyce
        • Dyce is located in Moody County
      • Lone Tree
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
        • Lone Tree is located in Moody County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
      • Colman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Trent
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent
        • Trent is located in Moody County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trent <4>
  • Lincoln County
    • County Website:   www.co.lincoln.mn.us/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Ivanhoe (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Verdi
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdi
        • Verdi is located in Lincoln County (MN)
      • Lake Benton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Tyler
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
        • Tyler is located in Lincoln County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <4>
      • Arco
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arco
        • Arco is located in Lincoln County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arco <4>
      • Hendricks
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ivanhoe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
        • Ivanhoe is located in Lincoln County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <4>
      • Wilno
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilno
        • Wilno is located in Lincoln County (MN)
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   www.lyonco.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Marshall (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Florence
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Lyon County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Burchard
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
        • Burchard is located in Lyon County (MN)
      • Russell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Lyon County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Balaton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balaton
        • Balaton is located in Lyon County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balaton <4>
  • Murray County
    • County Website:   www.murray-countymn.com/
    • County Seat for Murray:   Slayton (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Current Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Current Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Current Lake
        • Current Lake is located in Murray County (MN)
      • Lake Wilson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
        • Lake Wilson is located in Murray County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Pipestone County
    • County Seat for Pipestone:   Pipestone (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkton.
      • Cresson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cresson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
        • Cresson is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Cazenovia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cazenovia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cazenovia
        • Cazenovia is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Airlie
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airlie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
        • Airlie is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Holland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
        • Holland is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Pipestone
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
        • Pipestone is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pipestone <4>
      • Ruthton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
        • Ruthton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruthton <4>
      • Ihlen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ihlen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ihlen
        • Ihlen is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ihlen <4>
      • Hatfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
        • Hatfield is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Woodstock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
        • Woodstock is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <4>
      • Diamond Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Corner
        • Diamond Corner is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jasper Sunrise Village
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper Sunrise Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper Sunrise Village
        • Jasper Sunrise Village is located in Pipestone County (MN)
      • Jasper
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
        • Jasper is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
      • Trosky
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosky
        • Trosky is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trosky <4>
      • Edgerton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
        • Edgerton is located in Pipestone County (MN)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,129 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elkton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2351, Longitude: -96.4809    
<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>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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