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Nearest Communities to Fort Randall,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.<1>

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


Fort Randall is located in Gregory County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gregory County: Boyd (NE), Keya Paha (NE), Charles Mix, Lyman & Tripp.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fort Randall. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Gregory 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 Fort Randall (which is Gregory 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 Fort Randall

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

  • Gregory County   (where Fort Randall resides)
  • Bon Homme County
  • Charles Mix County
    • County Website:   https://charlesmixcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Charles Mix:   Lake Andes
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Randall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Randall.
      • Pickstown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Marty
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Marty is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 402 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marty <3>
      • Lake Andes
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dezera
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dezera is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dezera
      • Ravinia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheeler ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wheeler is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
      • Greenwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenwood is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Estimated population in 2014: 7 people
      • Geddes
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <3>
      • Wagner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Wagner is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagner <3>
      • Bovee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Bovee is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovee
      • Dante
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Dante is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dante
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dante <3>
      • Platte
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <3>
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://douglas.sdcounties.org/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Armour
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Randall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Randall.
      • Armour
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Joubert
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Joubert is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
        • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
      • New Holland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Greenwood Colony
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Greenwood Colony is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Colony
      • Harrison
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Delmont
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Corsica
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Douglas City ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Douglas City is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Grandview ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Grandview is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Boyd County
    • County Website:   https://boydcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Boyd:   Butte (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Randall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Randall.
      • Baker ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Baker is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Gross
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Gross is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
      • Rosedale ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Rosedale is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Spencer
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Anoka
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Anoka is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anoka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Bristow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Butte
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Butte is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <3>
      • Lynch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lynch is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <3>
      • Monowi
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Monowi is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monowi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1 people
      • Naper
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Naper is located in Boyd County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naper
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naper <3>
  • Holt County
    • County Website:   https://holtcounty.nebraska.gov/
    • County Seat for Holt:   O'Neill (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Randall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Randall.
      • Anncar
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Anncar is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anncar
      • Paddock
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Paddock is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
      • Redbird
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Redbird is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
      • Catalpa ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Catalpa is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
      • Meek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Meek is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek
      • Midway
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Midway is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Dustin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dustin is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dorsey
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Dorsey is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Cleveland ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cleveland is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Opportunity
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Opportunity is located in Holt County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
  • Knox County
    • County Website:   https://knoxcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Knox:   Center (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Randall   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Randall.
      • Verdel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Verdel is located in Knox County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdel
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
      • Knoxville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Knoxville is located in Knox County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Pishelville ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pishelville is located in Knox County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pishelville

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 from Point A (ie- Fort Randall) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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