Nearest Communities to Hammer,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Hammer, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Hammer:
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.
Hammer is located in Roberts County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Roberts County: Big Stone (MN), Traverse (MN), Richland (ND), Day, Grant & Marshall.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hammer. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Roberts 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 Hammer (which is Roberts 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 Hammer
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Roberts County (where Hammer resides)
- County Website: https://robertscosd.gov/
- County Seat for Roberts: Sisseton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Claire City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Effington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dahlberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dahlberg is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlberg
- Victor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Victor is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Rosholt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sisseton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Long Hollow Housing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Long Hollow Housing is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow Housing
- Population from the 2010 Census: 192 people
- Valley View Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Valley View Estates is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Estates
- Diamond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Goodwill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Goodwill is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Estimated population in 2014: 876 people
- Peever
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Peever Flats
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peever Flats is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peever Flats
- Spring Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Spring Grove is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 125 people
- Hiawatha Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiawatha Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Beach
- Rudebusch Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rudebusch Corner is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudebusch Corner
- Madsen Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Madsen Beach is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madsen Beach
- Marshall County
- County Website: https://marshall.sdcounties.org/
- County Seat for Marshall: Britton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Veblen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillhead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hillhead is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhead
- Estimated population in 2014: 990 people
- Marlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marlow is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Estimated population in 2014: 14 people
- Lake City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Big Stone County
- County Website: https://bigstonecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Big Stone: Ortonville (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Beardsley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yankeetown is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown
- Barry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barry is located in Big Stone County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.co.traverse.mn.us/
- County Seat for Traverse: Wheaton (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Dakomin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dakomin is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakomin
- Browns Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Boisberg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boisberg is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisberg
- Wheaton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dumont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dumont is located in Traverse County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Wilkin County
- County Website: https://wilkincounty.gov/
- County Seat for Wilkin: Breckenridge (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Childs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Childs is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Tenney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tenney is located in Wilkin County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenney
- Estimated population in 2011: 5 people
- Richland County
- County Website: https://www.co.richland.nd.us/
- County Seat for Richland: Wahpeton (ND)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Hankinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stiles is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Lidgerwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- La Mars
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- La Mars is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mars
- Oswald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oswald is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
- Sonora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sonora is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Mantador
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Blackmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackmer is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmer
- Bayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bayne is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayne
- Great Bend
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Moselle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Moselle is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
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- Barney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wyndmere
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tyler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyler is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Mooreton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fairview Junction is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Junction
- Elmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elmore is located in Richland County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Sargent County
- County Website: http://www.sargentnd.com/
- County Seat for Sargent: Forman (ND)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Hammer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Hammer.
- Geneseo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Geneseo is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneseo
- Cayuga
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Ransom City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom City is located in Sargent County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
- Rutland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Havana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Hammer) 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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