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Nearest Communities to Hecla,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Hecla is located in Brown County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Dickey (ND), Sargent (ND), Day, Edmunds, Faulk, Marshall, McPherson & Spink.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hecla. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Brown 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 Hecla (which is Brown 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 Hecla

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

  • Brown County   (where Hecla resides)
    • County Website:   www.brown.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Aberdeen
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hecla   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hecla.
      • Houghton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Claremont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Frederick
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Winship
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winship
        • Winship is located in Brown County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 2,862 people
      • Huffton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffton
        • Huffton is located in Brown County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 316 people
      • Columbia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
        • Columbia is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
      • Barnard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Putney
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
        • Putney is located in Brown County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
      • Tacoma Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma Park
        • Tacoma Park is located in Brown County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 413 people
      • Westport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Westport is located in Brown County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <3>
      • Ordway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
        • Ordway is located in Brown County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 306 people
      • Plana
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plana
        • Plana is located in Brown County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • James
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
          • James is located in Brown County
        • Prairie Wood Village Addition
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Wood Village Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Wood Village Addition
          • Prairie Wood Village Addition is located in Brown County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 276 people
        • Bath
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Groton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
          • Groton is located in Brown County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
        • Bath Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Corner
          • Bath Corner is located in Brown County
        • Fisher Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Estates
          • Fisher Estates is located in Brown County
        • Gederos Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gederos Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gederos Estates
          • Gederos Estates is located in Brown County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 212 people
  • Clark County
  • Day County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Britton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hecla   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hecla.
      • Amherst
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • West Britton ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Britton
        • West Britton is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,368 people
      • Newark
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
        • Newark is located in Marshall County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
      • Britton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Britton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
        • Britton is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Britton <3>
      • Kidder
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
        • Kidder is located in Marshall County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
      • Spain
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spain
        • Spain is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 989 people
      • Langford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickey County
    • County Seat for Dickey:   Ellendale (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hecla   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hecla.
      • Eaton ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eaton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
        • Eaton is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Ludden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludden
        • Ludden is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Port Emma ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Emma
        • Port Emma is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Guelph
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guelph
        • Guelph is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Silverleaf
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverleaf
        • Silverleaf is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Hudson ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Hudson is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Norway
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Norway is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Oakes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakes
        • Oakes is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakes <3>
      • Clement
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
        • Clement is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Ellendale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
        • Ellendale is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <3>
      • Duane
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duane
        • Duane is located in Dickey County (ND)
      • Fullerton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerton
        • Fullerton is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fullerton <3>
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Glover
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
          • Glover is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Boynton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
          • Boynton is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Keystone ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
          • Keystone is located in Dickey County (ND)
        • Monango
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monango
          • Monango is located in Dickey County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Forbes
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
          • Forbes is located in Dickey County (ND)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forbes <3>
  • Sargent County
    • County Seat for Sargent:   Forman (ND)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hecla   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hecla.
      • Straubville ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
        • Straubville is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Brampton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
        • Brampton is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Hample
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hample have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hample
        • Hample is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Nicholson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicholson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
        • Nicholson is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Crete
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
        • Crete is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Cogswell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cogswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogswell
        • Cogswell is located in Sargent County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cogswell <3>
      • Havana
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
        • Havana is located in Sargent County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <3>
      • Harlem ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
        • Harlem is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Stirum
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
        • Stirum is located in Sargent County (ND)
      • Forman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman
        • Forman is located in Sargent County (ND)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forman <3>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hecla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hecla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8819, Longitude: -98.1518       In this case, the coordinates for Hecla 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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