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Nearest Communities to Meckling,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Meckling is located in Clay County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cedar (NE), Dixon (NE), Lincoln, Turner, Union & Yankton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 86 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Meckling. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Meckling (which is Clay 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 Meckling

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

  • Clay County   (where Meckling resides)
    • County Website:   www.claycountysd.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Vermillion
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meckling   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meckling.
      • Bluff Center ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Center
        • Bluff Center is located in Clay County
      • Westreville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westreville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
        • Westreville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people
      • Saybrook ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saybrook
        • Saybrook is located in Clay County
      • Bloomingdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Vermillion
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
        • Vermillion is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <4>
      • Clay Point
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Point
        • Clay Point is located in Clay County
      • Lodi
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
        • Lodi is located in Clay County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 82 people
      • Marshalltown ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshalltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalltown
        • Marshalltown is located in Clay County
      • Greenfield
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
        • Greenfield is located in Clay County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 40 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Greenfield
        • From Meckling to Greenfield
      • Colfax Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax Corner
        • Colfax Corner is located in Clay County
      • Wakonda
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
        • Wakonda is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <4>
      • Hub City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
        • Hub City is located in Clay County
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Dalesburg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalesburg
          • Dalesburg is located in Clay County
        • Star Corner ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Corner
          • Star Corner is located in Clay County
        • Burbank
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Riverside ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
          • Riverside is located in Clay County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Riverside
          • From Meckling to Riverside
        • Alsen
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Shaw ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
          • Shaw is located in Clay County
        • Komstad ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Komstad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
          • Komstad is located in Clay County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Komstad
          • From Meckling to Komstad
        • Glenwood ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
          • Glenwood is located in Clay County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 103 people
  • Bon Homme County
  • Lincoln County
  • Turner County
    • County Seat for Turner:   Parker
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meckling   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meckling.
      • Irene
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
        • Irene is located in Turner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
      • Centerville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Turner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <4>
      • Viborg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Hooker
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Pearsons Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Spring Valley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Davis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
        • Davis is located in Turner County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
      • Turkey Ridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Hurley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • County Seat for Union:   Elk Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meckling   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meckling.
      • Junction City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Midway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Union County
      • Hill Side
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Side
        • Hill Side is located in Union County
      • Spink
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Nora
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Nora is located in Union County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
      • Emmet
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
        • Emmet is located in Union County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
      • Richland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
        • Richland is located in Union County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 215 people
      • Beresford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elk Point
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
        • Elk Point is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <4>
      • Big Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
        • Big Springs is located in Union County
      • Alcester
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
  • Yankton County
    • County Website:   www.co.yankton.sd.us/
    • County Seat for Yankton:   Yankton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meckling   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meckling.
      • Gayville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Volin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mission Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Valleyview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Yankton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mayfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Napa Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa Junction
        • Napa Junction is located in Yankton County
      • Utica
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
        • Utica is located in Yankton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <4>
      • Vedin Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vedin Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vedin Corner
        • Vedin Corner is located in Yankton County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Fairview Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
          • Fairview Heights is located in Yankton County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 77 people
        • Oak Hills Addition
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hills Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills Addition
          • Oak Hills Addition is located in Yankton County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 23 people
        • Midway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakeport
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
          • Lakeport is located in Yankton County
        • Jamesville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jamesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
          • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
          • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Jamesville
          • From Meckling to Jamesville
        • Lesterville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
          • Lesterville is located in Yankton County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lesterville <4>
  • Plymouth County
  • Sioux County
  • Cedar County
    • County Website:   www.co.cedar.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cedar:   Hartington (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meckling   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meckling.
      • Bow Valley Mills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bow Valley Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bow Valley Mills
        • Bow Valley Mills is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Saint James
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint James have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
        • Saint James is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Wynot
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Helena
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
        • Saint Helena is located in Cedar County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helena <4>
      • Obert
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bow Valley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Menominee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menominee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
        • Menominee is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • South Yankton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yankton
        • South Yankton is located in Cedar County (NE)
      • Fordyce
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
        • Fordyce is located in Cedar County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <4>
      • Hartington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartington
        • Hartington is located in Cedar County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartington <4>
      • Aten
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Constance
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Coleridge
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
          • Coleridge is located in Cedar County (NE)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <4>
        • Pleasant Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Cedar County (NE)
        • Laurel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Belden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Dixon County
    • County Website:   www.co.dixon.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Dixon:   Ponca (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Meckling   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Meckling.
      • Maskell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maskell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maskell
        • Maskell is located in Dixon County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Lime Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Grove
        • Lime Grove is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Newcastle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Ionia ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
        • Ionia is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Lembke Landing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lembke Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lembke Landing
        • Lembke Landing is located in Dixon County (NE)
      • Martinsburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ponca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Knox County

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 from Point A (ie- Meckling) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meckling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8420, Longitude: -97.0695    
<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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