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Nearest Communities to Woonsocket,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Woonsocket.<1>

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

Woonsocket is located in Sanborn County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanborn County: Aurora, Beadle, Davison, Hanson, Jerauld, Kingsbury & Miner.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Woonsocket. Of these communities, 31 are located in counties other than Sanborn 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 Woonsocket (which is Sanborn 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 Woonsocket

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

  • Sanborn County   (where Woonsocket resides)
    • County Seat for Sanborn:   Woonsocket
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woonsocket   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
      • Cuthbert
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Forestburg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Ruskin Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin Park
        • Ruskin Park is located in Sanborn County
      • Letcher
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letcher
        • Letcher is located in Sanborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letcher <4>
      • Artesian
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artesian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
        • Artesian is located in Sanborn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Artesian <4>
  • Aurora County
  • Beadle County
    • County Website:   www.beadlecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Beadle:   Huron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woonsocket   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
      • Virgil
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
        • Virgil is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgil <4>
      • Huron
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Morningside
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • James Valley Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Valley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Valley Junction
        • James Valley Junction is located in Beadle County
      • Cavour
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cavour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
        • Cavour is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cavour <4>
      • Pearl Creek Colony
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl Creek Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Creek Colony
        • Pearl Creek Colony is located in Beadle County
      • Sheffield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheffield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Sheffield is located in Beadle County
      • Wolsey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolsey
        • Wolsey is located in Beadle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolsey <4>
      • Yale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Broadland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Riverside Colony
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Colony
        • Riverside Colony is located in Beadle County
  • Davison County
    • County Website:   www.davisoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Davison:   Mitchell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woonsocket   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
      • Loomis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loomis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
        • Loomis is located in Davison County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loomis <4>
      • Mount Vernon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
        • Mount Vernon is located in Davison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
      • Betts
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts
        • Betts is located in Davison County
      • River Bluff Addition
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bluff Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bluff Addition
        • River Bluff Addition is located in Davison County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 13 people
      • Mitchell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanson County
    • County Seat for Hanson:   Alexandria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woonsocket   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
      • Farwell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Hanson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Farwell
        • From Woonsocket to Farwell
      • Plano
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
        • Plano is located in Hanson County
        • Estimated population in 2014: 104 people
      • Riverside
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Hanson County
  • Jerauld County
    • County Seat for Jerauld:   Wessington Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woonsocket   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woonsocket.
      • Lane
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
        • Lane is located in Jerauld County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <4>
      • Alpena
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
        • Alpena is located in Jerauld County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
      • Wessington Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Crow Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
        • Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Crow Lake
        • From Woonsocket to Crow Lake
      • Spring Valley Colony
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley Colony
        • Spring Valley Colony is located in Jerauld County
  • Kingsbury County
  • Miner 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- Woonsocket) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woonsocket. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0540, Longitude: -98.2724    
<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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