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Nearest Communities to Alpha,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Alpha is located in Burnett County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Burnett County: Chisago (MN), Pine (MN), Barron, Douglas, Polk & Washburn.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alpha. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Burnett 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 Alpha (which is Burnett 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 Alpha

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

  • Burnett County   (where Alpha resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.burnettcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Burnett:   Grantsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Falun
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Falun is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falun
      • Trade Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade Lake
      • Branstad
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Branstad is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branstad
      • Grantsburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Four Corners
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Four Corners is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Siren
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pole Cat Crossing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
      • Trade River
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Trade River is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trade River
      • Lind
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Lind is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lind
      • Webster
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Webster is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
      • Randall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Randall is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
      • Benson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Benson is located in Burnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
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        • Yellow Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Yellow Lake is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
        • Coomer
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Coomer is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
        • Oakland
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakland is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Hertel
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Danbury
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Danbury is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
        • Timberland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Timberland is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
        • Bashaw
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Riverside
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Riverside is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Webb Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodland Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodland Corner is located in Burnett County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Corner
  • Barron County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polkcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Balsam Lake
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • West Sweden
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • West Sweden is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sweden
      • Atlas
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Frederic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Frederic is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Lewis
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Lewis is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
      • Clam Falls
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cushing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Cushing is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
      • Luck
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Luck is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luck
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
      • West Denmark
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • West Denmark is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Denmark
      • Wolf Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Wolf Creek is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Milltown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Milltown is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
      • Indian Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Indian Creek is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
      • Eureka Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Eureka Center is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Balsam Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam Lake
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
        • Centuria
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bunyan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Fox Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Fox Creek is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
        • Lamar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Lamar is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
        • McKinley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • McKinley is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
        • Lykens
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Lykens is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lykens
        • Saint Croix Falls
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Sand Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Sand Lake is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
        • Dresser
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Ubet
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Ubet is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubet
        • Range
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Range is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
        • Volga ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Chisago County
    • County Website:   https://www.chisagocountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Chisago:   Center City (MN)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Rush City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sunrise
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunrise is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Almelund
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Palmdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Palmdale is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
      • Harris
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Harris is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,189 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <3>
      • Kost
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Kost is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kost
      • Taylors Falls
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • North Branch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakwood Court
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Oakwood Court is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Court
      • Stark
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stark is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
      • Rush Point
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Rush Point is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Point
      • Shafer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Shafer is located in Chisago County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shafer <3>
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Branch
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Branch is located in Chisago County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
        • Franconia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Center City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Elm Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Elm Estates is located in Chisago County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Estates
        • Lindstrom
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Isanti County
  • Kanabec County
  • Pine County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinecountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Pine:   Pine City (MN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alpha   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alpha.
      • Saint Johns Landing Camp
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rock Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cloverdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Beroun
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mission Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Mission Creek is located in Pine County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Creek
      • Greely
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Greely is located in Pine County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greely
      • Duxbury
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Evergreen Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Evergreen Park is located in Pine County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
      • Hinckley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Markville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Markville is located in Pine County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markville
      • Brook Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Brook Park is located in Pine County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Park
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Henriette
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Henriette is located in Pine County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henriette
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Friesland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Friesland is located in Pine County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesland
        • Sandstone
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Banning
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Banning is located in Pine County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
        • Askov
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Cloverton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Groningen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Groningen is located in Pine County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groningen

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alpha) 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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