Nearest Communities to Clayton,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Clayton, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Clayton:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest 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 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 west 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 starting from Clayton.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Clayton is located in Polk County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Chisago (MN), Washington (MN), Barron, Burnett, Dunn & Saint Croix.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 107 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clayton. Of these communities, 72 are located in counties other than Polk 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 Clayton (which is Polk 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 Clayton
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Polk County (where Clayton resides)
- County Website: https://www.polkcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Richardson
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
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- Joel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Joel is located in Polk County
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- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Range
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Polk County
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- Amery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amery is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Volga is located in Polk County
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- Deronda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
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- Little Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
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- Fox Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Polk County
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- Bunyan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
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- Wanderoos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wanderoos is located in Polk County
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- Balsam Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Lykens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lykens is located in Polk County
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- McKinley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McKinley is located in Polk County
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- Ubet
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ubet is located in Polk County
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- Nye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nye is located in Polk County
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- Sand Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sand Lake is located in Polk County
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- Centuria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Horse Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
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- Lamar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lamar is located in Polk County
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- Milltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Luck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Dresser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- West Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- West Denmark is located in Polk County
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- Saint Croix Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Croix Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Clam Falls
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
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- Osceola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Indian Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Polk County
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- Eureka Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Center is located in Polk County
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- East Farmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County
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- Frederic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Cushing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cushing is located in Polk County
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- Atlas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
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- Lewis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lewis is located in Polk County
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- West Sweden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Sweden is located in Polk County
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- Barron County
- County Website: https://www.barroncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Turtle Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Reeve
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reeve is located in Barron County
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- Arland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arland is located in Barron County
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- Twin Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
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- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Graytown is located in Barron County
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- Almena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Almena is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Prairie Farm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Comstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
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- Poskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
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- Hillsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
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- Barron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dallas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Wickware
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wickware is located in Barron County
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- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Barronett
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
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- Rice Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Barron County
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- Chetek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Sumner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sumner is located in Barron County
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- Tuscobia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscobia is located in Barron County
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- Haugen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Campia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campia is located in Barron County
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- Dobie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dobie is located in Barron County
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- Brill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brill is located in Barron County
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- Burnett County
- County Website: https://www.burnettcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Burnett: Grantsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Timberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Timberland is located in Burnett County
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- Pole Cat Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
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- Coomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Coomer is located in Burnett County
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- Chippewa County
- County Website: https://www.chippewacountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Chippewa: Chippewa Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- New Auburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Dunn County
- County Website: https://dunncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Dunn: Menomonie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Connorsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Connorsville is located in Dunn County
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- Ridgeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Dunn County
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- Downing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Boyceville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Wheeler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Knapp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sand Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
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- Norton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norton is located in Dunn County
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- Tainter Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
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- Cedar Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
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- Menomonie Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
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- Saint Croix County
- County Website: https://www.sccwi.gov/
- County Seat for Saint Croix: Hudson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Saint Croix County
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- Deer Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Emerald Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emerald Station is located in Saint Croix County
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- Cylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
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- Emerald
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Saint Croix County
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- Stanton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Saint Croix County
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- Glenwood City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Jewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett is located in Saint Croix County
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- Star Prairie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Huntington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Saint Croix County
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- Erin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
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- New Richmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Richmond is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,730 people
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- Johannesburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Johannesburg is located in Saint Croix County
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- Dahl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dahl is located in Saint Croix County
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- Hersey
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
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- Wilson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Baldwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Woodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
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- Hammond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Somerset
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Roberts
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Palmer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Palmer is located in Saint Croix County
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- Wildwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Croix County
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- 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 Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Taylors Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
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- Palmdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Palmdale is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
- Shafer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Washington County
- County Website: https://www.washingtoncountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Washington: Stillwater (MN)
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Clayton ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Clayton.
- Copas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Copas is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copas
- Otisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clayton) 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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