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Nearest Communities to Grand Crossing,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Keep in mind 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.

Grand Crossing is located in La Crosse County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Crosse County: Houston (MN), Winona (MN), Jackson, Monroe, Trempealeau & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 146 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grand Crossing. Of these communities, 117 are located in counties other than La Crosse 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 Grand Crossing (which is La Crosse 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 Grand Crossing

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

  • La Crosse County   (where Grand Crossing resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lacrossecounty.org/
    • County Seat for La Crosse:   La Crosse
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Crossing.
      • Cold Springs
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • North La Crosse
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
      • Holiday Heights
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
      • Medary
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Medary is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medary
      • French Island
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • West La Crosse
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • West La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West La Crosse
      • Onalaska
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • La Crosse
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Herrington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Herrington is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
      • Barre Mills
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Midway
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Sunset Point ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset Point is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
        • Calvert
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Calvert is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
        • Maple Grove
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
        • Shelby
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Shelby is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
        • Holmen
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
        • Brice Prairie
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
        • West Salem
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • New Amsterdam
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
        • Saint Joseph
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Bangor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
        • Stevenstown
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
        • Mindoro
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Middle Ridge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Council Bay
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Council Bay is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bay
        • Burns
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Burns is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Rockland
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Burr Oak
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
  • Buffalo County
  • Crawford County
  • Jackson County
  • Monroe County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.monroe.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Sparta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Crossing.
      • Portland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Portland is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Leon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Leon is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Sparta
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Melvina
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Four Corners
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Four Corners is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Cashton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Cashton is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Angelo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Farmers Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Farmers Valley is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
      • Cataract
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cataract is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
      • Saint Marys
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Scotts Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Scotts Junction is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Junction
      • Norwalk
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Trempealeau County
    • County Website:   https://co.trempealeau.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Trempealeau:   Whitehall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Crossing.
      • Trempealeau
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
      • Butman Corners
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Butman Corners is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman Corners
      • Galesville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Centerville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Centerville is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Wrights Corners
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • West Prairie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • West Prairie is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
      • Frenchville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Creek ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Creek is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
      • Ettrick
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Beachs Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Beachs Corners is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachs Corners
      • Iduna
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Iduna is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iduna
      • Hegg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
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        • Dodge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dodge is located in Trempealeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
        • Tamarack
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Tamarack is located in Trempealeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Chapultepee
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Chapultepee is located in Trempealeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapultepee
        • Upper French Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Upper French Creek is located in Trempealeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper French Creek
        • Cortland ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Cortland is located in Trempealeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
        • Dewey Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Dewey Corners is located in Trempealeau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Corners
  • Vernon County
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Crossing.
      • Pleasant Valley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Stoddard
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Chaseburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Coon Valley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Genoa
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Esofea
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Esofea is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
      • Newton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Romance
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Romance is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
      • Newry
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Westby
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bud
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bud is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
      • Springville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Springville is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Purdy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Victory
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Victory is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
        • Red Mound
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Red Mound is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
        • Bloomingdale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
        • Viroqua
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
        • Avalanche
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
        • Retreat
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • West Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • West Prairie is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
        • Liberty Pole
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Fargo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Allamakee County
  • Fillmore County
  • Houston County
  • Winona County
    • County Website:   https://www.winonacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Winona:   Winona (MN)
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grand Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grand Crossing.
      • Dresbach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
      • Dakota
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Donehower
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Donehower is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donehower
      • Nodine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Hartford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • New Hartford is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
      • Lamoille
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pickwick
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pickwick is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick
      • Ridgeway
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Ridgeway is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Homer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Homer is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Witoka
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Witoka is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witoka
      • Centerville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Centerville is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Morningside Terrace
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Morningside Terrace is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningside Terrace
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Sugarloaf
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Sugarloaf is located in Winona County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
        • Wilson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Winona
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hart
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Hart is located in Winona County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Goodview
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Goodview is located in Winona County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
        • Wyattville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Stockton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Stockton is located in Winona County (MN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
        • Minnesota City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

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