Nearest Communities to Joel,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Joel, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Joel:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 from Joel.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Joel 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 113 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Joel. Of these communities, 77 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 Joel (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 Joel
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Polk County (where Joel resides)
- County Website: https://www.polkcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Range
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Polk County
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- Richardson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
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- Clayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Clear Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Amery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Amery is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Volga ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Volga is located in Polk County
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- Bunyan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bunyan is located in Polk County
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- Fox Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fox Creek is located in Polk County
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- Deronda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deronda is located in Polk County
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- Little Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Falls is located in Polk County
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- Balsam Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Lykens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lykens is located in Polk County
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- Wanderoos
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wanderoos is located in Polk County
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- McKinley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McKinley is located in Polk County
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- Ubet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ubet is located in Polk County
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- Sand Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Lake is located in Polk County
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- Centuria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Centuria is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
- Lamar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lamar is located in Polk County
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- Milltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Nye
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Nye is located in Polk County
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- Luck
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Luck is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,051 people
- Horse Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Polk County
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- West Denmark
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Denmark is located in Polk County
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- Dresser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dresser is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(19 miles [30.6 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
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
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- Eureka Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Center is located in Polk County
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- Osceola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Osceola is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Indian Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Indian Creek is located in Polk County
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- Frederic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- East Farmington
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Farmington is located in Polk County
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- Cushing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cushing is located in Polk County
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- Lewis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lewis is located in Polk County
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- Atlas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Polk County
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- West Sweden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- West Sweden is located in Polk County
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- Wolf Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Creek 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 Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Turtle Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Twin Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
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- Reeve
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve is located in Barron County
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- Almena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almena is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Arland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arland is located in Barron County
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- Comstock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
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- Graytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graytown is located in Barron County
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- Poskin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
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- Prairie Farm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Barron
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Barron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Hillsdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
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- Dallas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Wickware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wickware is located in Barron County
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- Barronett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
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- Cameron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Rice Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- 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
- Tuscobia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscobia is located in Barron County
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- Canton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Canton is located in Barron County
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- Chetek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Sumner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sumner is located in Barron County
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- Dobie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobie is located in Barron County
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- Campia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Campia 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 Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Timberland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Timberland is located in Burnett County
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- Pole Cat Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pole Cat Crossing is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Cat Crossing
- Coomer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Coomer is located in Burnett County
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- Four Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Burnett County
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- Trade Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Trade Lake is located in Burnett County
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- Bashaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
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- Trade River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trade River is located in Burnett County
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- Siren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Siren is located in Burnett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Dunn County
- County Website: https://dunncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Dunn: Menomonie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Connorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Connorsville is located in Dunn County
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- Ridgeland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Downing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Baxter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Dunn County
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- Boyceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Knapp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Knapp is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sand Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
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- Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norton 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 Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Forest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forest is located in Saint Croix County
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- Cylon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
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- Emerald Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Emerald Station 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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- Star Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Emerald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Emerald is located in Saint Croix County
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- Huntington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntington is located in Saint Croix County
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- Jewett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jewett is located in Saint Croix County
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- Glenwood City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Erin Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
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- Johannesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johannesburg 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
- Dahl
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dahl is located in Saint Croix County
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- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,992 people
- Baldwin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Baldwin is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,078 people
- Hersey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hersey is located in Saint Croix County
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- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
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- Hammond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hammond is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,890 people
- Wilson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Woodville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Woodville is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
- Roberts
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts is located in Saint Croix County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,018 people
- Washburn County
- County Website: https://co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Joel ...
- Shell Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- 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 Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Taylors Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Franconia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Franconia is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia
- Shafer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Palmdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Palmdale is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmdale
- Almelund
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Center City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lindstrom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Elm Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Elm Estates is located in Chisago County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Estates
- 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 Joel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Joel.
- Otisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Otisville is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
- Copas
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Copas is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copas
- Marine-on-Saint-Croix
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scandia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Arcola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Joel) 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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