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Nearest Communities to Sparta,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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.

Sparta is located in Monroe County and is the County Seat.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monroe County: Jackson, Juneau, La Crosse & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 131 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sparta. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Monroe 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 Sparta (which is Monroe 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 Sparta

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

  • Monroe County   (where Sparta resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.monroe.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Monroe:   Sparta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Angelo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Leon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Leon is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Farmers Valley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Farmers Valley is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
      • Scotts Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Scotts Junction is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Junction
      • Melvina
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Raymore
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Raymore is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymore
      • Cataract
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Cataract is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataract
      • Spring Bank Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Spring Bank Park is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank Park
      • Four Corners
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Four Corners is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Saint Marys
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Marys is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
      • Jacksonville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jacksonville is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
      • Portland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Portland is located in Monroe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
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        • Norwalk
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Tunnel City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
        • Lees Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Lees Crossing is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
        • Cashton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Cashton is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
        • North Tomah
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • North Tomah is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tomah
        • Tomah
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Tomah is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
        • Kirby
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Kirby is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
        • Wilton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilton is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
        • Oil City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Oil City is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
        • Warrens
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Warrens is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
        • Oakdale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Valley Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Wyeville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
        • Clifton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Kendall
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Kendall is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
        • Shennington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Glendale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Glendale is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Norway Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
  • Crawford County
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.jackson.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Black River Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Shamrock
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Shamrock is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Melrose
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fall Hall Glen
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Fall Hall Glen is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Hall Glen
      • Irving
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Irving is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • North Bend
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Millston
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sheppard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Sheppard is located in Jackson County
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      • Rogneys ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rogneys is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogneys
      • Charter Oak Mills ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Charter Oak Mills is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Oak Mills
      • Brockway
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Brockway is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
      • Black River Falls
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Vaudreuil
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Vaudreuil is located in Jackson County
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        • Disco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Disco is located in Jackson County
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        • Franklin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Franklin is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Winnebago Mission
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Winnebago Mission is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago Mission
        • Speck Oaks
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Speck Oaks is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Oaks
        • Lapham Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Taylor
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Taylor is located in Jackson County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
  • Juneau County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.juneau.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Juneau:   Mauston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Camp Douglas
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hustler
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Orange Mill
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Orange Mill is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Mill
      • Mather
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cutler
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Cutler is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutler
      • Lone Rock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Lone Rock is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Elroy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Elroy is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • La Crosse County
    • County Website:   https://www.lacrossecounty.org/
    • County Seat for La Crosse:   La Crosse
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Rockland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Burns is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Bangor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bangor is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,442 people
      • Middle Ridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Salem
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Burr Oak
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Burr Oak is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
      • Saint Joseph
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mindoro
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Barre Mills
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stevenstown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Stevenstown is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenstown
      • Holiday Heights
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Holiday Heights is located in La Crosse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
      • Medary
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Medary is located in La Crosse County
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        • Shelby
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Shelby is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
        • Cold Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Cold Springs is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
        • Grand Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Onalaska
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Holmen
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Holmen is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,368 people
        • Lakeview ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Lakeview is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Midway
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • North La Crosse
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • North La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Crosse
        • Calvert
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Calvert is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
        • Herrington
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Herrington is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
        • Maple Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Maple Grove is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
        • French Island
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • La Crosse
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • West La Crosse
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • West La Crosse is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West La Crosse
        • Brice Prairie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Brice Prairie is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Prairie
        • Council Bay
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Council Bay is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Bay
        • New Amsterdam
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • New Amsterdam is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
        • Sunset Point ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Sunset Point is located in La Crosse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Point
  • Richland County
  • Trempealeau County
    • County Website:   https://co.trempealeau.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Trempealeau:   Whitehall
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Butman Corners
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Butman Corners is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman Corners
      • Hegg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hegg is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegg
      • Beachs Corners
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Beachs Corners is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachs Corners
      • Ettrick
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Ettrick is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
      • Frenchville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Galesville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Chapultepee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Chapultepee is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapultepee
      • Iduna
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Iduna is located in Trempealeau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iduna
  • Vernon County
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Newry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Ontario
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Ontario is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
      • Westby
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Coon Valley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomingdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bloomingdale is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Esofea
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Esofea is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esofea
      • Avalanche
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Avalanche is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalanche
      • Rockton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockton is located in Vernon County
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      • Pleasant Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Mount Tabor
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Valley is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Chaseburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
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        • Springville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Springville is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
        • La Farge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Viroqua
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
        • Trippville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dilly
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Dilly is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly
        • Newton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bud
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Bud is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bud
        • Ross
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Ross is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • White City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • White City is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Stoddard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Liberty
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Liberty is located in Vernon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Hillsboro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Sparta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sparta.
      • Dresbach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Dresbach is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresbach
      • Dakota
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Dakota is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Donehower
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Donehower is located in Winona County (MN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donehower

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- Sparta) 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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