Nearest Communities to Mackinac Island,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Mackinac Island, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Mackinac Island:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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 starting from Mackinac Island.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County.
The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mackinac Island. Of these communities, 63 are located in counties other than Mackinac 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 Mackinac Island (which is Mackinac 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 Mackinac Island
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mackinac County (where Mackinac Island resides)
- County Seat for Mackinac: Saint Ignace
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the southwest, the Straits of Mackinac to the south, Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the southeast
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Michigan
- Mackinac County
- From Family Search:
- State of Michigan
- Mackinac County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Michigan
- Mackinac County
- Nearest Communities to Mackinac Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mackinac Island.
- Fort Holmes
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Holmes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holmes
- Fort Holmes is located in Mackinac County
- Fort Mackinac
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Mackinac have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mackinac
- Fort Mackinac is located in Mackinac County
- British Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
- British Landing is located in Mackinac County
- Saint Ignace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignace
- Saint Ignace is located in Mackinac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignace <4>
- Evergreen Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
- Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County
- Gros Cap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
- Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
- Pointe Aux Pins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Aux Pins
- Pointe Aux Pins is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pointe Aux Pins <4>
- Charles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Pontchartrain Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
- Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
- Hessel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessel
- Hessel is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hessel <4>
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Allenville is located in Mackinac County
- Moran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Moran is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <4>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Patrick Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Landing
- Patrick Landing is located in Mackinac County
- Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <4>
- Simmons ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Port Dolomite
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite
- Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County
- Kenneth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
- Brevort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Ozark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Epoufette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
- Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
- Patrick Landing
- Cheboygan County
- County Seat for Cheboygan: Cheboygan
- Note: The Straits of Mackinac and Lake Michigan lies to the northwest, with Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- From Family Search:
- State of Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Michigan
- Cheboygan County
- Nearest Communities to Mackinac Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mackinac Island.
- Edgewater Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Freedom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Grand View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Cheboygan County
- Point Nipigon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
- Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
- Point Nipigon has also been known as:
- Point Nip-i-gon
- Pries Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pries Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pries Landing
- Pries Landing is located in Cheboygan County
- Weadock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Cheboygan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheboygan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheboygan
- Cheboygan is located in Cheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheboygan <4>
- Ingleside
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Riggsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
- Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
- Mullett Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
- Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
- Silver Beach
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
- Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Birchwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (21 more) ...
- Mullett Lake Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullett Lake Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake Woods
- Mullett Lake Woods is located in Cheboygan County
- Orchard Beach
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
- Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- High Banks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
- High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
- Aloha
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Long Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
- Alverno
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Indianville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianville
- Indianville is located in Cheboygan County
- Veery Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
- Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
- Elmhurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Royal Oak Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oak Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Beach
- Royal Oak Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Topinabee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topinabee
- Topinabee is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topinabee <4>
- Giauque Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
- Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Manning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Cold Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
- Grand View Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Beach
- Grand View Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Burt Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burt Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Lake
- Burt Lake is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burt Lake <4>
- Chippewa Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippewa Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Beach
- Chippewa Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Miami Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miami Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
- Miami Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Wauban Beach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauban Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauban Beach
- Wauban Beach is located in Cheboygan County
- Springwell Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwell Heights
- Springwell Heights is located in Cheboygan County
- Indian River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River
- Indian River is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian River <4>
- Mullett Lake Woods
- Chippewa County
- County Seat for Chippewa: Sault Sainte Marie
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and the Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Michigan
- Chippewa County
- From Family Search:
- State of Michigan
- Chippewa County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Michigan
- Chippewa County
- Nearest Communities to Mackinac Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mackinac Island.
- Rockview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Dryburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
- Fibre
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
- Fibre is located in Chippewa County
- Pickford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickford
- Pickford is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickford <4>
- Stalwart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Rudyard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudyard
- Rudyard is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudyard <4>
- Cordell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Dick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Stirlingville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
- Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
- Goetzville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goetzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goetzville
- Goetzville is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goetzville <4>
- Kinross
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Kinross is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinross <4>
- Kelden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Raber
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - Trout Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Lake
- Trout Lake is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trout Lake <4>
- Emmet County
- County Website: www.co.emmet.mi.us/
- County Seat for Emmet: Petoskey
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west and northwest, the Straits of Mackinac and Lake Huron to the northeast
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Michigan
- Emmet County
- From Family Search:
- State of Michigan
- Emmet County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Michigan
- Emmet County
- Nearest Communities to Mackinac Island ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Mackinac Island.
- Mackinaw City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinaw City
- Mackinaw City is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mackinaw City <4>
- Carp Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Lake
- Carp Lake is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carp Lake <4>
- Cecil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Bliss
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Levering
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering
- Levering is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levering <4>
- Van
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
- Van is located in Emmet County
- Canby Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canby Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby Corners
- Canby Corners is located in Emmet County
- Pellston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pellston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
- Pellston is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <4>
- Cross Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Village
- Cross Village is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Village <4>
- Marsh Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
- Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
- Brutus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brutus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
- Brutus is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brutus <4>
- Ayr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
- Alanson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
- Alanson is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <4>
- Good Hart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hart
- Good Hart is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Good Hart <4>
- Stutsmanville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
- Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
- Pleasant View
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mackinac Island) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mackinac Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8561, Longitude: -84.6217 In this case, the coordinates for Mackinac Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |