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Nearest Communities to Alvin,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Alvin is located in Alcona County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alcona County: Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw & Oscoda.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alvin. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Alcona 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 Alvin (which is Alcona 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 Alvin

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

  • Alcona County   (where Alvin resides)
    • County Website:   https://alconacountymi.com/
    • County Seat for Alcona:   Harrisville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alvin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alvin.
      • Mikado
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Gustin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Gustin is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
      • Killmaster
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Killmaster is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killmaster
      • Greenbush
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Springport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Springport is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
      • Bryant
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Bryant is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
      • Kurtz
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Kurtz is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
      • Wallace
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Wallace is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
      • Lincoln
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Harrisville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Barton City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cheviers
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Cheviers is located in Alcona County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviers
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        • Glennie
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Backus Beach
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Backus Beach is located in Alcona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus Beach
        • Hubbard Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
        • Lost Lake Woods
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Lost Lake Woods is located in Alcona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake Woods
        • Alcona
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Alcona is located in Alcona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcona
        • Larson Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Larson Beach is located in Alcona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Beach
        • Black River
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Curtisville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
        • Spruce
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Curran
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpena County
  • Arenac County
    • County Website:   https://www.arenaccountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Arenac:   Standish
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alvin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alvin.
      • Pine Wood Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Pine Wood Park is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Wood Park
      • Harmon City Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
      • Huron Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Huron Heights is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Heights
      • Wagner Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Wagner Beach is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Beach
      • Whitestone Point
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Whitestone Point is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone Point
      • Delano
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Delano is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano
      • Hammell Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Hammell Beach is located in Arenac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammell Beach
  • Iosco County
    • County Website:   https://iosco.net/
    • County Seat for Iosco:   Tawas City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alvin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alvin.
      • Lincoln Junction
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
      • Foote Site Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
      • Wilber
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Wilber is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
      • Au Sable
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
      • Oscoda
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sid Town
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
      • East Tawas
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tawas City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sand Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Sand Lake is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
      • The Jackpines
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • The Jackpines is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Jackpines
      • Clark Bayshore
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Clark Bayshore is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Bayshore
      • Alabaster Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Alabaster Junction is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster Junction
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        • Anderson Bayview
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Anderson Bayview is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Bayview
        • Lake Huron Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Lake Huron Beach is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Huron Beach
        • Hale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Meadow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Meadow is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
        • Huron Oaks
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Huron Oaks is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Oaks
        • Hyde Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Hyde Park is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Park
        • Hemlock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Hemlock is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
        • Benson Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Benson Park is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Park
        • Oak Wood Shores
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Oak Wood Shores is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Shores
        • White Rock ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • White Rock is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
        • Long Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • McIvor
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • McIvor is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor
        • Alabaster
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Alabaster is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
        • Cedar Haven
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Cedar Haven is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Haven
        • National City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Whittemore
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Turtle
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Turtle is located in Iosco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
  • Ogemaw County
  • Oscoda County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alvin) 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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