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Nearest Communities to Ashland Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ashland Center.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Ashland Center is located in Newaygo County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newaygo County: Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana & Osceola.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 160 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ashland Center. Of these communities, 124 are located in counties other than Newaygo 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 Ashland Center (which is Newaygo 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 Ashland Center

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

  • Newaygo County   (where Ashland Center resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.newaygocountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Newaygo:   White Cloud
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Grant
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ashland
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashland is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Bridgeton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Sun
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Sun is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
      • Bishop
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
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      • Newaygo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • McLean
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • McLean is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
      • Brookside
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
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      • Sitka
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Fremont
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
        • Former name for Fremont:
        • Fremont Center
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      • Reeman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Reeman is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
      • Ensley Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Ensley Center is located in Newaygo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley Center
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        • Croton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Croton is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
        • Tift Corner
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Tift Corner is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tift Corner
        • Wooster
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
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        • Riverview
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Riverview is located in Newaygo County
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        • Jugville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Jugville is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
        • Croton Heights
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Croton Heights is located in Newaygo County
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        • Dayton Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Dayton Center is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Center
        • Alleyton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
        • White Cloud
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Oxbow
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Oxbow is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
        • Aetna
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
        • Big Prairie
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
        • Oxbow Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Oxbow Park is located in Newaygo County
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        • Ramona
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
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        • Big Bend
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Big Bend is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
        • Huber
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Huber is located in Newaygo County
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        • Brohman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Brohman is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
          • Former names for Brohman:
          • Dingman
          • Otia
        • Woodville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Woodville is located in Newaygo County
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        • Volney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Volney is located in Newaygo County
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        • Woodland Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
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        • Bitely
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Walgamor Corners
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walgamor Corners
        • Lilley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
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        • Troy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Troy is located in Newaygo County
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  • Kent County
    • County Website:   https://www.kentcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Kent:   Grand Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Casnovia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Kent City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lisbon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Lisbon is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Solon Center
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Solon Center is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Center
      • Sparta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fruit Ridge Center
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Fruit Ridge Center is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Ridge Center
      • Ballards Corners
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ballards Corners is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballards Corners
      • Cedar Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sand Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Englishville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Englishville is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
      • Edgerton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Edgerton is located in Kent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Alpine
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Alpine is located in Kent County
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        • Rockford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sheffield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sheffield is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
        • Belmont
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Childsdale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Childsdale is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsdale
        • Kinney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Kinney is located in Kent County
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        • Wilder Center
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Wilder Center is located in Kent County
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        • Comstock Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Evans
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Evans is located in Kent County
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        • Northview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Northview is located in Kent County
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        • Walker
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Chauncey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Chauncey is located in Kent County
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        • Harvard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Harvard is located in Kent County
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        • Standale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Standale is located in Kent County
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        • Bostwick Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bostwick Lake is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick Lake
        • Grand Rapids
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Cannonsburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Beverly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Beverly is located in Kent County
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        • Galewood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Galewood is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galewood
        • Grandville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Urbandale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Urbandale is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbandale
        • East Grand Rapids
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Grattan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Grattan is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
        • Burlingame Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Burlingame Heights is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame Heights
        • Burlingame
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Burlingame is located in Kent County
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        • Clyde Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Clyde Park is located in Kent County
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        • Wyoming
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Eastmont
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Eastmont is located in Kent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmont
        • Parnell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Parnell is located in Kent County
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  • Mecosta County
    • County Website:   https://www.mecostacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Mecosta:   Big Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Morley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Borland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Borland is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
      • Stanwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Higbee Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Higbee Corner is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Corner
      • Rustford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
      • Altona
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Altona is located in Mecosta County
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      • Big Rapids
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montcalm County
    • County Website:   https://montcalm.us/
    • County Seat for Montcalm:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Pierson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Howard City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Coral
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Amble
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Amble is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
      • Trufant
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gowen
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Langston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Langston is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
      • Turk Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Turk Lake is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turk Lake
  • Muskegon County
    • County Website:   https://co.muskegon.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Muskegon:   Muskegon
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Bailey
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Canada Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
      • Slocum
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
      • Kellys Corners
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Kellys Corners is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
      • Morgan Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
      • Moorland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Moorland is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
      • Brunswick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Ravenna
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sullivan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Wolf Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Twin Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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        • Updyke
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Updyke is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updyke
        • Cloverville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
        • Lakewood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Lakewood is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Berry Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Berry Junction is located in Muskegon County
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        • Dalton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
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        • Lakewood Club
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
        • Muskegon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Fruitport
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Muskegon Heights
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • North Muskegon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Norton Shores
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Roosevelt Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • South Whitehall
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • South Whitehall is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitehall
        • Whitehall
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Maple Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Maple Grove is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
        • Montague
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Michillinda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Michillinda is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michillinda
        • Sylvan Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
        • Wabaningo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
  • Oceana County
    • County Website:   https://oceana.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Oceana:   Hart
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Hesperia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Huberts
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
      • Ferry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ferry is located in Oceana County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
      • Rothbury
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cobmoosa
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
        • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
        • Cob Moo Sa
      • New Era
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Walkerville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Colfax
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Colfax is located in Oceana County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
      • Elbridge
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
  • Ottawa County
    • County Website:   https://miottawa.org/
    • County Seat for Ottawa:   Grand Haven
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashland Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashland Center.
      • Harrisburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Conklin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Wright
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Wright is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Reno
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Reno is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Coopersville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dennison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Dennison is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
      • Herrington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Herrington is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
      • Marne
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Nunica
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Eastmanville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Eastmanville is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastmanville
      • Lamont
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Lamont is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Tallmadge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Tallmadge is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallmadge
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        • Ottawa Center
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Ottawa Center is located in Ottawa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center
        • Spring Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Allendale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Grand Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Grand Valley is located in Ottawa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Valley
        • Pearline
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Pearline is located in Ottawa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearline
        • Ferrysburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Clark Corners
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
        • Grand Haven
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Robinson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Robinson is located in Ottawa County
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        • Snug Harbor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
        • Rusk
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Rusk is located in Ottawa County
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        • Bauer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Bauer is located in Ottawa County
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        • North Blendon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • North Blendon is located in Ottawa County
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        • Rosy Mound
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
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        • Jenison
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Agnew
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashland Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.

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