Nearest Communities to Avery,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Avery, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Avery:
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 starting from Avery.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Avery is located in Montmorency County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montmorency County: Alcona, Alpena, Cheboygan, Crawford, Oscoda, Otsego & Presque Isle.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Avery. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Montmorency 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 Avery (which is Montmorency 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 Avery
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Montmorency County (where Avery resides)
- County Website: https://www.montcounty.org/
- County Seat for Montmorency: Atlanta
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Rust
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rust is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust
- Atlanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hillman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Bigelow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Donnelly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Donnelly is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Garland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Royston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Royston is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
- Birchwood Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birchwood Beach is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Beach
- Vienna Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
- Vienna Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
- Canada Creek Ranch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Creek Ranch
- Alcona County
- County Website: https://alconacountymi.com/
- County Seat for Alcona: Harrisville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Curran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Backus Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Backus Beach is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus Beach
- Hubbard Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hubbard Lake is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Lake
- Larson Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Larson Beach is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Beach
- Spruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Curtisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Curtisville is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
- Barton City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cheviers
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cheviers is located in Alcona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviers
- Alpena County
- County Website: https://www.alpenacounty.org/
- County Seat for Alpena: Alpena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Spratt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spratt is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt
- Flanders
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flanders is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
- Lachine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerson Station
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Emerson Station is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Station
- Herron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Herron is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
- Long Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- McHarg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- McHarg is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
- Paxton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Paxton is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Leer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leer is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leer
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- Hubbard Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bolton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Cathro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cathro is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
- Alpena Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
- Ossineke
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Alpena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cheboygan County
- County Website: https://www.cheboygancounty.net/
- 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 ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- Tower
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tower is located in Cheboygan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordco.org/
- County Seat for Crawford: Grayling
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Lovells
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lovells is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovells
- Bucks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucks is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
- Oscoda County
- County Website: https://www.oscodacountymi.com/
- County Seat for Oscoda: Mio
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Gomins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gomins is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomins
- Fairview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Biggs Settlement
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Biggs Settlement is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Settlement
- Kneeland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
- McKinley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Mio
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Luzerne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Otsego County
- County Website: https://otsegocountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Otsego: Gaylord
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Hetherton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hetherton is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
- Johannesburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Whites Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whites Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Landing
- Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
- Sparr
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sparr is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparr
- Green Timbers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
- Farrar Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Farrar Landing is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Landing
- Presque Isle County
- County Website: https://presqueislecounty.org/
- County Seat for Presque Isle: Rogers City
- Note: Lake Huron lies to the north and the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Avery ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Avery.
- Hawks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
- Big Cut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
- Metz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Metz is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Millersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Polaski
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
- Posen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Hagensville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
- Onaway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Liske
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Liske is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
- Moltke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
- Leroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
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- Avery) 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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