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Nearest Communities to Basswood,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.

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

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

Basswood is located in Iron County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iron County: Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Marquette, Ontonagon, Florence (WI), Forest (WI) & Vilas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Basswood. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Iron 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 Basswood (which is Iron 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 Basswood

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

  • Iron County   (where Basswood resides)
    • County Website:   https://ironmi.com/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
      • Elmwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Beechwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Beechwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Hazel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hazel is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
      • Atkinson ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Atkinson is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
      • Forbes Location
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Forbes Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Location
      • Homer Location
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
      • Mineral Hills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
      • Iron River
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Virgil Location
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Virgil Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Location
      • Bates Location
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bates Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Location
      • Hiawatha Location
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County
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      • Continue List   (32 more) ...
        • Stambaugh
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
        • Bates Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
        • Caspian
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Rogers Location
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Rogers Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
        • Mapleton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Mapleton is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Gaastra
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Palatka
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Palatka is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
        • Chicagon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Chicagon is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
        • Scott Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Scott Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
        • Amasa
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Gibson Lake
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Gibson Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Lake
        • Erickson Landing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Erickson Landing is located in Iron County
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        • Fortune Lake
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Fortune Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Lake
        • Pentoga
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pentoga is located in Iron County
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        • Balsam
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Balsam is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
        • New Bristol Location
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Dunn Location
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Dunn Location is located in Iron County
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        • Monongahela Location
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Clinch ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Clinch is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
        • Odgers Location
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Odgers Location is located in Iron County
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        • Shafer Location
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Shafer Location is located in Iron County
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        • Tobin Location
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Tobin Location is located in Iron County
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        • Alpha
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Crystal Falls
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Kimball Location
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Kimball Location is located in Iron County
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        • Naults
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Naults is located in Iron County
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        • Panola
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Panola is located in Iron County
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        • Western Location
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Western Location is located in Iron County
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        • Mastodon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mastodon is located in Iron County
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        • Stager
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Stager is located in Iron County
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        • Kelso Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Kelso Junction is located in Iron County
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        • Mansfield Location
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Mansfield Location is located in Iron County
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  • Baraga County
    • County Website:   https://keweenawbay.org/
    • County Seat for Baraga:   L'Anse
    • Note: Whitefish Bay lies to the north, with Lake Superior to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
      • Tunis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Tunis is located in Baraga County
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      • Watton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Covington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Vermilac
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
  • Gogebic County
    • County Website:   https://www.gogebic.gov/
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
      • Tamarack
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Tamarack has also been known as:
        • Tamarack Lake
      • Katakitckon Indian Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Fuller
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
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      • Watersmeet
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Bonifas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bonifas is located in Gogebic County
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      • Beaton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Beaton is located in Gogebic County
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      • Stickley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Stickley is located in Gogebic County
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  • Houghton County
  • Ontonagon County
    • County Website:   https://ontonagoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ontonagon:   Ontonagon
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
      • Calderwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Calderwood is located in Ontonagon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderwood
      • Trout Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Paulding
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Agate
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Robbins
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Craigsmere
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Sleepy Hollow
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Paynesville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Gem
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Bruce Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Paynesville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • North Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paynesville
      • Balitmore
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Balitmore is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Florence County
  • Forest County
  • Oneida County
  • Vilas County
    • County Website:   https://www.vilascountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vilas:   Eagle River (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basswood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basswood.
      • Phelps
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Land O'Lakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Conover
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
      • Eagle River
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people

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 from Point A (ie- Basswood) 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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