Nearest Communities to Bates,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bates, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bates:
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 starting from Bates.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bates is located in Grand Traverse County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grand Traverse County: Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee & Wexford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 143 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bates. Of these communities, 116 are located in counties other than Grand Traverse 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 Bates (which is Grand Traverse 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 Bates
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Grand Traverse County (where Bates resides)
- County Website: https://www.gtcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Grand Traverse: Traverse City
- Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Williamsburg
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Acme
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Yuba
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Mabel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Angel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Fivemile Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Tunk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Devils Elbow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Jacks Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Traverse City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Brookside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Chums Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Old Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kingsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grawn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Grand Traverse County
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- McManus Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McManus Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Hannah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Monroe Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Interlochen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pavlovic Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Karlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Wexford Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wexford Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Antrim County
- County Website: https://www.antrimcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Antrim: Bellaire
- Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Elk Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kewadin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
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- Clam River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clam River is located in Antrim County
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- Creswell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
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- North Arms
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Arms is located in Antrim County
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- Bellaire
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
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- Mancelona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
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- Torch Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
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- Central Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eastport
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
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- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
- Green River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green River is located in Antrim County
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- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Antrim County
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- Finkton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
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- Graves Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
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- Chestonia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
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- Alba
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Antrim County
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- Ellsworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Benzie County
- County Website: https://www.benzieco.net/
- County Seat for Benzie: Beulah
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Cedar Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Lake Ann
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bendon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
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- Wallin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wallin is located in Benzie County
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- Platte River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Platte River is located in Benzie County
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- Griner Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Griner Station is located in Benzie County
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- Griner Station has also been known as:
- Print
- Nessen City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nessen City is located in Benzie County
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- Thompsonville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Honor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Aral ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Aral is located in Benzie County
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- Aral has also been known as:
- Otter Creek
- Averytown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Averytown is located in Benzie County
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- Charlevoix County
- County Website: https://www.charlevoixcounty.org/
- County Seat for Charlevoix: Charlevoix
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- East Jordan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordco.org/
- County Seat for Crawford: Grayling
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Ishaward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ishaward is located in Crawford County
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- Deward ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
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- Kalkaska County
- County Website: https://www.kalkaskacounty.net/
- County Seat for Kalkaska: Kalkaska
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Barker Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
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- Torch River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Rapid City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crofton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
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- Houseman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Houseman is located in Kalkaska County
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- South Boardman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kalkaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leetsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Fife Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Deibert
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
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- Lodi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
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- Westwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
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- Giddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Giddings is located in Kalkaska County
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- McGee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McGee is located in Kalkaska County
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- Spencer
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
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- Cotton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
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- Darragh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darragh is located in Kalkaska County
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- Millers Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Corners is located in Kalkaska County
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- Sigma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
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- O'Neil
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- O'Neil has also been known as:
- O'Neill
- Taffeltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taffeltown is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taffeltown
- Smithville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville is located in Kalkaska County
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- Angling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
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- Sharon ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
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- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Pemberthy Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pemberthy Crossing is located in Kalkaska County
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- Fletcher
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
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- Leelanau County
- County Website: https://www.leelanau.gov/
- County Seat for Leelanau: Leland
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west and north, with the Grand Traverse Bay to the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Greilickville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Cherry Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
- Crystal Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Hatchs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Bingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Heimforth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Heimforth is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimforth
- Keswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keswick is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Leelanau Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leelanau Shores is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Shores
- Fouch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fouch is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch
- Solon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Isadore is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Suttons Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Cedar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bodus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
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- Fountain Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
- Manseau ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Manseau is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
- Peshawbestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
- Lake Leelanau
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schomberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Omena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Maple City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Ahgosatown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ahgosatown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahgosatown
- Leland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Burdickville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Northport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
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- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown has also been known as:
- Osborn
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Leelanau Schools
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Leelanau Schools is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Schools
- Glen Arbor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Manistee County
- County Website: https://www.manisteecountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Manistee: Manistee
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Pomona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Copemish
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Missaukee County
- County Website: https://www.missaukee.org/
- County Seat for Missaukee: Lake City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Pioneer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
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- Morey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Morey is located in Missaukee County
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- Arlene
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Arlene is located in Missaukee County
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- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Cutcheon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
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- Moorestown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Wexford County
- County Website: https://wexfordcounty.org/
- County Seat for Wexford: Cadillac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bates ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bates.
- Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Buckley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Manton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Wexford County
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- Glengary
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
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- Sherman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
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- Bagnall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
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- Mesick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Meauwataka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
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- Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Bates) 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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