Nearest Communities to Big Bend,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Big Bend, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Big Bend:
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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Big Bend.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Big Bend 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 126 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Big Bend. Of these communities, 89 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 Big Bend (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 Big Bend
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Newaygo County (where Big Bend resides)
- County Website: https://www.newaygocountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Newaygo: White Cloud
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Oxbow Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Oxbow Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Park
- Oxbow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oxbow is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Big Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Croton Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Croton Heights is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton Heights
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Croton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Tift Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tift Corner is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tift Corner
- White Cloud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Alleyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Ramona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Ensley Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ensley Center is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley Center
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Newaygo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jugville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jugville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
- Wooster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Sun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Brohman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Bishop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Grant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aetna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Ashland Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Center is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Center
- Ashland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Fremont
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
- Hawkins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Woodland Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Dayton Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dayton Center is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Center
- Bitely
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lilley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Bridgeton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Brookside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Huber
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- McLean
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLean is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
- Reeman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Walgamor Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walgamor Corners
- Sitka
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sitka is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Volney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Isabella County
- County Website: https://www.isabellacounty.org/
- County Seat for Isabella: Mount Pleasant
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Blanchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Center is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Center
- Horr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horr is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
- Sherman City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
- Drew
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Drew is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Rolland Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rolland Center is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Center
- Lake Isabella
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
- Lake Isabella has also been known as:
- Lake Isabella village
- Kent County
- County Website: https://www.kentcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Kent: Grand Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Sand Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Solon Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Solon Center is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Center
- Cedar Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kent City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Casnovia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Evans
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Evans is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Harvard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Edgerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Sparta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lisbon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Rockford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
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- Ballards Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ballards Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballards Corners
- Childsdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Childsdale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsdale
- Englishville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Fruit Ridge Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fruit Ridge Center is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Ridge Center
- Lake County
- County Website: https://lakecountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Lake: Baldwin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Olivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Olivers is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Chase
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Nirvana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Marlborough
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Idlewild
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Baldwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mecosta County
- County Website: https://www.mecostacounty.org/
- County Seat for Mecosta: Big Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Borland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stanwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Higbee Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Corner
- Rustford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Big Rapids
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Canadian Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Sylvester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Paris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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- Mecosta
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Grant Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Center is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Center
- Chippewa Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Remus
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Pogy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Millbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Titus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Titus is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
- Barryton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chippewa Vista is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Vista
- Montcalm County
- County Website: https://montcalm.us/
- County Seat for Montcalm: Stanton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Howard City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Pierson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coral
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trufant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Six Lakes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Langston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Gowen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turk Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turk Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turk Lake
- Entrican
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Wyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
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- Westville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Edmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McBride
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stanton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- 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 Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brunswick
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Canada Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
- Slocum
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Holton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kellys Corners
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
- Moorland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moorland is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Morgan Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
- Ravenna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Hesperia
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Huberts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Walkerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola County
- County Website: https://www.osceola-county.org/
- County Seat for Osceola: Reed City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Hersey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Reed City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Orono ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Orono is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
- Slaybaugh Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Slaybaugh Corner is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaybaugh Corner
- Evart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Big Bend ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Big Bend.
- Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Wright
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
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- Big Bend) 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |