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Nearest Communities to Birch Creek,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Birch Creek.<1>

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

Birch Creek is located in Menominee County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Menominee County: Delta, Dickinson, Marquette, Door (WI) & Marinette (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 79 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Birch Creek. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Menominee 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 Birch Creek (which is Menominee 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 Birch Creek

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

  • Menominee County   (where Birch Creek resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.menomineecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Menominee:   Menominee
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birch Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Creek.
      • Eagles Nest
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Eagles Nest is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
      • Hansen
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Hansen is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Kew
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Ingallston
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Ingallston is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingallston
      • Carbondale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Menominee
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Wallace
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Johnson Landing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Johnson Landing is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Landing
      • Beach Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Beach Grove is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
      • Arthur Bay
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingalls
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Ingalls is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Koss
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Palestine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Palestine is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
        • Stephenson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Longrie
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Kells
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Daggett
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Daggett is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
        • Swanson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Cedar River
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Talbot
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Talbot is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbot
        • Banat
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Gardner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Gardner is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Bagley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Bagley is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
        • Fox
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Fox is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
        • Carney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Nathan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Nathan is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathan
        • Gourley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Gourley is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourley
        • Nadeau
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
  • Door County
  • Marinette County
    • County Website:   https://www.marinettecountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Marinette:   Marinette (WI)
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birch Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Creek.
      • Miles
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Miles is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
      • Rubys Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Marinette
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Walsh
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Walsh is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
      • Goll
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Goll is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goll
      • Bagley Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Bagley Junction is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Junction
      • Wagner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wagner is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner
      • Porterfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Porterfield is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
      • McAllister
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • McAllister is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister
      • Packard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Packard is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
      • Harmony
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Peshtigo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Lake
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Lake is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
          • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
        • Loomis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Loomis is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
        • May Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • May Corner is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Corner
        • Wilcox
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilcox is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Crivitz
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Crivitz is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
        • Middle Inlet
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Middle Inlet is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Inlet
        • Sweetheart City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Wausaukee
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Wausaukee is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausaukee
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
        • Beaver
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Beaver is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Pound
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Pound is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
        • Coleman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedarville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • White Pine Haven
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • White Pine Haven is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Haven
        • Amberg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Amberg is located in Marinette County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amberg
        • Athelstane
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oconto County
    • County Website:   https://www.ocontocountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Oconto:   Oconto (WI)
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birch Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Creek.
      • County Line
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • County Line is located in Oconto County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • Cullen
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Cullen is located in Oconto County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Oconto
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lena
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lena is located in Oconto County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
      • Klondike
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Klondike is located in Oconto County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Pensaukee
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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- Birch Creek) 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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