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Nearest Communities to Chatham,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.<1>

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

Chatham is located in Alger County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alger County: Delta, Luce, Marquette & Schoolcraft.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chatham. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Alger 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 Chatham (which is Alger 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 Chatham

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

  • Alger County   (where Chatham resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.algercounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Alger:   Munising
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatham   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatham.
      • Slapneck ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Slapneck is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
      • Eben Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Dixon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Dixon is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Forest Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Forest Lake is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
      • Rumely
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Limestone
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Limestone is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Traunik
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Vail
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Vail is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
      • Au Train
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ladoga
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Ladoga is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
      • Dorsey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sundell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Sundell is located in Alger County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundell
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        • Stillman
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Stillman is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillman
        • Rock River
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Rock River is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
        • Coalwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Coalwood is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalwood
        • Onota
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Kiva
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Kiva is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiva
        • Deerton
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Trenary
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Diffin
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Munising Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Christmas
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Munising
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Wetmore
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Williams Landing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Williams Landing is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing
        • Kentucky
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Kentucky is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
        • Juniper
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Juniper is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
        • Indian Town
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Indian Town is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
        • Doty
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Evelyn
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Evelyn is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
        • Shingleton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Van Meer
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Van Meer is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meer
        • Myren
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Myren is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myren
        • Williams Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossing
        • Melstrand
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Star
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Star is located in Alger County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Delta County
  • Marquette County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.marquette.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Marquette:   Marquette
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chatham   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chatham.
      • Lawson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Lawson is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
      • Dukes
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Dukes is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
      • Maple Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Maple Grove is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
      • Vick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Vick is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
      • Selma
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Selma is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
      • New Dalton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Skandia Station
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Skandia Station is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia Station
      • Carlshend
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Skandia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Yalmar
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Yalmar is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yalmar
      • Cedar Bank
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cedar Bank is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bank
      • Gordon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Gordon is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Continue List   (26 more) ...
        • Mangum
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Mangum is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
        • Green Garden
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Green Garden is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden
        • Helena
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • McFarland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Beaver Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Beaver Grove is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Grove
        • Little Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Swanzy
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Swanzy is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
        • Harvey
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakewood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Lakewood is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Silver Creek Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Silver Creek Estates is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Estates
        • Plains
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Plains is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Sands Station
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Sands Station is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Station
        • Sands
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Gwinn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • New Swanzy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • New Swanzy is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Swanzy
        • Austin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Marquette
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pioneer Estates
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Pioneer Estates is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Estates
        • Gentian
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Princeton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Princeton is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Cascade
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Cascade is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
        • Brookton Corners
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Trowbridge Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sugar Loaf
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Forestville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Eagle Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
  • Schoolcraft County

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 from Point A (ie- Chatham) 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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