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Nearest Communities to Columbiaville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Columbiaville is located in Lapeer County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Columbiaville. Of these communities, 117 are located in counties other than Lapeer 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 Columbiaville (which is Lapeer 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 Columbiaville

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

  • Lapeer County   (where Columbiaville resides)
    • County Seat for Lapeer:   Lapeer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbiaville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbiaville.
      • Otter Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
        • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <4>
      • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Five Lakes
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
        • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
      • Elba
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
        • Elba is located in Lapeer County
      • Lapeer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
        • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <4>
      • Kings Mill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • North Branch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lum
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Farmers Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
        • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
      • Hadley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
        • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <4>
      • Hunters Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Silverwood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
        • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <4>
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Clifford
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
          • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
        • Attica
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
          • Attica is located in Lapeer County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
        • Metamora
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Burnside
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
          • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Burnside
          • From Columbiaville to Burnside
        • Goodland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
          • Goodland is located in Lapeer County
        • Kerr Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Hill
          • Kerr Hill is located in Lapeer County
        • Thornville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
          • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
        • Imlay City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Dryden
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Brown City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Almont
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
          • Almont is located in Lapeer County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
  • Bay County
    • County Website:   www.co.bay.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Bay:   Bay City
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbiaville   ...
      • Arn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arn
        • Arn is located in Bay County
  • Genesee County
    • County Website:   www.co.genesee.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Genesee:   Flint
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbiaville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbiaville.
      • Otisville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
        • Otisville is located in Genesee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
      • Richfield Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
        • Richfield Center is located in Genesee County
      • Russellville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogersville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
        • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
      • Davison
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
        • Davison is located in Genesee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <4>
      • Genesee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
        • Genesee is located in Genesee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <4>
      • Thetford Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford Center
        • Thetford Center is located in Genesee County
      • Belsay
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belsay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
        • Belsay is located in Genesee County
      • Lapeer Heights
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer Heights
        • Lapeer Heights is located in Genesee County
      • McGrew Junction
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew Junction
        • McGrew Junction is located in Genesee County
      • Mount Morris
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Beecher
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beecher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher
        • Beecher is located in Genesee County
      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Pine Run
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Run
          • Pine Run is located in Genesee County
        • Atlas
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
          • Atlas is located in Genesee County
        • Burton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Clio
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
          • Clio is located in Genesee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Clio
          • From Columbiaville to Clio
        • Farrandville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Goodrich
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Flint
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Grand Blanc
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Flushing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flushing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flushing
          • Flushing is located in Genesee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,840 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flushing <4>
        • Rankin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
          • Rankin is located in Genesee County
        • Swartz Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swartz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Creek
          • Swartz Creek is located in Genesee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,491 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swartz Creek <4>
        • Brent Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Creek
          • Brent Creek is located in Genesee County
        • Montrose
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Bayport Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Fenton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakeside
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Duffield
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Fenton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
          • Fenton is located in Genesee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,374 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
        • Linden
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
          • Linden is located in Genesee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,954 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
  • Macomb County
    • County Website:   www.macombcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Macomb:   Mount Clemens
    • Note: Lake Saint Clair lies to the east, with the Canadian Province of Ontario on the east shore of Lake Saint Clair
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbiaville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbiaville.
      • Miami ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miami. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
        • Miami is located in Macomb County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Miami
        • From Columbiaville to Miami
      • Grays' Mills ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grays' Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays' Mills
        • Grays' Mills is located in Macomb County
        • Former names for Grays' Mills:
        • Clifton Mill
        • Clifton Village
        • Clifton
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Grays' Mills
        • From Columbiaville to Grays' Mills
  • Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
    • County Website:   www.saginawcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Saginaw:   Saginaw
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbiaville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbiaville.
      • Frankenmuth
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Birch Run
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Gera
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gera have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gera
        • Gera is located in Saginaw County
      • Morseville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morseville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morseville
        • Morseville is located in Saginaw County
      • Blumfield Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Reese
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
        • Reese is located in Saginaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <4>
      • Taymouth
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Frankentrost
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankentrost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankentrost
        • Frankentrost is located in Saginaw County
      • Burnt
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt
        • Burnt is located in Saginaw County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Burt
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Bridgeport
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fosters
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fosters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters
          • Fosters is located in Saginaw County
        • Layton Corners
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Buena Vista
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Indiantown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
          • Indiantown is located in Saginaw County
  • Saint Clair County
  • Sanilac County
  • Shiawassee County
  • Tuscola County
    • County Website:   www.tuscolacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Tuscola:   Caro
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbiaville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbiaville.
      • Fostoria
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
      • Millington
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Mayville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Juniata
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Tuscola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Vassar
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • East Dayton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
        • East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
      • Tuscola Station
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Station
        • Tuscola Station is located in Tuscola County
      • Wahjamega
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Kingston
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dayton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Tuscola County
      • Daytona Branch
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daytona Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Branch
        • Daytona Branch is located in Tuscola County
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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- Columbiaville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbiaville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1565, Longitude: -83.4091    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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