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Nearest Communities to Dowagiac,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Dowagiac.<1>

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

Dowagiac is located in Cass County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cass County: Elkhart (IN), Saint Joseph (IN), Berrien, Saint Joseph & Van Buren.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 218 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dowagiac. Of these communities, 185 are located in counties other than Cass 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 Dowagiac (which is Cass 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 Dowagiac

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

  • Cass County   (where Dowagiac resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.casscountymi.org/
    • County Seat for Cass:   Cassopolis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dowagiac   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dowagiac.
      • Five Mile Corners
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Five Mile Corners is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Corners
      • Twin Lakes
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Twin Lakes is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • La Grange
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pokagon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Beechwood
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Beechwood is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Indian Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Indian Lake is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
      • Glenwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Glenwood is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Maple Island
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Maple Island is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
      • Sandy Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sandy Beach is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
      • Dailey
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Dailey is located in Cass County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
      • Cassopolis
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sumnerville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Volinia
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Volinia is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volinia
        • Eagle Point
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Eagle Point is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
        • Penn
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Diamond Shores
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Diamond Shores is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Shores
        • Spring Beach
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Spring Beach is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Beach
        • Brownsville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Vandalia
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Vandalia is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
        • Nicholsville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Nicholsville is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
        • Wakelee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Eagle Lake Estates
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Eagle Lake Estates is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake Estates
        • Edwardsburg
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Calvin Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Calvin Center is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin Center
        • Birch Crest Estates
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Birch Crest Estates is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Crest Estates
        • Adamsville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Adamsville is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
          • Former name for Adamsville:
          • Sage's Mill
        • Williamsville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Williamsville is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
        • Marcellus
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jones
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Allenton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Allenton is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
        • Kessington
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Kessington is located in Cass County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessington
        • Corey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Union
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Berrien County
  • Kalamazoo County
  • Saint Joseph County
  • Van Buren County
  • Elkhart County
    • County Website:   https://elkhartcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Elkhart:   Goshen (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dowagiac   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dowagiac.
      • Simonton Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Simonton Lake is located in Elkhart County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonton Lake
      • Elkhart
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • East Lake Estates
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • East Lake Estates is located in Elkhart County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Estates
      • Greenleaf Manor
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Greenleaf Manor is located in Elkhart County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Manor
      • Garden Village
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Garden Village is located in Elkhart County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
      • Nibbyville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Nibbyville is located in Elkhart County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nibbyville
      • Bristol
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jamestown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • De Camp Gardens
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • De Camp Gardens is located in Elkhart County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Camp Gardens
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        • Bonneyville Mills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bonneyville Mills is located in Elkhart County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneyville Mills
        • Dunlap
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Dunlap is located in Elkhart County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
        • Vistula
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Vistula is located in Elkhart County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistula
        • Lake Grange
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Lake Grange is located in Elkhart County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grange
        • Midway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Midway is located in Elkhart County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Middlebury
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • LaPorte County
    • County Website:   https://laporteco.in.gov/
    • County Seat for LaPorte:   La Porte (IN)
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dowagiac   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dowagiac.
      • Plainfield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Plainfield is located in LaPorte County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Hudson Lake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Hudson Lake is located in LaPorte County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Lake
      • Lake Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Park is located in LaPorte County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Hicks
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Hicks is located in LaPorte County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
  • Saint Joseph County
    • County Website:   https://www.sjcindiana.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Joseph:   South Bend (IN)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dowagiac   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dowagiac.
      • Granger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dreamwold Heights
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Dreamwold Heights is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamwold Heights
      • State Line
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • State Line is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Georgetown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Indian Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
      • Roseland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
      • Maple Lane
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Maple Lane is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lane
      • Pleasant Valley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Mishawaka
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Osceola
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Osceola is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,486 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <3>
      • South Bend
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ardmore
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ardmore is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
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        • Chain-O-Lakes
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Chain-O-Lakes is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-O-Lakes
        • Lydick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lydick is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydick
        • Hamilton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hamilton is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Hubbard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hubbard is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
        • Westfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Westfield is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
        • Crest Manor Addition
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Crest Manor Addition is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Manor Addition
        • Gilmer Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Gilmer Park is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer Park
        • Gulivoire Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Hi-View Addition
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Hi-View Addition is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-View Addition
        • Tamarack Grange
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Tamarack Grange is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack Grange
        • Olive
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Olive is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
        • Zeigler
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Miami Trails Addition
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Miami Trails Addition is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Trails Addition
        • Orchard Heights Addition
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Orchard Heights Addition is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Heights Addition
        • Terre Coupee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Terre Coupee is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Coupee
        • Nutwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • New Carlisle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Woodland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
        • Crumstown
          (29 miles [46.7 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 from Point A (ie- Dowagiac) 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.