Nearest Communities to Eagle River,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Eagle River, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Eagle River:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Eagle River is located in Keweenaw County and is the County Seat.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Eagle River. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Keweenaw 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 Eagle River (which is Keweenaw 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 Eagle River
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Keweenaw County (where Eagle River resides)
- County Website: https://www.keweenawcountyonline.org/
- County Seat for Keweenaw: Eagle River
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the south
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Eagle River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Eagle River.
- Eagle Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Eagle Nest is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Phoenix
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Phoenix is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
- Vaughsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Vaughsville is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughsville
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Copper Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Copper Falls is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Falls
- Ojibway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ojibway is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibway
- Eagle Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seneca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Seneca is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Hebards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hebards is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebards
- Mohawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delaware
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Wyoming
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wyoming is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
- Ahmeek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Traverse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Traverse is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse
- Allouez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumbletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bumbletown is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumbletown
- Mandan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mandan is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
- Snowshoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe
- Lac La Belle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Betsy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Betsy is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy
- Gay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Bete Grise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bete Grise is located in Keweenaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bete Grise
- Copper Harbor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Houghton County
- County Website: https://www.houghtoncounty.net/
- County Seat for Houghton: Houghton
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Eagle River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Eagle River.
- Copper City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Copper City is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Phillipsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
- Kearsarge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolverine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Centennial Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial Heights is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Heights
- Centennial
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centennial is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lakeview has also been known as:
- Lake View
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tamarack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tamarack is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- West Tamarack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Tamarack is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tamarack
- Laurium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Continue List (41 more) ...
- Swedetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swedetown is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
- Traverse Bay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
- Gregoryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gregoryville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregoryville
- Lake Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hubbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Quincy Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Quincy Mill is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Mill
- Boston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Boston is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Mason
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Arcadian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Arcadian is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadian
- Lewer Pewabic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lewer Pewabic is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewer Pewabic
- Paavola
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paavola is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paavola
- Dreamland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dreamland is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
- Senter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Senter is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
- Dollar Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Mine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Mine
- Pewabic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pewabic is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewabic
- Point Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Point Mills is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Houghton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oskar
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Oskar is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskar
- Ripley
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Rabbit Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
- Hancock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurontown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hurontown is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurontown
- Pilgrim
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Schmidt Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Schmidt Corner is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Corner
- Sunshine Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
- Dodgeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Liminga
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liminga is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liminga
- Atlantic Mine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
- Superior
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Superior is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Chassell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Baltic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Baltic is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltic
- Mill Mine Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Mine Junction is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Mine Junction
- Redridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redridge is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redridge
- South Range
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Salmon Trout
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Salmon Trout is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Trout
- Jacobsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
- Portage Entry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
- White City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Beacon Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hill
- Trimountain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trimountain is located in Houghton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimountain
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- Eagle River) 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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