Nearest Communities to Eckerman,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Eckerman, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Eckerman:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 west 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 starting from Eckerman.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Eckerman is located in Chippewa County.
The following 2 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Luce & Mackinac.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Eckerman. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Chippewa 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 Eckerman (which is Chippewa 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 Eckerman
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Chippewa County (where Eckerman resides)
- County Website: https://www.chippewacountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Chippewa: Sault Sainte Marie
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and the Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Eckerman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Eckerman.
- Eckerman Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Eckerman Corner is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman Corner
- Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Seewhy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
- Strongs Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
- Strongs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Strongs is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
- Hulbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Trout Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Emerson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Emerson is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Snug Harbor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Raco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Raco is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raco
- Timberlost
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Timberlost is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlost
- Whitehouse Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehouse Landing is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Landing
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Dollar Settlement
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
- Cordell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cordell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Dick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dick is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
- Paradise
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fibre
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fibre is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
- Westons Iroquois Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dorgans Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Dorgans Crossing is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorgans Crossing
- Dryburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
- Mission
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mission is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Shelldrake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shelldrake is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelldrake
- Bay Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
- Brimley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rudyard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kinross
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Vermilion
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Vermilion is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilion
- Whitefish Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitefish Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Point
- Dafter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dafter is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
- Shallows
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shallows is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallows
- Luce County
- County Website: https://www.lucecountymi.com/
- County Seat for Luce: Newberry
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Eckerman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Eckerman.
- Soo Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Soo Junction is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Junction
- Betty B Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Betty B Landing is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty B Landing
- McLeods Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McLeods Corner is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeods Corner
- Lencel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Lencel is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lencel
- McPhees Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- McPhees Landing is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhees Landing
- Fourmile Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fourmile Corner is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Corner
- Newberry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roberts Corner is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Corner
- Dollarville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Dollarville is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollarville
- Natalie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Natalie is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natalie
- Eightmile Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Eightmile Corner is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Corner
- Pine Stump Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Stump Junction is located in Luce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Stump Junction
- Mackinac County
- County Website: https://www.mackinaccounty.net/
- County Seat for Mackinac: Saint Ignace
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the southwest, the Straits of Mackinac to the south, Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the southeast
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Eckerman ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Eckerman.
- Fiborn ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
- Fiborn has also been known as:
- Fiborn Quarry
- Ozark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ozark is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Caffey Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey Corner is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey Corner
- Caffey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Caffey is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Rexton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rexton is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexton
- Kenneth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Garnet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garnet is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
- Epoufette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette
- Gilchrist
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Brevort
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Brevort is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
- Moran
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Simmons ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simmons is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Millecoquins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Millecoquins is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millecoquins
- Naubinway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Allenville is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Charles
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charles is located in Mackinac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
- Engadine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eckerman) 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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