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Nearest Communities to Elkhorn,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Elkhorn.<1>

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

Elkhorn is located in Schoolcraft County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elkhorn. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Schoolcraft 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 Elkhorn (which is Schoolcraft 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 Elkhorn

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

  • Schoolcraft County   (where Elkhorn resides)
    • County Seat for Schoolcraft:   Manistique
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkhorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkhorn.
      • Michiwaukee Shores
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michiwaukee Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michiwaukee Shores
        • Michiwaukee Shores is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Springer
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
        • Springer is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Minor Beach
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Evergreen Shores
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
        • Evergreen Shores is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Sunset Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
        • Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Richardsons Mill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsons Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsons Mill
        • Richardsons Mill is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Thompson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Cooks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
        • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <4>
      • Copenhagen Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Harrison Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Beach
        • Harrison Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Ossawinamakee Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossawinamakee Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossawinamakee Beach
        • Ossawinamakee Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Manistique
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Hiawatha
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
          • Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Steuben
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
          • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Steuben
          • From Elkhorn to Steuben
        • Gulliver
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Parkington ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
          • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Parkington
          • From Elkhorn to Parkington
        • Blaney Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Blaney Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Park
          • Blaney Park is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Inland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
          • Inland is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Creighton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
          • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Creighton
          • From Elkhorn to Creighton
        • Pines
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines
          • Pines is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Walsh
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
          • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Walsh
          • From Elkhorn to Walsh
        • Germfask
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
          • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <4>
  • Alger County
    • County Seat for Alger:   Munising
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkhorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkhorn.
      • Kentucky
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
        • Kentucky is located in Alger County
      • Shingleton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Star
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
        • Star is located in Alger County
      • Doty
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
        • Doty is located in Alger County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Doty
        • From Elkhorn to Doty
      • Evelyn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
        • Evelyn is located in Alger County
      • Juniper
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
        • Juniper is located in Alger County
      • Coalwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalwood
        • Coalwood is located in Alger County
  • Delta County
    • County Website:   www.deltacountymi.org/
    • County Seat for Delta:   Escanaba
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the southwest and Lake Michigan to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkhorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkhorn.
      • Garden Corners
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Isabella
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Nahma
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma
        • Nahma is located in Delta County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nahma <4>
      • Nahma Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nahma Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma Junction
        • Nahma Junction is located in Delta County
      • Saint Jacques
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Devils Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogontz
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogontz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
        • Ogontz is located in Delta County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ogontz
        • From Elkhorn to Ogontz
      • Fayette ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ensign
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensign have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
        • Ensign is located in Delta County
      • Alton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Alton is located in Delta County
      • Sac Bay
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac Bay
        • Sac Bay is located in Delta County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Fairport
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
          • Fairport is located in Delta County
        • Garth
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Rapid River
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Maplewood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maplewood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
          • Maplewood is located in Delta County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Maplewood
          • From Elkhorn to Maplewood
        • Masonville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
          • Masonville is located in Delta County
        • Kipling
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Maywood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
          • Maywood is located in Delta County
        • Gladstone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Osier
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
          • Osier is located in Delta County
  • Mackinac County

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 from Point A (ie- Elkhorn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elkhorn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9546, Longitude: -86.4063    
<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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