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Nearest Communities to Elmhurst,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 starting from Elmhurst.<1>

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


Elmhurst is located in Cheboygan County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elmhurst. Of these communities, 71 are located in counties other than Cheboygan 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 Elmhurst (which is Cheboygan 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 Elmhurst

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

  • Cheboygan County   (where Elmhurst resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.cheboygancounty.net/
    • County Seat for Cheboygan:   Cheboygan
    • Note: The Straits of Mackinac and Lake Michigan lies to the northwest, with Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elmhurst   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elmhurst.
      • Indianville
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Indianville is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianville
      • Burt Lake
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Giauque Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Topinabee
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Springwell Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Springwell Heights is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwell Heights
      • Chippewa Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Chippewa Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Beach
      • Wauban Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wauban Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauban Beach
      • Royal Oak Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Royal Oak Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak Beach
      • Cold Springs
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Grand View Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Grand View Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Beach
      • Veery Point
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Riggsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
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        • Kingsley Beach
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Kingsley Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Beach
        • Indian River
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Birchwood
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Birchwood is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
        • Long Point
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Ingleside
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Ingleside is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Pittsburg Landing
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Pittsburg Landing is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Miami Beach
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Miami Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
        • Silver Beach
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
        • Weadock
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Weadock is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weadock
        • Mullett Lake
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
        • Wildwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
        • Aloha
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Aloha is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
        • Mullett Lake Woods
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Mullett Lake Woods is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Orchard Beach
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
        • Rondo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Afton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Haakwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Haakwood is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haakwood
        • Legrand
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Legrand is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Alverno
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Alverno is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Cheboygan
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pries Landing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pries Landing is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Fingerboard Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Grand View
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Grand View is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Point Nipigon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
          • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
          • Point Nip-i-gon
        • Wolverine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Manning
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
        • Freedom
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
        • Edgewater Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
        • Hangore Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Hangore Heights is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangore Heights
        • Pine Grove Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Pine Grove Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Beach
        • Trowbridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
        • Black Lake
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Tower
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
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        • High Banks
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
  • Charlevoix County
    • County Website:   https://www.charlevoixcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Charlevoix:   Charlevoix
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elmhurst   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elmhurst.
      • Clarion
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
      • Walloon Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Shore
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Zenith Heights
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Wildwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wildwood is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Horton Bay
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Boyne City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
        • Former names for Boyne City:
        • Bay Springs
        • Boyne
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
      • Burgess
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Boyne Falls
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Advance
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
      • Ironton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Charlevoix Estates
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Charlevoix Estates is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix Estates
      • Charlevoix
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://www.emmetcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Petoskey
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west and northwest, the Straits of Mackinac and Lake Huron to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elmhurst   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elmhurst.
      • Brutus
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Pellston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Alanson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponshewaing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
      • Ayr
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Ayr is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Van
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Van is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Oden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Levering
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chalet Estates
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Chalet Estates is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Estates
      • Conway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Epsilon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
      • Pleasant View
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
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        • Menonaqua Beach
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Menonaqua Beach is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menonaqua Beach
        • Marsh Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
        • Bay View
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Kegomic ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
        • Ramona Park
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
        • Roaring Brook
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
        • Carp Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Canby Corners
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Canby Corners is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby Corners
        • Harbor Springs Estate
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Patons Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Patons Corner is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patons Corner
        • Wequetonsing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
        • Bliss
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Bliss is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
        • Petoskey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Harbor Point
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
        • Harbor Springs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Stutsmanville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
        • Forest Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
        • Cecil
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Cecil is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
        • Bay Harbor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mackinaw City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Cross Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Middle Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
        • Bay Shore Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Bay Shore Estates is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore Estates
        • Good Hart
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • 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 Elmhurst   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elmhurst.
      • Pointe Aux Pins
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Fort Mackinac
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Fort Mackinac is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mackinac
      • Fort Holmes
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Fort Holmes is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holmes
      • Mackinac Island
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Saint Ignace
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • British Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • Gros Cap
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Evergreen Shores
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
  • Otsego County
    • County Website:   https://otsegocountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Otsego:   Gaylord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elmhurst   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elmhurst.
      • Green Timbers
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
      • Vanderbilt
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Berryville ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Berryville is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Hallock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Hallock is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
      • Elmira
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Presque Isle County
    • County Website:   https://presqueislecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Presque Isle:   Rogers City
    • Note: Lake Huron lies to the north and the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elmhurst   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elmhurst.
      • Black Lake Bluffs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
      • Canfield Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Canfield Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Beach
      • Coddes Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Coddes Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddes Beach
      • Rainy Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
      • Onaway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <3>
      • Grace
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Huron Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
      • Bell Landing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
      • Ocqueoc
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc

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- Elmhurst) 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.