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Nearest Communities to Elo,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 from Elo.<1>

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

Elo is located in Houghton County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 111 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elo. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Houghton 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 Elo (which is Houghton 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 Elo

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

  • Houghton County   (where Elo resides)
    • 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 Elo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elo.
      • Tapiola
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Tapiola is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapiola
      • Askel
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Askel is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel
      • Hazel
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Donken
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Donken is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donken
      • Klingville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Klingville is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
      • Stonington
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Stonington is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
      • Alston
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Alston is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Toivola
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nisula
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Roland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Twin Lakes
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Champion Mine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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        • Painesdale
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Chassell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Portage Entry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • White
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • White is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
        • Wyandotte
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Wyandotte is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
        • Trimountain
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Trimountain is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimountain
        • White City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • White City is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Winona
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Winona is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Baltic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • South Range
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jacobsville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Mill Mine Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Mill Mine Junction is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Mine Junction
        • Superior
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Superior is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
        • Atlantic Mine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
        • Dodgeville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Sunshine Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
        • Hurontown
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Pilgrim
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
        • Hancock
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Houghton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Ripley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Ripley is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
        • Salmon Trout
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Salmon Trout is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Trout
        • Point Mills
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Point Mills is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
        • Dollar Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Franklin Mine
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Franklin Mine is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Mine
        • Pewabic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Pewabic is located in Houghton County
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        • Dreamland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Rabbit Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
        • Senter
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Senter is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
        • Arcadian
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Arcadian is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadian
        • Lewer Pewabic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Lewer Pewabic is located in Houghton County
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        • Liminga
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Liminga is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liminga
        • Paavola
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Schmidt Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Schmidt Corner is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Corner
        • Oskar
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Redridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Mason
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Quincy Mill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Quincy Mill is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Mill
        • Beacon Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Freda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pori
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Pori is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
        • Boston
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Frost
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Frost is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
        • Hubbell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Gregoryville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Gregoryville is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregoryville
        • Lake Linden
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sidnaw
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Laurium
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Osceola
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Osceola is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Swedetown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Swedetown is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
        • Calumet
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Tamarack
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • West Tamarack
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • West Tamarack is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tamarack
        • Centennial Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Centennial
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Lakeview
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Kearsarge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Phillipsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Phillipsville is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
        • Wolverine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Traverse Bay
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kenton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Copper City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Baraga County
    • County Website:   https://keweenawbay.org/
    • County Seat for Baraga:   L'Anse
    • Note: Whitefish Bay lies to the north, with Lake Superior to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elo.
      • Pelkie
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Keweenaw Bay
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Arnheim
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Arnheim is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
      • Bear Town
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • Assinins
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Assinins is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins
      • Baraga
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pequaming
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • L'Anse
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Zeba
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Zeba is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeba
      • Bovine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bovine is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
      • Aura
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Aura is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura
      • Alberta
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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        • Skanee
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Herman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Herman is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
        • Covington
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Watton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Glovers Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Corner
        • McComb Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • McComb Corner is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb Corner
        • Vermilac
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
        • Tioga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Tioga is located in Baraga County
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        • Nestoria
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Tunis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Tunis is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
        • Three Lakes
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Three Lakes is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
  • Keweenaw County
  • Ontonagon County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elo) 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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