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Nearest Communities to Farrar Landing,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Keep in mind 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.


Farrar Landing is located in Otsego County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otsego County: Antrim, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Kalkaska, Montmorency & Oscoda.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Farrar Landing. Of these communities, 74 are located in counties other than Otsego 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 Farrar Landing (which is Otsego 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 Farrar Landing

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

  • Otsego County   (where Farrar Landing resides)
    • County Website:   https://otsegocountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Otsego:   Gaylord
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Whites Landing
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Whites Landing is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Landing
      • Waters
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Otsego Lake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
      • Arbutus Beach
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
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      • Eyedylwild Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Eyedylwild Beach is located in Otsego County
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      • Oak Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
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      • Pearll City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
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      • Gaylord
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Johannesburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sparr
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Sparr is located in Otsego County
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      • Hetherton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
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        • Hallock
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Hallock is located in Otsego County
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        • Elmira
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Berryville ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Berryville is located in Otsego County
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        • Vanderbilt
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Green Timbers
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
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  • Antrim County
    • County Website:   https://www.antrimcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Antrim:   Bellaire
    • Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the west
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Alba
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wetzel ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
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        • Wetzel has also been known as:
        • Wetzell
      • Antrim
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Antrim is located in Antrim County
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      • Mancelona
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Green River
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Green River is located in Antrim County
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      • Graves Crossing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
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      • Chestonia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
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      • Finkton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Finkton is located in Antrim County
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      • Pleasant Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Antrim County
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      • Bellaire
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Charlevoix County
  • Cheboygan County
    • 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
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Trowbridge
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
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      • Wolverine
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Haakwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Haakwood is located in Cheboygan County
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      • Rondo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
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  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordco.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Grayling
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Lovells
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lovells is located in Crawford County
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      • Forbush Corner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Forbush Corner is located in Crawford County
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      • Bucks
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Bucks is located in Crawford County
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      • Frederic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Deward ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Deward is located in Crawford County
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      • Ishaward
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Ishaward is located in Crawford County
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      • Wildwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Wildwood is located in Crawford County
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      • Babbits Resort
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Babbits Resort is located in Crawford County
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      • Louis Cabin Landing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
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      • Grayling
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Five Corners
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
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      • Collens Landing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Collens Landing is located in Crawford County
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        • Danish Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
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        • McIntyre Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
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        • Lake Margrethe
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Lake Margrethe is located in Crawford County
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        • Rasmus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Rasmus is located in Crawford County
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        • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
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          • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
          • Center Plains
          • Cheney
        • Skyline Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
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        • Eldorado
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Eldorado is located in Crawford County
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        • Deerheart Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
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  • Kalkaska County
    • County Website:   https://www.kalkaskacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kalkaska:   Kalkaska
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Pemberthy Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Pemberthy Crossing is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Darragh
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Darragh is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Angling
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Westwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Cotton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Sigma
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Leetsville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Fletcher
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
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      • O'Neil
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County
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        • O'Neil has also been known as:
        • O'Neill
      • Spencer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Kalkaska
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sharon ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
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        • Sharon has also been known as:
        • Big Oley
        • Jam One
  • Missaukee County
  • Montmorency County
    • County Website:   https://www.montcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Montmorency:   Atlanta
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Birchwood Beach
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Birchwood Beach is located in Montmorency County
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      • Vienna Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
      • Vienna Corners
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Garland Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
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      • Lewiston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Donnelly
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Donnelly is located in Montmorency County
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      • Bigelow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
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      • Big Rock ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
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      • Atlanta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Avery
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Avery is located in Montmorency County
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      • Canada Creek Ranch
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Canada Creek Ranch is located in Montmorency County
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  • Oscoda County
    • County Website:   https://www.oscodacountymi.com/
    • County Seat for Oscoda:   Mio
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Red Oak
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Luzerne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Biggs Settlement
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Biggs Settlement is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Settlement
      • Gomins
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Gomins is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomins
      • Kneeland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Mio
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Roscommon County
    • County Website:   https://roscommoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Roscommon:   Roscommon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Farrar Landing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farrar Landing.
      • Roscommon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Higgins Lake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tent City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
      • Hillcrest
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Keno
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Keno is located in Roscommon County
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      • Lyon Manor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Lyon Manor is located in Roscommon County
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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 from Point A (ie- Farrar Landing) 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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