Nearest Communities to Frankfort,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Frankfort, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Frankfort:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 from Frankfort.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Frankfort is located in Benzie County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benzie County: Grand Traverse, Leelanau, Manistee & Wexford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Frankfort. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Benzie 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 Frankfort (which is Benzie 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 Frankfort
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Benzie County (where Frankfort resides)
- County Website: https://www.benzieco.net/
- County Seat for Benzie: Beulah
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Frankfort ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Frankfort.
- Elberta
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystallia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Crystallia is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystallia
- Pilgrim
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pilgrim is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Chimney Corners Resort
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oberlin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oberlin was located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
- Watervale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Watervale is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Benzonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Averytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Averytown was located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averytown
- Weldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Weldon is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Honor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Aral ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aral was located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
- Aral has also been known as:
- Otter Creek
- Platte River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Platte River is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
- Thompsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wallin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wallin is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
- Bendon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bendon is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Nessen City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nessen City is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
- Griner Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Griner Station is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
- Griner Station has also been known as:
- Print
- Lake Ann
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cedar Run
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Run is also located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Grand Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.gtcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Grand Traverse: Traverse City
- Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Frankfort ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Frankfort.
- Interlochen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Karlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
- Pavlovic Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
- Grawn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Former name for Monroe Center:
- Monroe Centre
- Wexford Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wexford Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wexford Corner
- Chums Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Brookside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Hannah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Leelanau County
- County Website: https://www.leelanau.gov/
- County Seat for Leelanau: Leland
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west and north, with the Grand Traverse Bay to the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Frankfort ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Frankfort.
- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown was located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Jacktown has also been known as:
- Osborn
- Burdickville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
- Glen Haven ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Haven was located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
- Glen Arbor
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Leelanau Schools
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Leelanau Schools is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Schools
- Maple City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Oneida ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Port Oneida was located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shalda Corners was located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Isadore was located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
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- Bodus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Fouch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fouch is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch
- Heimforth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heimforth is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimforth
- Schomberg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Cherry Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
- Greilickville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Hatchs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Manistee County
- County Website: https://www.manisteecountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Manistee: Manistee
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Frankfort ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Frankfort.
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Malcolm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Pleasanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pierport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pierport is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierport
- Humphrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Humphrey is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
- Bear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Henry ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry was located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Onekama
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Copemish
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Maue Corners
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maue Corners is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maue Corners
- Red Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Park is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Park
- Wic-a-te-wah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wic-a-te-wah is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wic-a-te-wah
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Williamsport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Norwalk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Norwalk is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Onekama Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Onekama Junction is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onekama Junction
- Pomona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pomona is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chief Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Douglas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Kaleva
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bar Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bar Lake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Lake
- Newland
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Newland is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan was located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Parkdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parkdale is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Brethren
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marilla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Marilla is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
- Eastlake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eastlake is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastlake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Manistee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Oak Hill has also been known as:
- Oakhill
- Udell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Udell is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Filer City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Filer City is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer City
- Stronach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Stronach is located in Manistee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronach
- Wexford County
- County Website: https://wexfordcounty.org/
- County Seat for Wexford: Cadillac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Frankfort ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Frankfort.
- Bagnall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bagnall is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
- Buckley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Glengary
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glengary is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Mesick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sherman is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Yuma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
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- Frankfort) 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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