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Nearest Communities to Grawn,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Grawn.<1>

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


Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grand Traverse County: Antrim, Benzie, Kalkaska, Leelanau, Manistee, Missaukee & Wexford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grawn. Of these communities, 113 are located in counties other than Grand Traverse 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 Grawn (which is Grand Traverse 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 Grawn

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

  • Grand Traverse County   (where Grawn resides)
    • 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 Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Chums Corner
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
      • Monroe Center
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
      • Hilltop
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hilltop is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
      • Interlochen
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Brookside
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Brookside is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Hannah
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
      • Traverse City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Karlin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
      • Pavlovic Corner
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
      • Mayfield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Kingsley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
      • Devils Elbow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
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        • Fivemile Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
        • Wexford Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Wexford Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wexford Corner
        • Jacks Landing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Landing
        • Summit City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
        • Acme
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Bates
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
        • McManus Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • McManus Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McManus Corner
        • Yuba
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
        • Williamsburg
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Angel
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
          • Angel has also been known as:
          • Angel Station
          • Angell Station
        • Walton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
          • Walton has also been known as:
          • Walton Junction
        • Mabel
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
        • Mapleton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Tunk ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
        • Old Mission
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Antrim County
    • County Website:   https://www.antrimcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Antrim:   Bellaire
    • Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Elk Rapids
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kewadin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Alden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
      • Clam River
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Clam River is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River
      • Creswell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Creswell is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
  • Benzie County
    • County Website:   https://www.benzieco.net/
    • County Seat for Benzie:   Beulah
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Bendon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Bendon is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
      • Lake Ann
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Run
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
      • Wallin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Wallin is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
      • Platte River
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Platte River is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
      • Griner Station
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
        • Griner Station has also been known as:
        • Print
      • Nessen City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
      • Thompsonville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Honor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Averytown ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Averytown is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averytown
      • Aral ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Aral is located in Benzie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aral
        • Aral has also been known as:
        • Otter Creek
      • Beulah
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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        • Weldon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Weldon is located in Benzie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
        • Benzonia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Edgewater
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Edgewater is located in Benzie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
        • Chimney Corners Resort
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Oberlin ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Oberlin is located in Benzie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
        • Elberta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Frankfort
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Watervale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Watervale is located in Benzie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
        • Crystallia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Crystallia is located in Benzie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystallia
        • Pilgrim
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Pilgrim is located in Benzie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Kalkaska County
    • County Website:   https://www.kalkaskacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kalkaska:   Kalkaska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Fife Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Houseman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Houseman is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman
      • South Boardman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Barker Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
      • Crofton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
      • Torch River
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
      • Deibert
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
      • Rapid City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Giddings
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Giddings is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings
      • Kalkaska
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lodi
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • McGee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • McGee is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
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        • Taffeltown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Taffeltown is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taffeltown
        • Millers Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Millers Corners is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Corners
        • Smithville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Smithville is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
        • Leetsville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
        • Spencer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
        • O'Neil
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
          • O'Neil has also been known as:
          • O'Neill
        • Sharon ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
          • Sharon has also been known as:
          • Big Oley
          • Jam One
  • 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 Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Greilickville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
      • Cherry Bend
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
      • Solon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Solon is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Crystal Spring
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
      • Fouch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Fouch is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch
      • Hatchs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
      • Cedar
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Heimforth
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Heimforth is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimforth
      • Bingham
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Isadore ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
      • Leelanau Shores
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Leelanau Shores is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Shores
      • Maple City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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        • Jacktown ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Jacktown is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
          • Jacktown has also been known as:
          • Osborn
        • Bodus
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Bodus is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
        • Burdickville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Burdickville is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdickville
        • Keswick
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
        • Schomberg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
        • Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
        • Empire
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Fountain Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
        • Suttons Bay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Glen Arbor
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake Leelanau
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Leelanau Schools
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Leelanau Schools is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Schools
        • Glen Haven ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Glen Haven is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Haven
        • Port Oneida ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Port Oneida is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Oneida
        • Manseau ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
        • Leland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Peshawbestown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
        • Omena
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ahgosatown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ahgosatown is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahgosatown
  • 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 Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Harlan ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Harlan is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Copemish
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pomona is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Henry ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Henry is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • Humphrey
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Humphrey is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
      • Marilla
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Marilla is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marilla
      • Pleasanton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasanton is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Kaleva
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Malcolm
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Malcolm is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
      • Bear Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Arcadia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brethren
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Chief Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Chief Lake is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
      • Maue Corners
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Maue Corners is located in Manistee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maue Corners
  • Missaukee County
    • County Website:   https://www.missaukee.org/
    • County Seat for Missaukee:   Lake City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Arlene
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Arlene is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlene
      • Morey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Morey is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
      • Jennings
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Pioneer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Wexford County
    • County Website:   https://wexfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wexford:   Cadillac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grawn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grawn.
      • Buckley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Baxter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Baxter is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Bagnall
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
      • Glengary
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Glengary is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Sherman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Sherman is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Mesick
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Yuma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Yuma is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
      • Meauwataka
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Meauwataka is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meauwataka
      • Manton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Gilbert
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilbert is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Harrietta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Boon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Boon is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
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        • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
        • Millersville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Millersville is located in Wexford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
        • Missaukee Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Missaukee Junction is located in Wexford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missaukee Junction
        • Haring
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Haring is located in Wexford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haring
        • Garletts Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Garletts Corner is located in Wexford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garletts Corner

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