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Nearest Communities to Houghton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Please note 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.

Houghton is located in Houghton County and is the County Seat.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 105 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Houghton. Of these communities, 35 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 Houghton (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 Houghton

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

  • Houghton County   (where Houghton 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 Houghton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houghton.
      • Ripley
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Ripley is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Hancock
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Hurontown
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Franklin Mine
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Franklin Mine is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Mine
      • Pewabic
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Pewabic is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewabic
      • Dodgeville
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Arcadian
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Arcadian is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadian
      • Lewer Pewabic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Lewer Pewabic is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewer Pewabic
      • Paavola
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pilgrim
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pilgrim is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
      • Dollar Bay
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Superior
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Superior is also located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
      • Continue List   (58 more) ...
        • Sunshine Beach
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunshine Beach is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Beach
        • Atlantic Mine
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Atlantic Mine is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Mine
        • Point Mills
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Point Mills is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
        • Boston
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Schmidt Corner
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Schmidt Corner is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Corner
        • Baltic
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mill Mine Junction
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Mill Mine Junction is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Mine Junction
        • South Range
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mason
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Quincy Mill
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Quincy Mill is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy Mill
        • Oskar
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Senter
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Senter is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
        • Chassell
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Trimountain
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Trimountain is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimountain
        • Liminga
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Liminga is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liminga
        • Dreamland
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Hubbell
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Champion Mine
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Painesdale
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Salmon Trout
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Salmon Trout is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Trout
        • Gregoryville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Gregoryville is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregoryville
        • Lake Linden
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Laurium
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Laurium is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurium
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurium <3>
        • Osceola
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Osceola is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Swedetown
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Swedetown is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedetown
        • Tamarack
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Redridge
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Rabbit Bay
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Rabbit Bay is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
        • Calumet
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Calumet is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <3>
        • West Tamarack
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • West Tamarack is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tamarack
        • Lakeview
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Centennial Heights
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Centennial
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Klingville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Klingville is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
        • Portage Entry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • White City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • White City is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Beacon Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Freda
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Kearsarge
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Wolverine
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jacobsville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Toivola
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Phillipsville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Phillipsville is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
        • Tapiola
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Tapiola is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapiola
        • Copper City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Stonington
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Stonington is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
        • Askel
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Askel is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel
        • Traverse Bay
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Donken
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Donken is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donken
        • Elo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Twin Lakes
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Lakes is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
        • Lake Roland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Wyandotte
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Wyandotte is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
        • Hazel
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Winona
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Winona is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Alston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Alston is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
        • Nisula
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • White
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • White is also located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
  • Baraga County
  • Keweenaw County

Footnotes ...

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