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Nearest Communities to Huron Mountain,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 starting from Huron Mountain.<1>

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


Huron Mountain is located in Marquette County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Huron Mountain. Of these communities, 28 are located in counties other than Marquette 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 Huron Mountain (which is Marquette 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 Huron Mountain

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

  • Marquette County   (where Huron Mountain resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.marquette.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Marquette:   Marquette
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Huron Mountain   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain.
      • Gillet Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Gillet Landing is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillet Landing
      • Dodge City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Dodge City is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
      • Big Bay
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Burns Landing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Burns Landing is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Landing
      • Alder
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Alder is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
      • Homeier
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Homeier is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeier
      • Antlers
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Antlers is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
      • Birch
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Birch is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
      • Buckroe
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Buckroe is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckroe
      • Martins Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Martins Landing is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
      • Clowry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Clowry is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
      • Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Beacon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Beacon is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
        • Champion
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Diorite
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Diorite is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
          • Diorite has also been known as:
          • Diotrite
        • Snowville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Snowville is located in Marquette County
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        • Wobic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Wobic is located in Marquette County
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        • Freeman Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Freeman Landing is located in Marquette County
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        • Wetmore Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wetmore Landing is located in Marquette County
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        • Michigamme
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarksburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
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        • Humboldt Mine
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Humboldt Mine is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt Mine
        • Humboldt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
        • North Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • North Lake is located in Marquette County
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        • Greenwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
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        • Ishpeming
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • South Greenwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
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          • South Greenwood has also been known as:
          • Greenwood Station
        • West Ishpeming
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • West Ishpeming is located in Marquette County
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        • Beverly Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Beverly Hills is located in Marquette County
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        • Forestville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Forestville is located in Marquette County
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        • Negaunee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sugar Loaf
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sugar Loaf is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf
        • Frenchtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Frenchtown is located in Marquette County
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        • Lake Angeline
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Lake Angeline is located in Marquette County
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        • Salisbury
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Salisbury is located in Marquette County
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        • Winthrop Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Winthrop Junction is located in Marquette County
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        • National Mine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • National Mine is located in Marquette County
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        • Brookton Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
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        • Eagle Mills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Eagle Mills is located in Marquette County
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        • Trowbridge Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Trowbridge Park is located in Marquette County
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  • 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 Huron Mountain   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain.
      • Glovers Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Glovers Corner is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Corner
      • McComb Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • McComb Corner is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb Corner
      • Skanee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Aura
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Aura is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura
      • Pequaming
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Pequaming is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pequaming
      • Zeba
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Zeba is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeba
      • Imperial Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Imperial Heights is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Heights
      • Three Lakes
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Three Lakes is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
      • Bovine
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Bovine is located in Baraga County
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      • Herman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Herman is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Nestoria
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Nestoria is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestoria
      • Arnheim
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Arnheim is located in Baraga County
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        • Assinins
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Assinins is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins
        • Keweenaw Bay
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keweenaw Bay
        • L'Anse
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Baraga
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Bear Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
  • Houghton County
    • 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 Huron Mountain   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain.
      • Rabbit Bay
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Bay
      • Jacobsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
      • Traverse Bay
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Traverse Bay is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traverse Bay
      • Portage Entry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Entry
      • White City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • White City is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Dreamland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Dreamland is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamland
      • Klingville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Klingville is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klingville
      • Senter
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Senter is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senter
  • Keweenaw County
    • County Website:   https://www.keweenawcountyonline.org/
    • County Seat for Keweenaw:   Eagle River
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Huron Mountain   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Huron Mountain.
      • Gay
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gay is located in Keweenaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Betsy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Betsy is located in Keweenaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betsy
      • Snowshoe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Snowshoe is located in Keweenaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowshoe

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- Huron Mountain) 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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