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Nearest Communities to Idlewild,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Idlewild.<1>

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

Idlewild is located in Lake County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lake County: Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola & Wexford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 93 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Idlewild. Of these communities, 79 are located in counties other than Lake 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 Idlewild (which is Lake 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 Idlewild

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

  • Lake County   (where Idlewild resides)
    • County Seat for Lake:   Baldwin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Nirvana
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Marlborough
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Baldwin
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Chase
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Wolf Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
        • Wolf Lake is located in Lake County
      • Olivers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
        • Olivers is located in Lake County
      • Luther
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Peacock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Skookum
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skookum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skookum
        • Skookum is located in Lake County
      • Sauble
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sauble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauble
        • Sauble is located in Lake County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sauble
        • From Idlewild to Sauble
      • Edgetts
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgetts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgetts
        • Edgetts is located in Lake County
      • Little Manistee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Manistee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Manistee
        • Little Manistee is located in Lake County
      • Bristol
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Irons
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Manistee County
  • Mason County
    • County Seat for Mason:   Ludington
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Carr
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Millerton ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
        • Millerton is located in Mason County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Millerton
        • From Idlewild to Millerton
      • Walhalla
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Tallman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
        • Tallman is located in Mason County
        • Tallman has also been known as:
        • Weaver
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tallman
        • From Idlewild to Tallman
      • Batcheller ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batcheller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
        • Batcheller is located in Mason County
        • Batcheller has also been known as:
        • Turtle Lake
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Batcheller
        • From Idlewild to Batcheller
      • Custer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Fern
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Mason County
        • Fern has also been known as:
        • Adamsville
      • Fountain
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
        • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elm Flats
        • From Idlewild to Elm Flats
      • Scottville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Wiley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Free Soil
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Sugar Grove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Amber
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Riverton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
          • Riverton is located in Mason County
        • Meisenheimer Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mecosta County
  • Newaygo County
    • County Website:   www.countyofnewaygo.com/
    • County Seat for Newaygo:   White Cloud
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Lilley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
        • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lilley
        • From Idlewild to Lilley
      • Bitely
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hawkins
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Walgamor Corners
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walgamor Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walgamor Corners
        • Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo County
      • Brohman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Troy
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Newaygo County
      • Woodville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
        • Woodville is located in Newaygo County
      • Volney
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
        • Volney is located in Newaygo County
      • Ramona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ramona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
        • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ramona
        • From Idlewild to Ramona
      • Huber
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Aetna
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • White Cloud
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Alleyton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleyton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
          • Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
        • Jugville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jugville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
          • Jugville is located in Newaygo County
        • Big Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
          • Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
        • Wooster
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
          • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Wooster
          • From Idlewild to Wooster
        • Big Bend
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
          • Big Bend is located in Newaygo County
        • Dayton Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Center
          • Dayton Center is located in Newaygo County
        • Oxbow Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Park
          • Oxbow Park is located in Newaygo County
        • Oxbow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
          • Oxbow is located in Newaygo County
  • Oceana County
    • County Website:   www.oceana.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Oceana:   Hart
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Colfax
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
        • Colfax is located in Oceana County
      • Walkerville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Crystal Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
        • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
      • Cobmoosa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
        • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
        • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
        • Cob Moo Sa
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cobmoosa
        • From Idlewild to Cobmoosa
      • Elbridge
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
        • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elbridge
        • From Idlewild to Elbridge
      • Hesperia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
        • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
      • Saint Huberts
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Huberts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
        • Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
      • Weare
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
        • Weare is located in Oceana County
      • Ferry
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Osceola County
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Reed City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Orono
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orono have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orono
        • Orono is located in Osceola County
      • Reed City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Ashton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
        • Ashton is located in Osceola County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ashton
        • From Idlewild to Ashton
      • Dewing's
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewing's have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
        • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
      • Hersey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
        • Hersey is located in Osceola County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <4>
      • Slaybaugh Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaybaugh Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaybaugh Corner
        • Slaybaugh Corner is located in Osceola County
      • Le Roy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tustin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
        • Tustin is located in Osceola County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <4>
      • Evart
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
        • Evart is located in Osceola County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <4>
      • Dighton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Avondale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avondale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
        • Avondale is located in Osceola County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Avondale
        • From Idlewild to Avondale
      • Sears
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
        • Sears is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sears <4>
      • Ina
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
        • Ina is located in Osceola County
  • Wexford County
    • County Website:   www.wexfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wexford:   Cadillac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idlewild   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idlewild.
      • Hoxeyville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hoxeyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxeyville
        • Hoxeyville is located in Wexford County
        • Hoxeyville has also been known as:
        • Clay Hill
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hoxeyville
        • From Idlewild to Hoxeyville
      • Garletts Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garletts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garletts Corner
        • Garletts Corner is located in Wexford County
      • Axin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Axin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axin
        • Axin is located in Wexford County
      • Benson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hobart
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
        • Hobart is located in Wexford County
      • Boon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon
        • Boon is located in Wexford County
      • Harrietta
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
        • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <4>
      • Millersville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
        • Millersville is located in Wexford County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Idlewild) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Idlewild. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8947, Longitude: -85.7873    
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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