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Nearest Communities to Kalkaska,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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


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

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kalkaska County: Antrim, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon & Wexford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kalkaska. Of these communities, 115 are located in counties other than Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska (which is Kalkaska 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 Kalkaska

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

  • Kalkaska County   (where Kalkaska resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kalkaskacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kalkaska:   Kalkaska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Leetsville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
      • Crofton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
      • Cotton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
      • Darragh
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Darragh is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darragh
      • Lodi
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
      • Barker Creek
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
      • Sigma
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigma
      • Spencer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
      • Rapid City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • McGee
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • McGee is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
      • O'Neil
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
        • O'Neil has also been known as:
        • O'Neill
      • South Boardman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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        • Westwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
        • Angling
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
        • Torch River
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
        • Deibert
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deibert
        • Giddings
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Giddings is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giddings
        • Millers Corners
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Millers Corners is located in Kalkaska County
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        • Houseman
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Houseman is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houseman
        • Sharon ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
          • Sharon has also been known as:
          • Big Oley
          • Jam One
        • Taffeltown
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Taffeltown is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taffeltown
        • Fife Lake
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Smithville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Smithville is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
        • Pemberthy Crossing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Pemberthy Crossing is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberthy Crossing
        • Fletcher
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • 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 Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Alden
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Antrim
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Antrim is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Mancelona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Clam Lake ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
      • Clam River
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Clam River is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River
      • Wetzel ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
        • Wetzel has also been known as:
        • Wetzell
      • Bellaire
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • North Arms
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • North Arms is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Arms
      • Elk Rapids
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kewadin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Green River
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Green River is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
      • Alba
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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        • Snowflake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Snowflake is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
        • Graves Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
        • Creswell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Creswell is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
        • Finkton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Finkton is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finkton
        • Pleasant Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Central Lake
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Chestonia
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Chestonia is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
        • Torch Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
        • Eastport
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ellsworth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Charlevoix County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordco.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Grayling
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Ishaward
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Ishaward is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishaward
      • McIntyre Landing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
      • Deward ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Deward is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
      • Collens Landing
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Collens Landing is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collens Landing
      • Danish Landing
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
      • Lake Margrethe
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Lake Margrethe is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Margrethe
      • Frederic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Rasmus
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Rasmus is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rasmus
      • Forbush Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Forbush Corner is located in Crawford County
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        • Grayling
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Skyline Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Village
        • Louis Cabin Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis Cabin Landing
        • Babbits Resort
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Babbits Resort is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbits Resort
        • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pere Cheney
          • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
          • Center Plains
          • Cheney
        • Bucks
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Bucks is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
  • 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 Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Tunk ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
      • Mabel
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Williamsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Angel
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
        • Angel has also been known as:
        • Angel Station
        • Angell Station
      • Bates
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Jacks Landing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Landing
      • Yuba
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Devils Elbow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
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      • Acme
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Fivemile Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
      • Mayfield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Walton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
        • Walton has also been known as:
        • Walton Junction
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        • Mapleton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • McManus Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • McManus Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McManus Corner
        • Kingsley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • 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>
        • Summit City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
        • Old Mission
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Traverse City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Brookside
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Brookside is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Chums Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
        • Hannah
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
        • Hilltop
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Hilltop is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Grawn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Monroe Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
        • Wexford Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Wexford Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wexford Corner
        • Interlochen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Pavlovic Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
  • 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 Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Greilickville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
      • Cherry Bend
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
      • Crystal Spring
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
      • Hatchs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
      • Keswick
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Keswick is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
      • Bingham
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Bingham is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
      • Leelanau Shores
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Leelanau Shores is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Shores
      • Fouch
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fouch is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch
      • Heimforth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Heimforth is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimforth
      • Manseau ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Manseau is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
      • Peshawbestown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
      • Suttons Bay
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
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        • Omena
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Solon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Solon is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
        • Fountain Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
        • Isadore ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Isadore is located in Leelanau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
  • Missaukee County
    • County Website:   https://www.missaukee.org/
    • County Seat for Missaukee:   Lake City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Pioneer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Stittsville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
      • Moorestown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
      • Morey
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Morey is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
      • Cutcheon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
      • Stratford ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Arlene
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Arlene is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlene
      • Star City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Star City is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Keelans Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Keelans Corner is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelans Corner
      • Lake City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jennings
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Jennings is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
      • Merritt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otsego County
    • County Website:   https://otsegocountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Otsego:   Gaylord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Waters
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Otsego Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
      • Elmira
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Arbutus Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
      • Eyedylwild Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Eyedylwild Beach is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyedylwild Beach
      • Farrar Landing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Farrar Landing is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Landing
      • Oak Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Pearll City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
      • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Hallock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Hallock is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Roscommon County
    • County Website:   https://roscommoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Roscommon:   Roscommon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Tent City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tent City
      • Higgins Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hillcrest
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Lyon Manor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lyon Manor is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Manor
      • Meads Landing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meads Landing
      • Michelson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Michelson is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michelson
  • Wexford County
    • County Website:   https://wexfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wexford:   Cadillac
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kalkaska   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kalkaska.
      • Baxter
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Baxter is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Manton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gilbert
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Gilbert is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Bond's Mills ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Bond's Mills is located in Wexford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond's Mills
      • Buckley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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 from Point A (ie- Kalkaska) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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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