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Nearest Communities to Kenton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.

Kenton is located in Houghton County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kenton. Of these communities, 71 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 Kenton (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 Kenton

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

  • Houghton County   (where Kenton 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 Kenton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kenton.
      • Sidnaw
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Frost
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Frost is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Pori
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Pori is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
      • Nisula
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • White
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • White is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • Alston
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Alston is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Hazel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Winona
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Winona is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
      • Lake Roland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Wyandotte
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Wyandotte is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
      • Twin Lakes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Elo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 Kenton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kenton.
      • Tunis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Tunis is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Watton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Covington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Vermilac
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
      • Alberta
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pelkie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tioga
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Tioga is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Baraga
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bovine
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bovine is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
      • Herman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Herman is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Bear Town
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
      • L'Anse
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Assinins
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Assinins is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins
      • Nestoria
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Gogebic County
    • County Website:   https://www.gogebic.gov/
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kenton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kenton.
      • Tamarack
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Tamarack has also been known as:
        • Tamarack Lake
      • Fuller
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonifas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bonifas is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifas
      • Watersmeet
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Katakitckon Indian Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Beaton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Beaton is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaton
      • Stickley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stickley is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley
      • Thayer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Thayer is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Gogebic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
  • Iron County
    • County Website:   https://ironmi.com/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kenton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kenton.
      • Elmwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Elmwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Atkinson ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Basswood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Basswood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
      • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Beechwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Beechwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Hazel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hazel is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Amasa
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Forbes Location
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Forbes Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Location
      • Homer Location
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
      • Bates Location
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Bates Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Location
      • Mineral Hills
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
      • Virgil Location
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Virgil Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Location
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Gibson Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Gibson Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Lake
        • Iron River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bates Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hiawatha Location
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Location
        • Mapleton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mapleton is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Rogers Location
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rogers Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
        • Stambaugh
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
  • Ontonagon County
  • Vilas County

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kenton) 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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