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Nearest Communities to Manitou Beach,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Manitou Beach is located in Presque Isle County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Presque Isle County: Alpena, Cheboygan & Montmorency.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Manitou Beach. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Presque Isle 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 Manitou Beach (which is Presque Isle 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 Manitou Beach

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

  • Presque Isle County   (where Manitou Beach resides)
    • County Website:   https://presqueislecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Presque Isle:   Rogers City
    • Note: Lake Huron lies to the north and the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manitou Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manitou Beach.
      • Evergreen Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Evergreen Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Beach
      • Hammond
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Hammond is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Moltke
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
      • Presque Isle Estates
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Presque Isle Estates is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Estates
      • Bell Landing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
      • Rogers City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Huron Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
      • Bruningville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bruningville is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruningville
      • Calcite
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
      • Ocqueoc
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
      • Grace
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Belknap
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Belknap is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
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        • Big Cut
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
        • Millersburg
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Hawks
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
        • Hagensville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
        • Rainy Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
        • Liske
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
        • Black Lake Bluffs
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
        • Canfield Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Canfield Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Beach
        • Coddes Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Coddes Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddes Beach
        • Metz
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
        • Onaway
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <3>
        • Posen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <3>
        • Polaski
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
        • Harbor View
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
        • Presque Isle
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Leroy
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
        • Orchard Point
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
        • Stoneport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Stoneport is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneport
        • Bell ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Alpena County
    • County Website:   https://www.alpenacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Alpena:   Alpena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manitou Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manitou Beach.
      • Leer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Leer is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leer
      • Bolton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bolton is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Long Rapids
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Cathro
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cathro is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
      • Lachine
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Ashland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashland is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Cheboygan County
    • County Website:   https://www.cheboygancounty.net/
    • County Seat for Cheboygan:   Cheboygan
    • Note: The Straits of Mackinac and Lake Michigan lies to the northwest, with Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manitou Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manitou Beach.
      • Black Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
      • Hangore Heights
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Hangore Heights is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangore Heights
      • Pine Grove Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Pine Grove Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Beach
      • High Banks
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
      • Tower
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
      • Manning
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Alverno
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Alverno is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverno
      • Aloha
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Aloha is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
      • Legrand
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Legrand is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legrand
      • Mullett Lake Woods
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Mullett Lake Woods is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake Woods
      • Fingerboard Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingerboard Corner
      • Orchard Beach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Beach
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        • Cheboygan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Afton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Birchwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Birchwood is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
        • Long Point
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
        • Mullett Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
        • Silver Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
        • Miami Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Miami Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
        • Veery Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
  • Montmorency 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- Manitou Beach) 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.