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Nearest Communities to McHarg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 starting from McHarg.<1>

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

McHarg is located in Alpena County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alpena County: Alcona, Montmorency, Oscoda & Presque Isle.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of McHarg. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Alpena 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 McHarg (which is Alpena 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 McHarg

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

  • Alpena County   (where McHarg resides)
    • County Website:   www.alpenacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Alpena:   Alpena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McHarg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McHarg.
      • Paxton
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
        • Paxton is located in Alpena County
      • Herron
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Emerson Station
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Station
        • Emerson Station is located in Alpena County
      • Lachine
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
        • Lachine is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lachine <4>
      • Flanders
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Spratt
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spratt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt
        • Spratt is located in Alpena County
      • Alpena Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Alpena
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Long Rapids
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cathro
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cathro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
        • Cathro is located in Alpena County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cathro
        • From McHarg to Cathro
      • Bolton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
        • Bolton is located in Alpena County
      • Hubbard Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Leer
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leer
          • Leer is located in Alpena County
        • Ossineke
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lakewood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
          • Lakewood is located in Alpena County
        • Ashland
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
          • Ashland is located in Alpena County
        • Rockport
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
          • Rockport is located in Alpena County
  • Alcona County
  • Montmorency County
  • Oscoda County
    • County Seat for Oscoda:   Mio
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McHarg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McHarg.
      • Gomins
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gomins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomins
        • Gomins is located in Oscoda County
      • Fairview
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <4>
  • Presque Isle County
    • County Seat for Presque Isle:   Rogers City
    • Note: Lake Huron lies to the north and the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McHarg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McHarg.
      • Leroy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Polaski
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Orchard Point
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
        • Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
      • Posen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
        • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <4>
      • Bell ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
        • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
      • Presque Isle
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Metz
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
        • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Metz
        • From McHarg to Metz
      • Stoneport
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneport
        • Stoneport is located in Presque Isle County
      • Liske
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hagensville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Harbor View
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
        • Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
      • Hawks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Belknap
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belknap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
          • Belknap is located in Presque Isle County
        • Bruningville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruningville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruningville
          • Bruningville is located in Presque Isle County
        • Calcite
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calcite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
          • Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
        • Big Cut
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Cut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
          • Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
        • Rogers City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers City
          • Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers City <4>
        • Presque Isle Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presque Isle Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Estates
          • Presque Isle Estates is located in Presque Isle County
        • Millersburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
          • Millersburg is located in Presque Isle County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
        • Moltke
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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- McHarg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McHarg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0352, Longitude: -83.6137    
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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