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Nearest Communities to McKinley,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

McKinley is located in Oscoda County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oscoda County: Alcona, Alpena, Crawford, Iosco, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Otsego & Roscommon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of McKinley. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Oscoda 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 McKinley (which is Oscoda 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 McKinley

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

  • Oscoda County   (where McKinley resides)
  • Alcona County
    • County Seat for Alcona:   Harrisville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McKinley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McKinley.
      • Curtisville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Curran
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cheviers
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheviers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviers
        • Cheviers is located in Alcona County
      • Glennie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kurtz
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurtz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
        • Kurtz is located in Alcona County
      • Bryant
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
        • Bryant is located in Alcona County
      • Wallace
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
        • Wallace is located in Alcona County
      • Barton City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Backus Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Backus Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Backus Beach
        • Backus Beach is located in Alcona County
      • Hubbard Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Larson Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larson Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Beach
        • Larson Beach is located in Alcona County
      • Killmaster
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killmaster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killmaster
        • Killmaster is located in Alcona County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
  • Alpena County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   www.crawfordco.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Grayling
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McKinley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McKinley.
      • Eldorado
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
        • Eldorado is located in Crawford County
      • Lovells
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovells
        • Lovells is located in Crawford County
      • Five Corners
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
        • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
      • Wildwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
        • Wildwood is located in Crawford County
  • Iosco County
    • County Website:   www.iosco.m33access.com/
    • County Seat for Iosco:   Tawas City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McKinley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McKinley.
      • The Jackpines
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Jackpines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Jackpines
        • The Jackpines is located in Iosco County
      • Long Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Hale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sid Town
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sid Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
        • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
      • Sand Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
        • Sand Lake is located in Iosco County
      • Hemlock
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemlock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
        • Hemlock is located in Iosco County
      • Foote Site Village
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
        • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
      • Wilber
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
        • Wilber is located in Iosco County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Wilber
        • From McKinley to Wilber
      • Whittemore
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whittemore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
        • Whittemore is located in Iosco County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whittemore <4>
      • Lincoln Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • National City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National City
        • National City is located in Iosco County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for National City <4>
      • Meadow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
        • Meadow is located in Iosco County
      • White Rock ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
        • White Rock is located in Iosco County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to White Rock
        • From McKinley to White Rock
  • Montmorency County
    • County Seat for Montmorency:   Atlanta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McKinley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McKinley.
      • Avery
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
        • Avery is located in Montmorency County
      • Rust
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust
        • Rust is located in Montmorency County
      • Garland Village
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Village
        • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
      • Birchwood Beach
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birchwood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Beach
        • Birchwood Beach is located in Montmorency County
      • Lewiston
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Vienna Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Junction
        • Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
      • Atlanta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Rock ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Big Rock
        • From McKinley to Big Rock
      • Bigelow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bigelow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
        • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Bigelow
        • From McKinley to Bigelow
      • Hillman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Donnelly
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
        • Donnelly is located in Montmorency County
      • Vienna Corners
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
        • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
  • Ogemaw County
    • County Seat for Ogemaw:   West Branch
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to McKinley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from McKinley.
      • Goodar
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodar
        • Goodar is located in Ogemaw County
      • South Branch
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Lupton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Shady Shores
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
        • Shady Shores is located in Ogemaw County
      • Rose City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
        • Rose City is located in Ogemaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose City <4>
      • Damon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Lu Lay Lea
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Lu Lay Lea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Lu Lay Lea
        • Camp Lu Lay Lea is located in Ogemaw County
      • Selkirk
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
        • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
      • Campbells Corners
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ogemaw Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • West Branch
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elbow Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
        • Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
  • Roscommon County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKinley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKinley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6469, Longitude: -83.9372       In this case, the coordinates for McKinley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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