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Nearest Communities to Mears,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Mears is located in Oceana County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oceana County: Lake, Mason, Muskegon & Newaygo.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mears. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Oceana 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 Mears (which is Oceana 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 Mears

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

  • Oceana County   (where Mears resides)
    • County Website:   www.oceana.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Oceana:   Hart
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mears   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mears.
      • Hart
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Hart is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
      • Weare
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
        • Weare is located in Oceana County
      • Shelby
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • French Town
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
        • French Town is located in Oceana County
      • Pentwater
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Little Point Sable
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point Sable have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point Sable
        • Little Point Sable is located in Oceana County
      • New Era
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
        • New Era is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <4>
      • Stony Lake
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake
        • Stony Lake is located in Oceana County
      • Elbridge
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
        • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elbridge
        • From Mears to Elbridge
      • Cobmoosa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
        • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
        • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
        • Cob Moo Sa
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cobmoosa
        • From Mears to Cobmoosa
      • Crystal Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
        • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
      • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Ferry
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rothbury
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Walkerville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Colfax
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
          • Colfax is located in Oceana County
        • Saint Huberts
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Huberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
          • Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
        • Hesperia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
          • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
  • Mason County
    • County Seat for Mason:   Ludington
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mears   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mears.
      • Meisenheimer Corners
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Wiley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in Mason County
      • Fern
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Mason County
        • Fern has also been known as:
        • Adamsville
      • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Buttersville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ludington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Amber
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Epworth Assembly
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epworth Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Assembly
        • Epworth Assembly is located in Mason County
      • North Epworth
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Epworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Epworth
        • North Epworth is located in Mason County
      • Scottville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lincoln
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Lincoln is located in Mason County
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Custer
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hamlin Lake
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Lake
          • Hamlin Lake is located in Mason County
        • Piney Ridge
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sugar Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Weimer
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weimer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimer
          • Weimer is located in Mason County
        • Carr
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
          • Carr is located in Mason County
          • Carr has also been known as:
          • Carr Settlement
          • McCumber Settlement
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Carr
          • From Mears to Carr
        • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
          • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Elm Flats
          • From Mears to Elm Flats
        • Walhalla
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Batcheller ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batcheller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batcheller
          • Batcheller is located in Mason County
          • Batcheller has also been known as:
          • Turtle Lake
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Batcheller
          • From Mears to Batcheller
        • Tallman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tallman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
          • Tallman is located in Mason County
          • Tallman has also been known as:
          • Weaver
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Tallman
          • From Mears to Tallman
        • Fountain
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Millerton ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millerton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
          • Millerton is located in Mason County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Millerton
          • From Mears to Millerton
  • Muskegon County
    • County Website:   www.co.muskegon.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Muskegon:   Muskegon
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mears   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mears.
      • Montague
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
        • Montague is located in Muskegon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
      • Maple Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
        • Maple Grove is located in Muskegon County
      • South Whitehall
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitehall
        • South Whitehall is located in Muskegon County
      • Whitehall
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Sylvan Beach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Wabaningo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaningo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
        • Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
      • Lakewood Club
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
        • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Michillinda
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michillinda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michillinda
        • Michillinda is located in Muskegon County
      • Lakewood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • 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 Muskegon County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Brunswick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brunswick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
          • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Brunswick
          • From Mears to Brunswick
        • Holton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
          • Holton is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
        • Twin Lake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Dalton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Berry Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Junction
          • Berry Junction is located in Muskegon County
        • North Muskegon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Newaygo County
    • County Website:   www.countyofnewaygo.com/
    • County Seat for Newaygo:   White Cloud
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mears   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mears.
      • Troy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
        • Troy is located in Newaygo County
      • Volney
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
        • Volney is located in Newaygo County
      • Huber
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Walgamor Corners
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walgamor Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walgamor Corners
        • Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo County
      • Dayton Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Center
        • Dayton Center is located in Newaygo County
      • Aetna
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Reeman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Fremont
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
        • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
        • Former name for Fremont:
        • Fremont Center
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
      • Bitely
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Brookside
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brookside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Brookside
        • From Mears to Brookside
      • Sitka
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sitka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
        • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sitka
        • From Mears to Sitka
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Jugville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jugville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
          • Jugville is located in Newaygo County
        • Lilley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lilley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
          • Lilley is located in Newaygo County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Lilley
          • From Mears to Lilley
        • Wooster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wooster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
          • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Wooster
          • From Mears to Wooster
        • Brohman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mears) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mears. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6820, Longitude: -86.4201    
<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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