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Nearest Communities to North Branch,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest 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 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.

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

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

North Branch is located in Lapeer County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lapeer County: Genesee, Macomb, Oakland, Saint Clair, Sanilac & Tuscola.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of North Branch. Of these communities, 106 are located in counties other than Lapeer 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 North Branch (which is Lapeer 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 North Branch

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

  • Lapeer County   (where North Branch resides)
    • County Seat for Lapeer:   Lapeer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Branch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Branch.
      • Clifford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
        • Clifford is located in Lapeer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Burnside
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
        • Burnside is located in Lapeer County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Burnside
        • From North Branch to Burnside
      • Five Lakes
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Lakes
        • Five Lakes is located in Lapeer County
      • Kings Mill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Barnes Lake - Millers Lake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Silverwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverwood
        • Silverwood is located in Lapeer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverwood <5>
      • Lum
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Brown City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Goodland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
        • Goodland is located in Lapeer County
      • Columbiaville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Attica
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
        • Attica is located in Lapeer County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <5>
      • Otter Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Lake
        • Otter Lake is located in Lapeer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otter Lake <5>
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Lapeer
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
          • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <5>
        • Imlay City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hunters Creek
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Elba
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
          • Elba is located in Lapeer County
        • Dryden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Farmers Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
          • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
        • Thornville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
          • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
        • Metamora
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Hadley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
          • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <5>
        • Almont
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
          • Almont is located in Lapeer County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <5>
        • Kerr Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerr Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Hill
          • Kerr Hill is located in Lapeer County
  • Genesee County
    • County Website:   www.co.genesee.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Genesee:   Flint
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Branch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Branch.
      • Otisville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
        • Otisville is located in Genesee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <5>
      • Richfield Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield Center
        • Richfield Center is located in Genesee County
      • Russellville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogersville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
        • Rogersville is located in Genesee County
      • Davison
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davison
        • Davison is located in Genesee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,860 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davison <5>
      • Genesee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Genesee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genesee
        • Genesee is located in Genesee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genesee <5>
      • Thetford Center
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thetford Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thetford Center
        • Thetford Center is located in Genesee County
      • Belsay
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belsay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsay
        • Belsay is located in Genesee County
      • Lapeer Heights
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer Heights
        • Lapeer Heights is located in Genesee County
      • Atlas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
        • Atlas is located in Genesee County
      • Goodrich
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • McGrew Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGrew Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew Junction
        • McGrew Junction is located in Genesee County
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
  • Macomb County
  • Oakland County
  • Saginaw County
  • Saint Clair County
  • Sanilac County
    • County Website:   www.sanilaccounty.net/
    • County Seat for Sanilac:   Sandusky
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Branch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Branch.
      • Marlette
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Juhl
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
        • Juhl is located in Sanilac County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Juhl
        • From North Branch to Juhl
      • Hemans
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
        • Hemans is located in Sanilac County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hemans
        • From North Branch to Hemans
      • Melvin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
        • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Decker
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Peck
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Speaker
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Snover
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Watertown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roseburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
        • Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Roseburg
        • From North Branch to Roseburg
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Shabbona
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shabbona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shabbona
          • Shabbona is located in Sanilac County
        • Cash
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
          • Cash is located in Sanilac County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Cash
          • From North Branch to Cash
        • Sandusky
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Laing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laing
          • Laing is located in Sanilac County
        • Berkshire ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berkshire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
          • Berkshire is located in Sanilac County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Berkshire
          • From North Branch to Berkshire
        • Argyle
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wickware
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickware have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickware
          • Wickware is located in Sanilac County
        • McGregor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGregor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
          • McGregor is located in Sanilac County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to McGregor
          • From North Branch to McGregor
        • Applegate
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Croswell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Cumber
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumber have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumber
          • Cumber is located in Sanilac County
        • Carsonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Amadore ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • New Greenleaf
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Greenleaf
          • New Greenleaf is located in Sanilac County
        • Austin Center
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Center
          • Austin Center is located in Sanilac County
        • Deckerville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
          • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <5>
        • Freidberger
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freidberger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freidberger
          • Freidberger is located in Sanilac County
  • Tuscola County
    • County Website:   www.tuscolacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Tuscola:   Caro
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to North Branch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from North Branch.
      • Fostoria
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Tuscola County
      • Mayville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kingston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • East Dayton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dayton
        • East Dayton is located in Tuscola County
      • Juniata
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dayton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Tuscola County
      • Daytona Branch
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daytona Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytona Branch
        • Daytona Branch is located in Tuscola County
      • Wilmot
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Millington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Deford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Wahjamega
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wahjamega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahjamega
        • Wahjamega is located in Tuscola County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Wahjamega
        • From North Branch to Wahjamega
      • Caro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Vassar
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Watrousville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Ellington
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellington
          • Ellington is located in Tuscola County
        • Elmwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Karrs Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karrs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karrs Corner
          • Karrs Corner is located in Tuscola County
        • Tuscola
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Cass City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cass City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass City
          • Cass City is located in Tuscola County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,273 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass City <5>
        • Tuscola Station
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola Station
          • Tuscola Station is located in Tuscola County
        • Denmark Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairgrove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
          • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <5>
        • Colwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwood
          • Colwood is located in Tuscola County
        • Richville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Akron
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Colling
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Colling. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colling
          • Colling is located in Tuscola County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Colling
          • From North Branch to Colling
        • Gilford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gagetown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagetown
          • Gagetown is located in Tuscola County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gagetown <5>

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- North Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2294, Longitude: -83.1957    
<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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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