Nearest Communities to Oxbow,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Oxbow, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Oxbow:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Oxbow.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Oxbow is located in Newaygo County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Newaygo County: Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Oceana & Osceola.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 131 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oxbow. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Newaygo 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 Oxbow (which is Newaygo 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 Oxbow
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Newaygo County (where Oxbow resides)
- County Website: https://www.newaygocountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Newaygo: White Cloud
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Croton Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Croton Heights is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton Heights
- Big Prairie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Prairie is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Oxbow Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oxbow Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Big Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Big Bend is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Croton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Croton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Tift Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tift Corner is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tift Corner
- White Cloud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alleyton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleyton
- Ensley Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ensley Center is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley Center
- Newaygo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Ramona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ramona is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Sun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sun is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun
- Jugville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jugville is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
- Wooster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wooster is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Ashland Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Center is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Center
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Aetna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Fremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
- Brohman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brohman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
- Former names for Brohman:
- Dingman
- Otia
- Dayton Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton Center is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Center
- Bridgeton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McLean
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McLean is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
- Reeman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reeman is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
- Huber
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huber is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Woodland Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Bitely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sitka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Hawkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Lilley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilley is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilley
- Volney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Walgamor Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Walgamor Corners is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walgamor Corners
- Troy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Isabella County
- County Website: https://www.isabellacounty.org/
- County Seat for Isabella: Mount Pleasant
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Blanchard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Broomfield Center is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Center
- Kent County
- County Website: https://www.kentcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Kent: Grand Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Sand Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Solon Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Solon Center is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Center
- Cedar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Kent City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Casnovia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Evans
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Evans is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Edgerton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Harvard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
- Lisbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lisbon is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ballards Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ballards Corners is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballards Corners
- Englishville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Englishville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englishville
- Childsdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Childsdale is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsdale
- Fruit Ridge Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fruit Ridge Center is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Ridge Center
- Alpine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Belmont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bostwick Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bostwick Lake is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick Lake
- Cannonsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chauncey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Comstock Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Northview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Grattan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Lake County
- County Website: https://lakecountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Lake: Baldwin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Olivers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Olivers is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers
- Chase
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Marlborough
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marlborough is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlborough
- Idlewild
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Idlewild is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
- Nirvana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nirvana is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
- Mecosta County
- County Website: https://www.mecostacounty.org/
- County Seat for Mecosta: Big Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Morley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Borland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Borland is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borland
- Stanwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Higbee Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Higbee Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Corner
- Rustford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rustford is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
- Altona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Altona is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
- Big Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canadian Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
- Sylvester
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
- Rodney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
- Paris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mecosta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grant Center is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Center
- Chippewa Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Remus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pogy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pogy is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
- Millbrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Titus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Titus is located in Mecosta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
- Barryton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Montcalm County
- County Website: https://montcalm.us/
- County Seat for Montcalm: Stanton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Howard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Amble is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amble
- Pierson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coral
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trufant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gowen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Langston is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston
- Turk Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Turk Lake is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turk Lake
- Six Lakes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Entrican
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Entrican is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
- Westville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Westville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Greenville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wyman is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
- Eureka Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Place is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Place
- Sidney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McBride
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stanton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muskegon County
- County Website: https://co.muskegon.mi.us/
- County Seat for Muskegon: Muskegon
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Bailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Corners
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
- Brunswick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Slocum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Kellys Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
- Holton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Moorland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moorland is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
- Morgan Corners
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
- Ravenna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sullivan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Wolf Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
- Oceana County
- County Website: https://oceana.mi.us/
- County Seat for Oceana: Hart
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Hesperia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Saint Huberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
- Colfax
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Walkerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- Osceola County
- County Website: https://www.osceola-county.org/
- County Seat for Osceola: Reed City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Hersey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Reed City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Ottawa County
- County Website: https://miottawa.org/
- County Seat for Ottawa: Grand Haven
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Oxbow ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Oxbow.
- Harrisburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Wright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wright is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
- Conklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Herrington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Herrington is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrington
- Reno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reno is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oxbow) 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. |