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Nearest Communities to Panola,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Panola.<1>

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


Panola is located in Iron County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iron County: Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Marquette, Ontonagon, Florence (WI), Forest (WI) & Vilas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Panola. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Iron 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 Panola (which is Iron 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 Panola

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

  • Iron County   (where Panola resides)
    • County Website:   https://ironmi.com/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panola.
      • Kimball Location
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Kimball Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball Location
      • Clinch ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Clinch is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
      • Dunn Location
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Dunn Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Location
      • Shafer Location
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Shafer Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafer Location
      • Mastodon
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Mastodon is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastodon
      • Alpha
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Crystal Falls
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Odgers Location
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Odgers Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odgers Location
      • Western Location
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Western Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Location
      • Monongahela Location
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Tobin Location
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Tobin Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin Location
      • New Bristol Location
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (34 more) ...
        • Stager
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Stager is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stager
        • Fortune Lake
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Fortune Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Lake
        • Naults
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Naults is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naults
        • Kelso Junction
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Kelso Junction is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Junction
        • Mansfield Location
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Mansfield Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Location
        • Erickson Landing
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Erickson Landing is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Landing
        • Pentoga
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Pentoga is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
        • Mansfield ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Mansfield is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
        • Kiernan
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Kiernan is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiernan
        • Chicagon
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Chicagon is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
        • Balsam
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Balsam is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
        • Gibson Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gibson Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Lake
        • Mapleton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Mapleton is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Rogers Location
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Rogers Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
        • Scott Lake
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Scott Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
        • Amasa
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Bates Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
        • Gaastra
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Bates Location
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Bates Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Location
        • Caspian
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Palatka
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Palatka is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
        • Stambaugh
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
        • Hiawatha Location
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Location
        • Iron River
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Mineral Hills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
        • Virgil Location
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Virgil Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Location
        • Forbes Location
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Forbes Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Location
        • Homer Location
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Homer Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
        • Atkinson ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Atkinson is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
        • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
        • Hazel
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Hazel is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
        • Beechwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Beechwood is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
        • Basswood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Basswood is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Elmwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmwood is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
  • Baraga County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   https://www.dickinsoncountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Iron Mountain
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panola.
      • Sagola
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Channing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Randville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Randville is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
      • Granite Bluff
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Granite Bluff is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Bluff
      • Merriman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Merriman is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
      • Golden
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Golden is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Floodwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Floodwood is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
      • Antoine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Antoine is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
      • Kingsford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Iron Mountain
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Turner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Turner is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • East Kingsford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • East Kingsford is located in Dickinson County
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      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Skidmore
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Skidmore is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore
        • White Birch Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • White Birch Estates is located in Dickinson County
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        • Felch Mountain
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
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        • Theodore
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Theodore is located in Dickinson County
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        • Quinnesec
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Felch
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ralph
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Spruce
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Spruce is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
        • Norway
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Norway is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <3>
        • Foster City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Vulcan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marquette County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.marquette.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Marquette:   Marquette
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panola.
      • Witch Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Witch Lake is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witch Lake
      • Witbeck
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Witbeck is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witbeck
      • Republic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Republic is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Florence County
    • County Website:   https://www.florencecountywi.com/
    • County Seat for Florence:   Florence (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panola.
      • Tyran
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Tyran is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyran
      • Ridgetop
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
      • Florence
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
      • Commonwealth
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
      • Hematite
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hematite is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
      • Spread Eagle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Fern ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Pulp
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Tipler
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Fence
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Fence is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fence
      • Aurora
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Aurora is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Long Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Long Lake is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Forest County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Forest:   Crandon (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panola.
      • Nelma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
      • Popple River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Popple River is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple River
      • Alvin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Alvin is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Armstrong Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Armstrong Creek is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Creek
      • Newald
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Newald is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newald
      • Bonneval
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Bonneval is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneval
  • Marinette County
    • County Website:   https://www.marinettecountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Marinette:   Marinette (WI)
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Panola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Panola.
      • Niagara
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Niagara is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,535 people
      • Dunbar
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Dunbar is located in Marinette County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Goodman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Goodman is located in Marinette County (WI)
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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 from Point A (ie- Panola) 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.