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Nearest Communities to Port Inland,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Port Inland.<1>

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

Port Inland is located in Mackinac County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mackinac County: Chippewa, Luce & Schoolcraft.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 44 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Port Inland. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Mackinac 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 Port Inland (which is Mackinac 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 Port Inland

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

  • Mackinac County   (where Port Inland resides)
    • County Seat for Mackinac:   Saint Ignace
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the southwest, the Straits of Mackinac to the south, Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Port Inland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Port Inland.
      • Huntspur
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntspur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
        • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
        • Huntspur has also been known as:
        • Hunt Spur
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Huntspur
        • From Port Inland to Huntspur
      • Corinne
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
        • Corinne is located in Mackinac County
      • Gould City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Curtis
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Engadine
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Engadine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engadine
        • Engadine is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Engadine <5>
      • Millecoquins
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millecoquins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millecoquins
        • Millecoquins is located in Mackinac County
      • Naubinway
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Gilchrist
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilchrist have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
        • Gilchrist is located in Mackinac County
      • Garnet
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnet
        • Garnet is located in Mackinac County
  • Charlevoix County
    • County Website:   www.charlevoixcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Charlevoix:   Charlevoix
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Port Inland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Port Inland.
      • Saint James
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bonner Landing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Landing
        • Bonner Landing is located in Charlevoix County
      • Martins Bluff
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Bluff
        • Martins Bluff is located in Charlevoix County
  • Luce County
  • Schoolcraft County
    • County Seat for Schoolcraft:   Manistique
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Port Inland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Port Inland.
      • Inland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inland
        • Inland is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Blaney Junction
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkington ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkington
        • Parkington is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Parkington
        • From Port Inland to Parkington
      • Gulliver
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Blaney Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaney Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaney Park
        • Blaney Park is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Manistique
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Germfask
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
        • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <5>
      • Copenhagen Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Harrison Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Beach
        • Harrison Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Ossawinamakee Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossawinamakee Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossawinamakee Beach
        • Ossawinamakee Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Hiawatha
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
        • Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Evergreen Shores
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
        • Evergreen Shores is located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Minor Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Sunset Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
          • Sunset Beach is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Thompson
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
          • Thompson is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Michiwaukee Shores
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michiwaukee Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michiwaukee Shores
          • Michiwaukee Shores is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Richardsons Mill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsons Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsons Mill
          • Richardsons Mill is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Elkhorn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Springer
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
          • Springer is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Seney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Walsh
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
          • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Walsh
          • From Port Inland to Walsh
        • Cooks
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
          • Cooks is located in Schoolcraft County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooks <5>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Port Inland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Inland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9716, Longitude: -85.8725    
<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>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.
<4>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.
<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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