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Nearest Communities to Raco,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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


Raco is located in Chippewa County.

The following 2 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Luce & Mackinac.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Raco. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than Chippewa 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 Raco (which is Chippewa 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 Raco

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

  • Chippewa County   (where Raco resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.chippewacountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Chippewa:   Sault Sainte Marie
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and the Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Raco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raco.
      • Dorgans Crossing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Dorgans Crossing is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorgans Crossing
      • Dollar Settlement
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Dollar Settlement is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Settlement
      • Brimley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Westons Iroquois Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Bay Mills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Bay Mills is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Mills
      • Mission
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Mission is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
      • Dryburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Dryburg is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryburg
      • Fibre
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Fibre is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibre
      • Rudyard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Strongs Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Strongs Corner is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Corner
      • Strongs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Strongs is located in Chippewa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs
      • Kinross
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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        • Dick
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Dick is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick
        • Dafter
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Dafter is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dafter
        • Shallows
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Shallows is located in Chippewa County
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        • Cordell
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cordell is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
        • Eckerman Corner Lookout Tower
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Eckerman Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Eckerman Corner is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckerman Corner
        • Eckerman
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Donaldson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Donaldson is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
        • Seewhy
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Seewhy is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seewhy
        • Lake Superior Estates
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Lake Superior Estates is located in Chippewa County
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        • Trout Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Rosedale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Rosedale is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
        • Sault Sainte Marie
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Emerson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Emerson is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Gardenville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Gardenville is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenville
        • Snug Harbor
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Snug Harbor is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
        • Hulbert
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hulbert is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
        • Barbeau
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • McCarron
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • McCarron is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarron
        • Paradise
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Pickford
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Baie de Wasai
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Baie de Wasai is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baie de Wasai
        • Kelden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Kelden is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelden
        • Stirlingville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Stirlingville is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirlingville
        • Timberlost
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Timberlost is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlost
        • Whitehouse Landing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Whitehouse Landing is located in Chippewa County
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        • Brassar
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Brassar is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brassar
        • Oak Ridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
        • Shelldrake
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Shelldrake is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelldrake
        • Rockview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockview is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
        • Munuscong
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Munuscong is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munuscong
        • Homestead
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Homestead is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
        • Payment
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Payment is located in Chippewa County
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        • Whitefish Point
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Whitefish Point is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Point
        • Stalwart
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
        • Churchville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Churchville is located in Chippewa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Luce County
  • Mackinac County
    • County Website:   https://www.mackinaccounty.net/
    • 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 Raco   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Raco.
      • Ozark
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ozark is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
      • Simmons ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Simmons is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
      • Kenneth
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Kenneth is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
      • Charles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Charles is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Pontchartrain Shores
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Pontchartrain Shores is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontchartrain Shores
      • Fiborn ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Fiborn is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiborn
        • Fiborn has also been known as:
        • Fiborn Quarry
      • Moran
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Caffey Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Caffey Corner is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey Corner
      • Caffey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Caffey is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
      • Allenville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Allenville is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
      • Brevort
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Brevort is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevort
      • Rexton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rexton is located in Mackinac County
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      • Hessel
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Epoufette
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Epoufette is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epoufette

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Raco) 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.
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