Nearest Communities to Rapid City,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Rapid City, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Rapid City:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kalkaska County: Antrim, Crawford, Grand Traverse, Missaukee, Otsego, Roscommon & Wexford.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rapid City. Of these communities, 115 are located in counties other than Kalkaska 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 Rapid City (which is Kalkaska 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 Rapid City
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Kalkaska County (where Rapid City resides)
- County Website: https://www.kalkaskacounty.net/
- County Seat for Kalkaska: Kalkaska
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Torch River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Barker Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Creek is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Creek
- Leetsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leetsville
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Kalkaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crofton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Crofton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
- Darragh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Darragh is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darragh
- South Boardman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lodi is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Cotton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
- Houseman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Houseman is located in Kalkaska County
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- Sigma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
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- Spencer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- McGee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McGee is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- O'Neil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- O'Neil has also been known as:
- O'Neill
- Deibert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Deibert is located in Kalkaska County
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- Giddings
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Giddings is located in Kalkaska County
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- Angling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Angling is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angling
- Fife Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millers Corners
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Millers Corners is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Corners
- Taffeltown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Taffeltown is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taffeltown
- Sharon ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon has also been known as:
- Big Oley
- Jam One
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Smithville is located in Kalkaska County
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- Pemberthy Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberthy Crossing is located in Kalkaska County
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- Fletcher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Antrim County
- County Website: https://www.antrimcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Antrim: Bellaire
- Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Alden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clam Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Clam River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clam River is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River
- Elk Rapids
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kewadin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Arms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Arms is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Arms
- Antrim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Antrim is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
- Bellaire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mancelona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creswell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Snowflake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Snowflake is located in Antrim County
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- Wetzel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wetzel is located in Antrim County
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- Wetzel has also been known as:
- Wetzell
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- Green River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green River is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Central Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Torch Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Finkton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Finkton is located in Antrim County
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- Graves Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
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- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Chestonia is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestonia
- Eastport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Atwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Atwood is located in Antrim County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Benzie County
- County Website: https://www.benzieco.net/
- County Seat for Benzie: Beulah
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Cedar Run
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Run is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Run
- Lake Ann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bendon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bendon is located in Benzie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
- Charlevoix County
- County Website: https://www.charlevoixcounty.org/
- County Seat for Charlevoix: Charlevoix
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- East Jordan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Goo ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goo is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
- Norwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Phelps
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Phelps is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
- Advance
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Barnard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barnard is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Ironton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ironton is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Boyne City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
- Boyne Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordco.org/
- County Seat for Crawford: Grayling
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Ishaward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Ishaward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishaward
- Deward ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Deward is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
- McIntyre Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Landing
- Frederic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Danish Landing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Landing
- Forbush Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Forbush Corner is located in Crawford County
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- Collens Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collens Landing is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collens Landing
- Lake Margrethe
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Margrethe is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Margrethe
- Rasmus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rasmus is located in Crawford County
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- Grayling
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Grand Traverse County
- County Website: https://www.gtcountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Grand Traverse: Traverse City
- Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Tunk ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tunk is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunk
- Mabel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mabel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Angel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Grand Traverse County
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- Yuba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Yuba is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Acme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mapleton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Old Mission
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fivemile Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fivemile Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Corner
- Jacks Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jacks Landing is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Landing
- Devils Elbow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
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- Traverse City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mayfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Brookside
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brookside is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- McManus Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- McManus Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McManus Corner
- Chums Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chums Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chums Corner
- Kingsley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Walton is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Walton has also been known as:
- Walton Junction
- Summit City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Grawn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hannah is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Monroe Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe Center is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
- Interlochen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pavlovic Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
- Karlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
- Wexford Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wexford Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wexford Corner
- Leelanau County
- County Website: https://www.leelanau.gov/
- County Seat for Leelanau: Leland
- Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west and north, with the Grand Traverse Bay to the east
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Crystal Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- Greilickville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
- Cherry Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Cherry Bend is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Bend
- Bingham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bingham is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham
- Hatchs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hatchs is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchs
- Keswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Keswick is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Manseau ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manseau is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manseau
- Peshawbestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Peshawbestown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshawbestown
- Suttons Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heimforth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Heimforth is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimforth
- Leelanau Shores
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leelanau Shores is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leelanau Shores
- Omena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fouch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fouch is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouch
- Ahgosatown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ahgosatown is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahgosatown
- Fountain Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Point is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Point
- Lake Leelanau
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Solon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Solon is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Isadore ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Isadore is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Schomberg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Schomberg is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schomberg
- Bodus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bodus is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodus
- Cedar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Northport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Onominee ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Onominee is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onominee
- Onominee has also been known as:
- Onominese
- Onomonese
- Onuminee
- Onumunese
- Maple City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shalda Corners ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shalda Corners is located in Leelanau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalda Corners
- Missaukee County
- County Website: https://www.missaukee.org/
- County Seat for Missaukee: Lake City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Pioneer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pioneer is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Morey
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morey is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey
- Stittsville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
- Moorestown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
- Arlene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Arlene is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlene
- Cutcheon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cutcheon is located in Missaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcheon
- Otsego County
- County Website: https://otsegocountymi.gov/
- County Seat for Otsego: Gaylord
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Elmira
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waters
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Eyedylwild Beach
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Eyedylwild Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyedylwild Beach
- Otsego Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
- Hallock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hallock is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
- Arbutus Beach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbutus Beach
- Oak Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Wexford County
- County Website: https://wexfordcounty.org/
- County Seat for Wexford: Cadillac
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rapid City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rapid City.
- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Wexford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Manton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buckley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
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- Rapid City) 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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