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Nearest Communities to Richardsons Mill,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Richardsons Mill.<1>

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


Richardsons Mill is located in Schoolcraft County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Schoolcraft County: Alger, Delta, Luce & Mackinac.

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

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

  • Schoolcraft County   (where Richardsons Mill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.schoolcraftcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Schoolcraft:   Manistique
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Richardsons Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richardsons Mill.
      • Ossawinamakee Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Ossawinamakee Beach is also located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossawinamakee Beach
      • Elkhorn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Elkhorn is also located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Michiwaukee Shores
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Michiwaukee Shores is also located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michiwaukee Shores
      • Evergreen Shores
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Evergreen Shores is also located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
      • Harrison Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Harrison Beach is also located in Schoolcraft County
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      • Copenhagen Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Copenhagen Beach is also located in Schoolcraft County
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      • Minor Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Minor Beach is also located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Beach
      • Sunset Beach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunset Beach is also located in Schoolcraft County
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      • Springer
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Springer is also located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Manistique
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Thompson is also located in Schoolcraft County
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      • Cooks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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        • Hiawatha
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hiawatha is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Steuben
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Steuben is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Gulliver
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Parkington ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Parkington was located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Blaney Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Blaney Junction is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Blaney Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Blaney Park is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Creighton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Creighton is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Pines
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Pines is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Inland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Inland is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Walsh
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Walsh is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Germfask
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Cusino
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Cusino is also located in Schoolcraft County
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        • Seney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Alger County
    • County Website:   https://www.algercounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Alger:   Munising
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richardsons Mill.
      • Kentucky
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Kentucky is located in Alger County
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      • Star
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Star is located in Alger County
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      • Shingleton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Doty
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Doty is located in Alger County
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      • Evelyn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Evelyn is located in Alger County
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      • Juniper
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Juniper is located in Alger County
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      • Van Meer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Van Meer is located in Alger County
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      • Coalwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Coalwood is located in Alger County
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      • Wetmore
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Town
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Indian Town is located in Alger County
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      • Myren
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Myren is located in Alger County
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      • Munising Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
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        • Stillman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Stillman is located in Alger County
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        • Vail
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Vail is located in Alger County
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        • Williams Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Williams Crossing is located in Alger County
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        • Munising
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Melstrand
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Melstrand is located in Alger County
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        • Forest Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Forest Lake is located in Alger County
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        • Limestone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Limestone is located in Alger County
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        • Trenary
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta County
    • County Website:   https://deltacountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Delta:   Escanaba
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the southwest and Lake Michigan to the southeast
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richardsons Mill.
      • Garden Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Garden Corners is located in Delta County
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      • Isabella
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Isabella is located in Delta County
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      • Nahma Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Nahma Junction is located in Delta County
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      • Garden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Nahma
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Jacques
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Jacques is located in Delta County
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      • Devils Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Devils Corner is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Corner
      • Ogontz
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ogontz is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogontz
      • Fayette ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Fayette was located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Ensign
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Ensign is located in Delta County
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      • Alton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Alton is located in Delta County
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      • Garth
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Garth is located in Delta County
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        • Maplewood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Maplewood is located in Delta County
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        • Rapid River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Sac Bay
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Sac Bay is located in Delta County
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        • Masonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Masonville is located in Delta County
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        • Fairport
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairport is located in Delta County
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        • Osier
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Osier is located in Delta County
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  • 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
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    • Nearest Communities to Richardsons Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Richardsons Mill.
      • Port Inland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Port Inland is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Inland
      • Huntspur
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Huntspur is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntspur
        • Huntspur has also been known as:
        • Hunt Spur

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Richardsons Mill) 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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