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Nearest Communities to Rogers City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.


Rogers City is located in Presque Isle County and is the County Seat.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Presque Isle County: Alpena, Cheboygan & Montmorency.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rogers City. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Presque Isle 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 Rogers City (which is Presque Isle 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 Rogers City

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

  • Presque Isle County   (where Rogers City resides)
    • County Website:   https://presqueislecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Presque Isle:   Rogers City
    • Note: Lake Huron lies to the north and the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rogers City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rogers City.
      • Calcite
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Calcite is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
      • Presque Isle Estates
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Presque Isle Estates is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle Estates
      • Bruningville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Bruningville is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruningville
      • Moltke
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Moltke is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moltke
      • Belknap
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Belknap is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
      • Hagensville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
      • Liske
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Liske is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
      • Manitou Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Manitou Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Beach
      • Metz
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Metz is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
      • Hawks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Hawks is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks
      • Evergreen Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Evergreen Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Beach
      • Posen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Posen is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <3>
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        • Big Cut
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut
        • Hammond
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Hammond is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
        • Millersburg
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Bell Landing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
        • Ocqueoc
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
        • Polaski
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
        • Huron Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
        • Harbor View
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Harbor View is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
        • Presque Isle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Grace
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
        • Leroy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
        • Rainy Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
        • Orchard Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Orchard Point is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Point
        • Stoneport
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Stoneport is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneport
        • Canfield Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Canfield Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Beach
        • Coddes Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Coddes Beach is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddes Beach
        • Onaway
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Onaway is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaway <3>
        • Black Lake Bluffs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
        • Bell ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bell is located in Presque Isle County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
  • Alpena County
    • County Website:   https://www.alpenacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Alpena:   Alpena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rogers City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rogers City.
      • Leer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Leer is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leer
      • Bolton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bolton is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
      • Long Rapids
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
      • Cathro
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cathro is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathro
      • Ashland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashland is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Lachine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lakewood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Lakewood is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
      • Flanders
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Flanders is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanders
      • Emerson Station
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Emerson Station is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Station
      • Rockport
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockport is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
      • Paxton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Paxton is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
      • Herron
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Herron is located in Alpena County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • McHarg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • McHarg is located in Alpena County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
        • Spratt
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Spratt is located in Alpena County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratt
        • Alpena Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Alpena Junction is located in Alpena County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena Junction
        • Alpena
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheboygan County
    • County Website:   https://www.cheboygancounty.net/
    • County Seat for Cheboygan:   Cheboygan
    • Note: The Straits of Mackinac and Lake Michigan lies to the northwest, with Mackinac Island and Lake Huron to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rogers City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rogers City.
      • Black Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
      • Hangore Heights
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Hangore Heights is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangore Heights
      • Pine Grove Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Pine Grove Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Beach
      • Tower
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower
      • High Banks
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Banks
      • Manning
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Alverno
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Alverno is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverno
  • Montmorency County

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 from Point A (ie- Rogers 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.