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Nearest Communities to Royal Oak Beach,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 from Royal Oak Beach.<1>

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


Royal Oak Beach is located in Cheboygan County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cheboygan County: Charlevoix, Emmet, Montmorency, Otsego & Presque Isle.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 118 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Royal Oak Beach. Of these communities, 72 are located in counties other than Cheboygan 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 Royal Oak Beach (which is Cheboygan 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 Royal Oak Beach

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

  • Cheboygan County   (where Royal Oak Beach resides)
    • 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 Royal Oak Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Royal Oak Beach.
      • Topinabee
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Veery Point
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Veery Point is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veery Point
      • Giauque Beach
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Giauque Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giauque Beach
      • Long Point
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Long Point is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Cold Springs
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Cold Springs is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Grand View Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Grand View Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Beach
      • Miami Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Miami Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Beach
      • Birchwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Birchwood is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
      • Silver Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Silver Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Chippewa Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Chippewa Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Beach
      • Wauban Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wauban Beach is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauban Beach
      • Riggsville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Riggsville is located in Cheboygan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggsville
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        • Aloha
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Aloha is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
        • Mullett Lake
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mullett Lake is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullett Lake
        • Indian River
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Elmhurst
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Elmhurst is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Mullett Lake Woods
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mullett Lake Woods is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Springwell Heights
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Springwell Heights is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Indianville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Indianville is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Orchard Beach
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Orchard Beach is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Burt Lake
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Kingsley Beach
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Kingsley Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley Beach
        • Pittsburg Landing
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Pittsburg Landing is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing
        • Legrand
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Legrand is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legrand
        • Weadock
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Weadock is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Ingleside
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ingleside is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Afton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Alverno
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Alverno is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverno
        • Fingerboard Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fingerboard Corner is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Wildwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Wildwood is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Manning
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Manning is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Cheboygan
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Rondo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Rondo is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Pine Grove Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Pine Grove Beach is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Pries Landing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Pries Landing is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Haakwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Haakwood is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Hangore Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Hangore Heights is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hangore Heights
        • Point Nipigon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Point Nipigon is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Nipigon
          • Point Nipigon has also been known as:
          • Point Nip-i-gon
        • Grand View
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Grand View is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
        • Wolverine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Black Lake
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Black Lake is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
        • Tower
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Tower is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Freedom
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Freedom is located in Cheboygan County
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        • High Banks
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • High Banks is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Trowbridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Trowbridge is located in Cheboygan County
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        • Edgewater Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
  • 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 Royal Oak Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Royal Oak Beach.
      • Clarion
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarion is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
      • Walloon Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wildwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Wildwood is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Zenith Heights
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Zenith Heights is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith Heights
      • Bay Shore
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Bay Shore is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore
      • Boyne Falls
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyne City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • 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>
      • Horton Bay
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Horton Bay is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Bay
      • Burgess
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Burgess is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
      • Advance
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Advance is located in Charlevoix County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
  • Emmet County
    • County Website:   https://www.emmetcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Emmet:   Petoskey
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west and northwest, the Straits of Mackinac and Lake Huron to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Royal Oak Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Royal Oak Beach.
      • Brutus
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Alanson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pellston
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Van
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Van is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
      • Ponshewaing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Ponshewaing is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponshewaing
      • Oden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Ayr
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ayr is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Levering
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Epsilon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Epsilon is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epsilon
      • Conway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chalet Estates
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Chalet Estates is located in Emmet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalet Estates
      • Carp Lake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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        • Pleasant View
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant View is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
        • Menonaqua Beach
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Menonaqua Beach is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menonaqua Beach
        • Bay View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Kegomic ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Kegomic is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegomic
        • Marsh Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Marsh Corner is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
        • Ramona Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Ramona Park is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona Park
        • Roaring Brook
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Roaring Brook is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Brook
        • Bliss
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Bliss is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bliss
        • Canby Corners
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Canby Corners is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby Corners
        • Harbor Springs Estate
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Wequetonsing
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Wequetonsing is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wequetonsing
        • Petoskey
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Harbor Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Harbor Point is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Point
        • Harbor Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Patons Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Patons Corner is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patons Corner
        • Stutsmanville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Stutsmanville is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
        • Mackinaw City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Cecil
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Cecil is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
        • Forest Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Forest Beach is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Beach
        • Bay Harbor
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Cross Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Bay Shore Estates
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Bay Shore Estates is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Shore Estates
        • Good Hart
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Middle Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Middle Village is located in Emmet County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Village
  • 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 Royal Oak Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Royal Oak Beach.
      • Pointe Aux Pins
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fort Holmes
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Fort Holmes is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Holmes
      • Fort Mackinac
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Fort Mackinac is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mackinac
      • Mackinac Island
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Mackinac Island is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackinac Island
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • British Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • British Landing is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Landing
      • Saint Ignace
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gros Cap
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gros Cap is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gros Cap
      • Evergreen Shores
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen Shores is located in Mackinac County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Shores
  • Montmorency County
  • Otsego County
    • County Website:   https://otsegocountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Otsego:   Gaylord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Royal Oak Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Royal Oak Beach.
      • Green Timbers
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Green Timbers is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Timbers
      • Vanderbilt
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Berryville ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Berryville is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
      • Hallock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Hallock is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
  • Presque Isle County
    • 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 Royal Oak Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Royal Oak Beach.
      • Black Lake Bluffs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Black Lake Bluffs is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Bluffs
      • Canfield Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Canfield Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield Beach
      • Coddes Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Coddes Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddes Beach
      • Rainy Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Rainy Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Beach
      • Onaway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • 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>
      • Grace
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Grace is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
      • Huron Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Huron Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Beach
      • Bell Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Bell Landing is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Landing
      • Ocqueoc
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ocqueoc is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocqueoc
      • Hammond
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Hammond is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Millersburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Evergreen Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Evergreen Beach is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Beach
      • Big Cut
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Big Cut is located in Presque Isle County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cut

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Oak Beach) 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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