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Nearest Communities to Sidnaw,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Sidnaw.<1>

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

Sidnaw is located in Houghton County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houghton County: Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, Ontonagon & Ashland (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 88 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sidnaw. Of these communities, 73 are located in counties other than Houghton 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 Sidnaw (which is Houghton 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 Sidnaw

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

  • Houghton County   (where Sidnaw resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.houghtoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Houghton:   Houghton
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sidnaw   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sidnaw.
      • Kenton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Frost
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Frost is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Pori
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pori is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
      • Alston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Alston is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Nisula
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • White
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • White is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White
      • Hazel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Elo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Roland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
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        • Askel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Askel is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askel
        • Twin Lakes
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Twin Lakes is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
        • Winona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Winona is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Wyandotte
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Wyandotte is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
        • Tapiola
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Tapiola is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapiola
        • Donken
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Donken is located in Houghton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donken
  • Baraga County
    • County Website:   https://keweenawbay.org/
    • County Seat for Baraga:   L'Anse
    • Note: Whitefish Bay lies to the north, with Lake Superior to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sidnaw   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sidnaw.
      • Watton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tunis
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tunis is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Covington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Vermilac
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Vermilac is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermilac
      • Alberta
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tioga
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Tioga is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Bovine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bovine is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovine
      • Herman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Herman is located in Baraga County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Nestoria
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pelkie
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Baraga
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • L'Anse
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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        • Bear Town
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Bear Town is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
        • Assinins
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Assinins is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assinins
        • Three Lakes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Three Lakes is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
        • Zeba
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Zeba is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeba
        • Keweenaw Bay
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Imperial Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Imperial Heights is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Heights
        • Pequaming
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Arnheim
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Arnheim is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnheim
        • Aura
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Aura is located in Baraga County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aura
  • Gogebic County
  • Iron County
    • County Website:   https://ironmi.com/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sidnaw   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sidnaw.
      • Atkinson ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Elmwood
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Elmwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
      • Basswood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Basswood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
      • Amasa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Beechwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Beechwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Hazel
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hazel is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
      • Gibson Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Gibson Lake is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Lake
      • Balsam
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Balsam is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsam
      • Forbes Location
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Forbes Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Location
      • Bates Location
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Bates Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Location
      • Homer Location
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Homer Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Mineral Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
        • Virgil Location
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Virgil Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Location
        • Iron River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Mapleton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mapleton is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
        • Rogers Location
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Rogers Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
        • Bates Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Chicagon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Stambaugh
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
        • Erickson Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Erickson Landing is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Landing
        • Caspian
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Hiawatha Location
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Location
  • Marquette County
  • Ontonagon County

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- Sidnaw) 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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