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Nearest Communities to Sylvan Beach,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Muskegon County: Kent, Newaygo, Oceana & Ottawa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sylvan Beach. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Muskegon 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 Sylvan Beach (which is Muskegon 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 Sylvan Beach

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

  • Muskegon County   (where Sylvan Beach resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.muskegon.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Muskegon:   Muskegon
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Beach.
      • Wabaningo
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaningo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
        • Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
      • Michillinda
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michillinda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michillinda
        • Michillinda is located in Muskegon County
      • Maple Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
        • Maple Grove is located in Muskegon County
      • Montague
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
        • Montague is located in Muskegon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
      • South Whitehall
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Whitehall
        • South Whitehall is located in Muskegon County
      • Whitehall
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lakewood Club
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
        • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
      • Dalton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
        • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
      • Lakewood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
        • Lakewood is located in Muskegon County
      • Berry Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Junction
        • Berry Junction is located in Muskegon County
      • North Muskegon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Twin Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
        • Twin Lake is located in Muskegon County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lake <4>
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Muskegon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Muskegon Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Roosevelt Park
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Norton Shores
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Shores
          • Norton Shores is located in Muskegon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,623 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton Shores <4>
        • Holton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
          • Holton is located in Muskegon County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <4>
        • Wolf Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
          • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
        • Cloverville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
          • Cloverville is located in Muskegon County
        • Brunswick
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
          • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
        • Updyke
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Updyke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Updyke
          • Updyke is located in Muskegon County
        • Fruitport
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitport
          • Fruitport is located in Muskegon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitport <4>
        • Sullivan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
          • Sullivan is located in Muskegon County
        • Morgan Corners
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Corners
          • Morgan Corners is located in Muskegon County
        • Moorland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moorland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorland
          • Moorland is located in Muskegon County
        • Kellys Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellys Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Corners
          • Kellys Corners is located in Muskegon County
        • Slocum
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slocum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
          • Slocum is located in Muskegon County
        • Ravenna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
          • Ravenna is located in Muskegon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,276 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <4>
        • Canada Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada Corners
          • Canada Corners is located in Muskegon County
  • Newaygo County
    • County Website:   www.countyofnewaygo.com/
    • County Seat for Newaygo:   White Cloud
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Beach.
      • Sitka
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
        • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
      • Reeman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
        • Reeman is located in Newaygo County
      • Brookside
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
      • McLean
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLean have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean
        • McLean is located in Newaygo County
      • Bridgeton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
        • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County
      • Fremont
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
        • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
        • Former name for Fremont:
        • Fremont Center
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
      • Dayton Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Center
        • Dayton Center is located in Newaygo County
      • Bishop
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
        • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
      • Huber
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
        • Huber is located in Newaygo County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Ashland Center
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Center
          • Ashland Center is located in Newaygo County
        • Aetna
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
          • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
        • Wooster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
          • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
        • Grant
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jugville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jugville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
          • Jugville is located in Newaygo County
        • Volney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
          • Volney is located in Newaygo County
  • Oceana County
    • County Website:   www.oceana.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Oceana:   Hart
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Beach.
      • Rothbury
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
        • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <4>
      • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Claybanks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
        • Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
      • New Era
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
        • New Era is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <4>
      • Stony Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake
        • Stony Lake is located in Oceana County
      • Shelby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ferry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
        • Ferry is located in Oceana County
      • Little Point Sable
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Point Sable have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Point Sable
        • Little Point Sable is located in Oceana County
      • Saint Huberts
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Huberts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Huberts
        • Saint Huberts is located in Oceana County
      • Mears
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
        • Mears is located in Oceana County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mears <4>
      • Hart
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Hart is located in Oceana County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <4>
      • Cobmoosa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
        • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
        • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
        • Cob Moo Sa
      • Elbridge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
        • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Hesperia
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
          • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <4>
        • Weare
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weare
          • Weare is located in Oceana County
        • French Town
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
          • French Town is located in Oceana County
        • Walkerville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pentwater
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Crystal Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
          • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
        • Colfax
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
          • Colfax is located in Oceana County
  • Ottawa County
    • County Website:   www.co.ottawa.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Ottawa:   Grand Haven
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sylvan Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sylvan Beach.
      • Ferrysburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrysburg
        • Ferrysburg is located in Ottawa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,022 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferrysburg <4>
      • Grand Haven
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
        • Spring Lake is located in Ottawa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,504 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
      • Rosy Mound
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosy Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosy Mound
        • Rosy Mound is located in Ottawa County
      • Nunica
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunica
        • Nunica is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunica <4>
      • Snug Harbor
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
        • Snug Harbor is located in Ottawa County
      • Clark Corners
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Corners
        • Clark Corners is located in Ottawa County
      • Agnew
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
        • Agnew is located in Ottawa County
      • Dennison
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
        • Dennison is located in Ottawa County
      • Harrisburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Harrisburg is located in Ottawa County
      • Ottawa Center
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Center
        • Ottawa Center is located in Ottawa County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sylvan Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sylvan Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3727, Longitude: -86.4225    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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