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Nearest Communities to Tamarack,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 west 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Tamarack.<1>

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


Tamarack is located in Gogebic County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tamarack. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than Gogebic 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 Tamarack (which is Gogebic 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 Tamarack

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

  • Gogebic County   (where Tamarack resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.gogebic.gov/
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Fuller
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Bonifas
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Bonifas is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifas
      • Watersmeet
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Katakitckon Indian Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Beaton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Beaton is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaton
      • Stickley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Stickley is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley
      • Thayer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Thayer is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
      • Gogebic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
      • White City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • White City is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Wellington
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Wellington is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Baraga County
  • Houghton County
    • 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 Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Kenton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Kenton is located in Houghton County
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      • Sidnaw
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Frost
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Frost is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
      • Pori
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Pori is located in Houghton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pori
  • Iron County
    • County Website:   https://ironmi.com/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Elmwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmwood is located in Iron County
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      • Basswood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Basswood is located in Iron County
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      • Beechwood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Beechwood is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
      • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
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      • Atkinson ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Atkinson is located in Iron County
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      • Hazel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hazel is located in Iron County
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      • Forbes Location
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Forbes Location is located in Iron County
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      • Homer Location
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer Location is located in Iron County
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      • Mineral Hills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
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      • Bates Location
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bates Location is located in Iron County
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      • Iron River
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Virgil Location
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Virgil Location is located in Iron County
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        • Hiawatha Location
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County
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        • Stambaugh
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
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        • Bates Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
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        • Caspian
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rogers Location
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Rogers Location is located in Iron County
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        • Gaastra
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mapleton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Mapleton is located in Iron County
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        • Palatka
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Palatka is located in Iron County
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        • Amasa
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Gibson Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Gibson Lake is located in Iron County
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        • Chicagon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Chicagon is located in Iron County
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        • Scott Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Scott Lake is located in Iron County
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  • Ontonagon County
    • County Website:   https://ontonagoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ontonagon:   Ontonagon
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Calderwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Calderwood is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Paulding
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Robbins
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Agate
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Agate is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Trout Creek
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Craigsmere
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Sleepy Hollow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Paynesville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Bruce Crossing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gem
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Gem is located in Ontonagon County
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      • North Paynesville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • North Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Balitmore
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Balitmore is located in Ontonagon County
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      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Ewen
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Matchwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
        • Topaz
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Topaz is located in Ontonagon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
        • Rousseau
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
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        • Old Victoria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Old Victoria is located in Ontonagon County
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        • Victoria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Victoria is located in Ontonagon County
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        • Wainola
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
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        • Wasas
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
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  • Forest County
  • Vilas County
    • County Website:   https://www.vilascountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vilas:   Eagle River (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tamarack   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tamarack.
      • Land O'Lakes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Phelps
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Conover
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
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      • Eagle River
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Eagle River is located in Vilas County (WI)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Star Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Star Lake is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tamarack) 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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