Nearest Communities to Twin Lakes,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Twin Lakes, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Twin Lakes:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Please note 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.
Twin Lakes 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 103 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Twin Lakes. Of these communities, 37 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 Twin Lakes (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 Twin Lakes
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Houghton County (where Twin Lakes 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
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- Nearest Communities to Twin Lakes ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes.
- Lake Roland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Roland is located in Houghton County
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- Wyandotte
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wyandotte is located in Houghton County
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- Winona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Houghton County
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- Donken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donken is located in Houghton County
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- Stonington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonington is located in Houghton County
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- Toivola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nisula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nisula is located in Houghton County
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- White
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White is located in Houghton County
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- Hazel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazel is located in Houghton County
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- Elo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elo is located in Houghton County
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- Tapiola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tapiola is located in Houghton County
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- Alston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alston is located in Houghton County
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- Askel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Askel is located in Houghton County
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- Champion Mine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Champion Mine is located in Houghton County
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- Painesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Painesdale is located in Houghton County
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- Trimountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trimountain is located in Houghton County
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- Salmon Trout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salmon Trout is located in Houghton County
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- Baltic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baltic is located in Houghton County
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- Mill Mine Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Mine Junction is located in Houghton County
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- South Range
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pori
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pori is located in Houghton County
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- Beacon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Beacon Hill is located in Houghton County
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- Freda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Freda is located in Houghton County
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- Atlantic Mine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atlantic Mine is located in Houghton County
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- Chassell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Superior
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Superior is located in Houghton County
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- Klingville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Klingville is located in Houghton County
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- Redridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Redridge is located in Houghton County
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- Dodgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dodgeville is located in Houghton County
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- Liminga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Liminga is located in Houghton County
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- Hurontown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hurontown is located in Houghton County
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- Portage Entry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Portage Entry is located in Houghton County
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- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Houghton County
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- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Houghton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schmidt Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Schmidt Corner is located in Houghton County
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- Sunshine Beach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine Beach is located in Houghton County
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- Frost
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Frost is located in Houghton County
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- Jacobsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Jacobsville is located in Houghton County
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- Franklin Mine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin Mine is located in Houghton County
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- Oskar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oskar is located in Houghton County
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- Pewabic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pewabic is located in Houghton County
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- Pilgrim
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Houghton County
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- Ripley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Houghton County
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- Arcadian
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arcadian is located in Houghton County
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- Dollar Bay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewer Pewabic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lewer Pewabic is located in Houghton County
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- Paavola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Paavola is located in Houghton County
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- Point Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Houghton County
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- Boston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boston is located in Houghton County
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- Dreamland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dreamland is located in Houghton County
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- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Houghton County
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- Senter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Senter is located in Houghton County
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- Quincy Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy Mill is located in Houghton County
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- Rabbit Bay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Bay is located in Houghton County
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- Hubbell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sidnaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Houghton County
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- Gregoryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gregoryville is located in Houghton County
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- Lake Linden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Osceola is located in Houghton County
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- Swedetown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swedetown is located in Houghton County
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- Calumet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurium
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tamarack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tamarack is located in Houghton County
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- West Tamarack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Tamarack is located in Houghton County
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- 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
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- Nearest Communities to Twin Lakes ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes.
- Pelkie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arnheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Arnheim is located in Baraga County
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- Bear Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Baraga County
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- Keweenaw Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Keweenaw Bay is located in Baraga County
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- Assinins
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Assinins is located in Baraga County
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- Baraga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pequaming
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pequaming is located in Baraga County
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- Zeba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Zeba is located in Baraga County
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- L'Anse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bovine
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bovine is located in Baraga County
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- Alberta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta is located in Baraga County
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- Aura
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Aura is located in Baraga County
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- Herman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Herman is located in Baraga County
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- Watton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Covington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skanee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ontonagon County
- County Website: https://ontonagoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Ontonagon: Ontonagon
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Twin Lakes ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Twin Lakes.
- Lake Mine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Mine is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mine
- Greenland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mass City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKeever
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McKeever is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeever
- Rousseau
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rousseau is located in Ontonagon County
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- Wainola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wainola is located in Ontonagon County
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- Wasas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wasas is located in Ontonagon County
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- Firesteel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Firesteel is located in Ontonagon County
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- Rockland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ontonagon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grand Rapids
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids is located in Ontonagon County
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- Old Victoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Victoria is located in Ontonagon County
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- Victoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Victoria is located in Ontonagon County
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- North Paynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Paynesville
- Gem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gem is located in Ontonagon County
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- Paynesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paynesville is located in Ontonagon County
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- Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Ontonagon County
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- Trout Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bruce Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agate
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Agate is located in Ontonagon County
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- Balitmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Balitmore is located in Ontonagon County
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Twin Lakes) 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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