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Nearest Communities to Vernon City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 starting from Vernon City.<1>

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


Vernon City is located in Isabella County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Isabella County: Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm & Osceola.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vernon City. Of these communities, 99 are located in counties other than Isabella 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 Vernon City (which is Isabella 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 Vernon City

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

  • Isabella County   (where Vernon City resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.isabellacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Isabella:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Herrick
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Herrick is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Vernon Center
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Vernon Center is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Loomis
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Loomis is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
      • Woods
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Woods is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
      • Rosebush
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Wise
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Wise is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Delwin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Delwin is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
      • Leaton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Leaton is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaton
      • Country Place Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Country Place Park is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Place Park
      • Jordan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jordan is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Beal City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Beal City is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Brinton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Brinton is located in Isabella County
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        • Weidman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Alembic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Alembic is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
        • Mount Pleasant
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Two Rivers
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Two Rivers is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
        • Deerfield Center
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Deerfield Center is located in Isabella County
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        • Drew
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Drew is located in Isabella County
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        • Horr
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Horr is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
        • Lake Isabella
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
          • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
          • Lake Isabella village
        • Sherman City ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
        • Broomfield Center
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Broomfield Center is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Center
        • Crawford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Crawford is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
        • Shepherd
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Winn
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Winn is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
        • Strickland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Strickland is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
        • Rolland Center
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Rolland Center is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Center
        • Coe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Coe is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
        • Summerton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Summerton is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
        • Blanchard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Clare County
    • County Website:   https://clareco.net/
    • County Seat for Clare:   Harrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Clare
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Colonville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Colonville is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
      • Farwell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Dover
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Dover is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Hatton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Hatton is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Phelps
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Phelps is located in Clare County
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      • Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Lake is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
        • Former name for Lake:
        • Lake Station
      • Allendale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Allendale is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Lake George
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake George is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Harrison
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Ash Acres
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Ash Acres is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Acres
      • Piney Woods
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Piney Woods is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Long Lake Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
        • Temple
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Temple is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
        • Buck Trails
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
        • Rainbow Bend
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
        • Cooperton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Cooperton is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
        • Leota
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Leota is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
        • Meredith
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Meredith is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Gladwin County
    • County Website:   https://gladwincounty-mi.gov/
    • County Seat for Gladwin:   Gladwin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Lyle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Lyle is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
      • Beaverton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Dale is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Gladwin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Podunk
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Podunk is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
      • Billings
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Billings is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Lockwood Beach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Lockwood Beach is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Beach
      • Skeels
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Skeels is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels
      • Wagarville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wagarville is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville
      • Oberlin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Oberlin is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Winegars
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Winegars is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegars
      • McClure
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • McClure is located in Gladwin County
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        • White Star
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • White Star is located in Gladwin County
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        • Wooden Shoe Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
        • Highwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
        • Hockaday
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hockaday is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockaday
        • Secord
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Secord is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secord
        • Sugar Rapids
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
        • Butman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Butman is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
        • Estey
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Estey is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estey
        • Rhodes
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
  • Gratiot County
  • Mecosta County
    • County Website:   https://www.mecostacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Mecosta:   Big Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Chippewa Vista
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Chippewa Vista is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Vista
      • Titus
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Titus is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
      • Barryton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Remus
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Millbrook
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Mecosta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chippewa Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pogy
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Halls Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Rodney
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sylvester
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Midland County
    • County Website:   https://midlandcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Midland:   Midland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Coleman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Alamando
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Alamando is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Curtis
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Curtis is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • North Bradley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • North Bradley is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • Oil City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Oil City is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Edenville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Edenville is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Wrights
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Wrights is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
      • Francis Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
      • Hope
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Olson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Olson is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson
      • Saint Elmo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Sanford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Pleasant Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Averill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Averill is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
        • Floyd
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Floyd is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
        • Dice Corners
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
        • Bombay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Bombay is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bombay
        • Porter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Porter is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
        • Larkin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Larkin is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin
        • Gordonville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Gordonville is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Redstone
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Redstone is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
        • Teeterville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Teeterville is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville
        • Bullock Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Bullock Creek is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Creek
        • Midland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ryan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Ryan is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
  • Missaukee County
  • Montcalm County
    • County Website:   https://montcalm.us/
    • County Seat for Montcalm:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Wyman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Cedar Lake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Vestaburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
  • Osceola County
    • County Website:   https://www.osceola-county.org/
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Reed City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vernon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vernon City.
      • Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
      • Chippewa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Chippewa is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa
      • Gibos Corners ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Gibos Corners is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibos Corners
      • Orient
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Orient is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Sears
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Gormer ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Gormer is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
      • Evart
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Evart is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <3>
      • Avondale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Avondale is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Marion
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pisgah Heights
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pisgah Heights is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Heights
      • Hartwick ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Vernon City) 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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