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Nearest Communities to Virgil Location,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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.

Virgil Location is located in Iron County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Iron County: Baraga, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Marquette, Ontonagon, Florence (WI), Forest (WI) & Vilas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Virgil Location. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Iron 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 Virgil Location (which is Iron 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 Virgil Location

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

  • Iron County   (where Virgil Location resides)
    • County Website:   https://ironmi.com/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virgil Location   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virgil Location.
      • Mineral Hills
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
      • Iron River
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Bates Location
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Bates Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Location
      • Forbes Location
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Forbes Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Location
      • Homer Location
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Homer Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
      • Stambaugh
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Stambaugh is located in Iron County
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      • Rogers Location
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Rogers Location is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
      • Hiawatha Location
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County
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      • Bates Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bates Junction is located in Iron County
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      • Mapleton
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Mapleton is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Caspian
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Gaastra
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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        • Palatka
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Palatka is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
        • Hazel
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hazel is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
        • Chicagon
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Chicagon is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
        • Scott Lake
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Scott Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
        • Beechwood
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Beechwood is located in Iron County
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        • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Gibbs City is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
        • Atkinson ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Atkinson is located in Iron County
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        • Pentoga
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Pentoga is located in Iron County
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        • Fortune Lake
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Fortune Lake is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Lake
        • Erickson Landing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Erickson Landing is located in Iron County
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        • New Bristol Location
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Gibson Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Gibson Lake is located in Iron County
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        • Basswood
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Basswood is located in Iron County
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        • Dunn Location
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Dunn Location is located in Iron County
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        • Monongahela Location
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Amasa
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Alpha
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Clinch ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Clinch is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinch
        • Odgers Location
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Odgers Location is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odgers Location
        • Shafer Location
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Shafer Location is located in Iron County
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        • Tobin Location
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Tobin Location is located in Iron County
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        • Crystal Falls
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Kimball Location
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Kimball Location is located in Iron County
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        • Balsam
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Balsam is located in Iron County
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        • Naults
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Naults is located in Iron County
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        • Panola
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Panola is located in Iron County
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        • Western Location
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Western Location is located in Iron County
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        • Elmwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmwood is located in Iron County
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        • Mastodon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Mastodon is located in Iron County
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        • Stager
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Stager is located in Iron County
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        • Kelso Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Kelso Junction is located in Iron County
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        • Mansfield Location
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Mansfield Location is located in Iron County
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        • Kiernan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Kiernan is located in Iron County
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        • Mansfield ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Mansfield is located in Iron County
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  • Baraga County
  • Dickinson County
  • Gogebic County
    • County Website:   https://www.gogebic.gov/
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virgil Location   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virgil Location.
      • Katakitckon Indian Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Tamarack
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Tamarack has also been known as:
        • Tamarack Lake
      • Fuller
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Fuller is located in Gogebic County
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      • Watersmeet
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bonifas
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bonifas is located in Gogebic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifas
  • Houghton County
  • Ontonagon County
  • Florence County
    • County Website:   https://www.florencecountywi.com/
    • County Seat for Florence:   Florence (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virgil Location   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virgil Location.
      • Tipler
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Tipler is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
      • Long Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Long Lake is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
      • Tyran
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Tyran is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Ridgetop
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ridgetop is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Fern ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Fern is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Florence
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Florence is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Commonwealth
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Commonwealth is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Hematite
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hematite is located in Florence County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
      • Fence
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fence is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Spread Eagle
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Spread Eagle is located in Florence County (WI)
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      • Pulp
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Pulp is located in Florence County (WI)
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  • Forest County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Forest:   Crandon (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virgil Location   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virgil Location.
      • Nelma
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Nelma is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
      • Alvin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Alvin is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
      • Popple River
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Popple River is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple River
      • Newald
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Newald is located in Forest County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newald
  • Vilas County
    • County Website:   https://www.vilascountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vilas:   Eagle River (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virgil Location   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virgil Location.
      • Phelps
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Phelps is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Land O'Lakes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Conover
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Conover is located in Vilas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover

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- Virgil Location) 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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