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Nearest Communities to Wagarville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

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

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


Wagarville is located in Gladwin County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gladwin County: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Isabella, Midland, Ogemaw & Roscommon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 122 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wagarville. Of these communities, 100 are located in counties other than Gladwin 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 Wagarville (which is Gladwin 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 Wagarville

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

  • Gladwin County   (where Wagarville resides)
    • County Website:   https://gladwincounty-mi.gov/
    • County Seat for Gladwin:   Gladwin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • McClure
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • McClure is located in Gladwin County
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      • Oberlin
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Oberlin is located in Gladwin County
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      • Gladwin
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Hockaday
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Hockaday is located in Gladwin County
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      • Sugar Rapids
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
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      • Podunk
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Podunk is located in Gladwin County
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      • Secord
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Secord is located in Gladwin County
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      • White Star
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • White Star is located in Gladwin County
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      • Wooden Shoe Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
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      • Butman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Butman is located in Gladwin County
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      • Skeels
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Skeels is located in Gladwin County
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      • Winegars
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Winegars is located in Gladwin County
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        • Beaverton
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Highwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Highwood is located in Gladwin County
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        • Bowmanville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Bowmanville is located in Gladwin County
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        • Dale
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Dale is located in Gladwin County
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        • Hard Luck
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Hard Luck is located in Gladwin County
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          • Hard Luck has also been known as:
          • Hardluck
        • Billings
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Billings is located in Gladwin County
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        • Lyle
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Lyle is located in Gladwin County
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        • Lockwood Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lockwood Beach is located in Gladwin County
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        • Estey
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Estey is located in Gladwin County
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        • Rhodes
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Rhodes is located in Gladwin County
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  • Arenac County
    • County Website:   https://www.arenaccountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Arenac:   Standish
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Alger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Morres Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Morres Junction is located in Arenac County
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      • Sterling
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Melita
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Melita is located in Arenac County
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      • Standish
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Worth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Worth is located in Arenac County
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      • Knights Mill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Knights Mill is located in Arenac County
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      • Maple Ridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Maple Ridge is located in Arenac County
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      • Pine River
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Pine River is located in Arenac County
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      • Saganing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Saganing is located in Arenac County
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      • Whites Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Whites Beach is located in Arenac County
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      • Arenac
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Arenac is located in Arenac County
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      • Omer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Omer is located in Arenac County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Bay County
    • County Website:   https://www.baycountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Bay:   Bay City
    • Note: Saginaw Bay and Lake Huron lies to the northeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Bentley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Bentley is located in Bay County
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      • Mount Forest
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Forest is located in Bay County
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      • Nine Mile
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Nine Mile is located in Bay County
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      • Woodville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodville is located in Bay County
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      • Crump
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Crump is located in Bay County
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      • Duel
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Duel is located in Bay County
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      • Pinconning
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Beaver
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Beaver is located in Bay County
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      • Almeda Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Almeda Beach is located in Bay County
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      • Loehme
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Loehme is located in Bay County
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      • Seidlers
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Seidlers is located in Bay County
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      • Willard
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Willard is located in Bay County
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  • Clare County
    • County Website:   https://clareco.net/
    • County Seat for Clare:   Harrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Meredith
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Meredith is located in Clare County
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      • Long Lake Heights
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
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      • Allendale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Allendale is located in Clare County
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      • Harrison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Colonville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Colonville is located in Clare County
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      • Dover
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Dover is located in Clare County
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      • Ash Acres
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Ash Acres is located in Clare County
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      • Piney Woods
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Piney Woods is located in Clare County
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      • Cooperton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Cooperton is located in Clare County
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      • Hatton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Hatton is located in Clare County
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      • Buck Trails
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
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      • Clare
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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        • Leota
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Leota is located in Clare County
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        • Farwell
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Rainbow Bend
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
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        • Lake George
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Lake George is located in Clare County
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        • Phelps
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Phelps is located in Clare County
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        • Temple
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Temple is located in Clare County
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        • Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lake is located in Clare County
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          • Former name for Lake:
          • Lake Station
  • Isabella County
    • County Website:   https://www.isabellacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Isabella:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Herrick
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Herrick is located in Isabella County
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      • Loomis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Loomis is located in Isabella County
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      • Vernon City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
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      • Wise
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wise is located in Isabella County
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      • Vernon Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Vernon Center is located in Isabella County
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      • Delwin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Delwin is located in Isabella County
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      • Leaton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Leaton is located in Isabella County
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      • Rosebush
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jordan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jordan is located in Isabella County
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      • Woods
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Woods is located in Isabella County
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      • Country Place Park
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Country Place Park is located in Isabella County
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  • Midland County
    • County Website:   https://midlandcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Midland:   Midland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Curtis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Curtis is located in Midland County
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      • Edenville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Edenville is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Coleman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Hope
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Wrights
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Wrights is located in Midland County
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      • Alamando
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Alamando is located in Midland County
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      • Francis Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
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      • North Bradley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • North Bradley is located in Midland County
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      • Bombay
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bombay is located in Midland County
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      • Larkin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Larkin is located in Midland County
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      • Sanford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Averill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Averill is located in Midland County
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        • Olson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Olson is located in Midland County
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        • Dice Corners
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
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        • Oil City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Oil City is located in Midland County
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        • Floyd
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Floyd is located in Midland County
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        • Saint Elmo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
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        • Midland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Missaukee County
  • Ogemaw County
    • County Website:   https://www.ocmi.us/
    • County Seat for Ogemaw:   West Branch
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Edwards
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Edwards is located in Ogemaw County
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      • Greenwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Greenwood is located in Ogemaw County
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      • Ogemaw Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
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      • West Branch
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Skidway Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Elbow Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Elbow Lake is located in Ogemaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow Lake
      • Campbells Corners
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
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      • Selkirk
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Selkirk is located in Ogemaw County
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      • Prescott
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roscommon County
    • County Website:   https://roscommoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Roscommon:   Roscommon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wagarville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wagarville.
      • Maple Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
      • Prudenville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Artesia Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Artesia Beach is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia Beach
      • Saint Helen
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Loxley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Loxley is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loxley
      • Houghton Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Au Sable River Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Au Sable River Park is located in Roscommon County
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      • Houghton Lake Heights
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
      • Geels
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Geels is located in Roscommon County
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      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Houghton Point
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Houghton Point is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Point
        • Nellsville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville
        • Sharps Corners
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Sharps Corners is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Corners
        • Keno
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Keno is located in Roscommon County
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        • Meads Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
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        • Michelson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Michelson is located in Roscommon County
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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- Wagarville) 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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