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Nearest Communities to Wakefield,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Keep in mind 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.

Wakefield 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 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wakefield. Of these communities, 38 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 Wakefield (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 Wakefield

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

  • Gogebic County   (where Wakefield resides)
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakefield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakefield.
      • Wico
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wico
        • Wico is located in Gogebic County
      • Thomaston
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
        • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
      • Plymouth
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
        • Plymouth is located in Gogebic County
      • Verona
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
        • Verona is located in Gogebic County
      • Planter
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planter
        • Planter is located in Gogebic County
      • Ramsay
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
        • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
      • Anvil
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anvil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
        • Anvil is located in Gogebic County
      • Connorville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Connorville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
        • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
      • Bessemer
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
        • Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer <4>
      • North Bessemer
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Bessemer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bessemer
        • North Bessemer is located in Gogebic County
      • Yale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Yale is located in Gogebic County
      • Tula
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula
        • Tula is located in Gogebic County
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Hartley
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
          • Hartley is located in Gogebic County
          • Hartley has also been known as:
          • Hartleys
        • Auvinen Corner
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auvinen Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvinen Corner
          • Auvinen Corner is located in Gogebic County
        • Siemens
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siemens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
          • Siemens is located in Gogebic County
        • Ethelwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelwood
          • Ethelwood is located in Gogebic County
        • Dunham
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunham
          • Dunham is located in Gogebic County
        • Jessieville
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessieville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
          • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County
        • Aurora
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
          • Aurora is located in Gogebic County
        • Hautala Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hautala Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hautala Corner
          • Hautala Corner is located in Gogebic County
        • Hillcrest
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
          • Hillcrest is located in Gogebic County
        • North Ironwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ironwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ironwood
          • North Ironwood is located in Gogebic County
        • Theilers
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theilers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theilers
          • Theilers is located in Gogebic County
        • Ironwood
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Norrie
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
          • Norrie is located in Gogebic County
        • Junet
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
          • Junet is located in Gogebic County
        • Marenisco
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Wellington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
          • Wellington is located in Gogebic County
        • White City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
          • White City is located in Gogebic County
        • Gogebic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gogebic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
          • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County
        • Thayer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
          • Thayer is located in Gogebic County
        • Stickley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley
          • Stickley is located in Gogebic County
        • Beaton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaton
          • Beaton is located in Gogebic County
  • Ontonagon County
    • County Seat for Ontonagon:   Ontonagon
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakefield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakefield.
      • Merriweather
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriweather have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriweather
        • Merriweather is located in Ontonagon County
      • Lake Gogebic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Gogebic
        • Lake Gogebic is located in Ontonagon County
      • Bergland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bergland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland
        • Bergland is located in Ontonagon County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bergland <4>
      • LaFayette Landing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette Landing
        • LaFayette Landing is located in Ontonagon County
      • Topaz
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topaz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
        • Topaz is located in Ontonagon County
      • Buckshot Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckshot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckshot Landing
        • Buckshot Landing is located in Ontonagon County
      • Nonesuch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nonesuch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonesuch
        • Nonesuch is located in Ontonagon County
      • White Pine
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Matchwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matchwood
        • Matchwood is located in Ontonagon County
      • Carp Lake Landing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carp Lake Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carp Lake Landing
        • Carp Lake Landing is located in Ontonagon County
      • Silver City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
        • Silver City is located in Ontonagon County
  • Ashland County
  • Iron County
    • County Seat for Iron:   Hurley (WI)
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakefield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakefield.
      • Van Buskirk
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buskirk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buskirk
        • Van Buskirk is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Hurley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
        • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
      • Germania
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germania have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
        • Germania is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Gile
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gile
        • Gile is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Orva
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orva
        • Orva is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Montreal
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
        • Montreal is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
      • Pence
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
        • Pence is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Kimball
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Pine Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
        • Pine Lake is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Hoyt
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
        • Hoyt is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Carter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
        • Carter is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Iron Belt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Belt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Belt
        • Iron Belt is located in Iron County (WI)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Mercer
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
          • Mercer is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Saxon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
          • Saxon is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Upson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upson
          • Upson is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Manitowish
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
          • Manitowish is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Powell
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
          • Powell is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Cedar
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
          • Cedar is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Rouse
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
          • Rouse is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Gurney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gurney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
          • Gurney is located in Iron County (WI)
        • Tyler Forks
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Forks
          • Tyler Forks is located in Iron County (WI)
  • Vilas County
    • County Website:   www.co.vilas.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Vilas:   Eagle River (WI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wakefield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wakefield.
      • Winchester
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Winchester is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Presque Isle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Presque Isle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
        • Presque Isle is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Katinka Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
        • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Manitowish Waters
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
        • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County (WI)
      • Boulder Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
        • Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County (WI)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wakefield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wakefield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4766, Longitude: -89.9335       In this case, the coordinates for Wakefield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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