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Nearest Communities to Watson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 north.

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 north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Watson is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Marquette County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marquette County: Alger, Baraga, Delta, Dickinson, Iron & Menominee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 125 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Watson. Of these communities, 95 are located in counties other than Marquette County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Watson (which is Marquette 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 Watson

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

  • Marquette County   (where Watson resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.marquette.mi.us/
    • County Seat for Marquette:   Marquette
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north and Whitefish Bay to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watson.
      • Mashek
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Mashek is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashek
      • Arnold
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Reade
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Northland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • McFarland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Helena
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Swanzy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • New Swanzy is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Swanzy
      • Austin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Gwinn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Little Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Princeton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Princeton is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Swanzy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Swanzy is located in Marquette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzy
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Cedar Bank
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Cedar Bank is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bank
        • Plains
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Plains is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Carlshend
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Maple Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Maple Grove is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
        • Sands Station
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Sands Station is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands Station
        • Vick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Vick is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick
        • Dukes
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Dukes is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
        • Lawson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lawson is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
        • Skandia Station
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Skandia Station is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia Station
        • Skandia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Selma
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Selma is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • New Dalton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Sands
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Yalmar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Yalmar is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yalmar
        • Gentian
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Cascade
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Cascade is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
        • Green Garden
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Green Garden is located in Marquette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Garden
        • Palmer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Alger County
  • Delta County
    • County Website:   https://deltacountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Delta:   Escanaba
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the southwest and Lake Michigan to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watson.
      • Hendricks
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Hendricks is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
      • Woodlawn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodlawn is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Saint Nicholas
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kingsley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Kingsley is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
      • Rock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Trombly
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lathrop
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cornell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Campbell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Campbell is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Salva
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Salva is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salva
      • Beaver
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Winde
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Winde is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winde
      • Continue List   (34 more) ...
        • Perkins
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Chandler
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Brampton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Flat Rock
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
        • Riverland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverland is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverland
        • Schaffer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Tesch
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Tesch is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesch
        • Chaison
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lambert
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Osier
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Osier is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
        • Groos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Groos is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
        • West Gladstone
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • West Gladstone is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
        • Maplewood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Masonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Masonville is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
        • Kipling
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Narenta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Narenta is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
        • Soo Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Soo Hill is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Hill
        • Rapid River
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Bark River
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Gladstone
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hyde
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hyde is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
        • Lake Bluff
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
        • North Escanaba
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
        • Pine Ridge
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
        • Garth
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Larch
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Wells
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Maywood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Maywood is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
        • Escanaba
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ford River
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Alton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Alton is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Ensign
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Ensign is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
        • Island View
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Island View is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
        • Stonington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Stonington is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   https://www.dickinsoncountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Iron Mountain
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watson.
      • Alfred
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Alfred is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
      • Hardwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Hardwood is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwood
      • Hylas ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Hylas is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylas
      • Foster City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Spruce
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Spruce is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
      • Ralph
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Felch
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Felch Mountain
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Theodore
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Theodore is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
      • Waucedah
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Waucedah is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucedah
      • Turner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Turner is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Loretto
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Vulcan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Norway
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Norway is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,714 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norway <4>
        • Golden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Golden is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
        • Randville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Randville is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randville
  • Menominee County
    • County Website:   https://www.menomineecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Menominee:   Menominee
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watson.
      • Faunus ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Faunus is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
      • LaBranche
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Helps
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Helps is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helps
      • Dryads ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Whitney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Whitney is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Perronville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Eustis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Eustis is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Vega
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Vega is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
      • Leapers
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Leapers is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapers
      • Houle
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Houle is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
        • Houle has also been known as:
        • Houles
      • Indiantown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
        • Indiantown has also been known as:
        • Indian Town
      • Wilson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Harris
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Spalding
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Cunard
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Cunard is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunard
        • Powers
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Hermansville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
        • North Escanaba
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • North Escanaba is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
        • Hannahville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Hannahville is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahville
        • Faithorn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Gourley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Gourley is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourley
        • Nadeau
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
        • Blom
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Carney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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 from Point A (ie- Watson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Watson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.