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Nearest Communities to Wells,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Wells is located in Delta County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delta County: Alger, Marquette, Menominee & Schoolcraft.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 92 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wells. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Delta 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 Wells (which is Delta 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 Wells

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

  • Delta County   (where Wells resides)
    • 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 Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • North Escanaba
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • North Escanaba is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
      • Larch
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Soo Hill
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Soo Hill is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soo Hill
      • Lake Bluff
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Bluff is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Bluff
      • Groos
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Groos is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groos
      • Escanaba
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Lambert
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • West Gladstone
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • West Gladstone is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Gladstone
      • Gladstone
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Ridge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Ridge is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Chaison
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Maywood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Maywood is located in Delta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
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        • Flat Rock
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
        • Stonington
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Stonington is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
        • Hyde
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hyde is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
        • Kipling
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Chandler
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Ford River
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Riverland
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Riverland is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverland
        • Narenta
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Narenta is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narenta
        • Salva
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Salva is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salva
        • Brampton
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Garth
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Masonville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Masonville is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
        • Schaffer
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Tesch
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Tesch is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesch
        • Alton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Alton is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Rapid River
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cornell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bark River
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Island View
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Island View is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
        • Perkins
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Winde
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Winde is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winde
        • Ensign
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Ensign is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
        • Kingsley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Kingsley is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
        • Beaver
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Maplewood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Ogontz
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodlawn
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodlawn is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • Campbell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Campbell is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Saint Nicholas
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Trombly
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Saint Jacques
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Nahma Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Nahma Junction is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahma Junction
        • Hendricks
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hendricks is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
        • Fayette ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Nahma
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Rock
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Sac Bay
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sac Bay is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac Bay
        • Devils Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Fairport
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairport is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
        • Osier
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Osier is located in Delta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
        • Isabella
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Garden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Lathrop
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Garden Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Alger County
  • Marquette County
  • 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 Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • North Escanaba
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • North Escanaba is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Escanaba
      • Eustis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Eustis is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Harris
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Perronville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hannahville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Hannahville is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahville
      • Indiantown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Indiantown is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
        • Indiantown has also been known as:
        • Indian Town
      • Whitney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Whitney is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Houle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Houle is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houle
        • Houle has also been known as:
        • Houles
      • Dryads ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wilson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Gourley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Gourley is located in Menominee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourley
      • LaBranche
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Spalding
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Fox
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Fox is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
        • Faunus ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Faunus is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunus
        • Powers
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Nadeau
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Nadeau is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nadeau
        • Hermansville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Hermansville is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermansville
        • Vega
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Vega is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vega
        • Carney
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Helps
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Helps is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helps
        • Bagley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Bagley is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley
        • Cedar River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cunard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Cunard is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunard
        • Leapers
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Leapers is located in Menominee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapers
  • Schoolcraft County
  • Door County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wells) 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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