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Nearest Communities to Wildwood,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Wildwood.<1>

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


Wildwood is located in Crawford County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Antrim, Kalkaska, Missaukee, Montmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego & Roscommon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wildwood. Of these communities, 75 are located in counties other than Crawford 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 Wildwood (which is Crawford 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 Wildwood

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

  • Crawford County   (where Wildwood resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordco.org/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Grayling
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Five Corners
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Five Corners is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Babbits Resort
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Babbits Resort is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbits Resort
      • Bucks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Bucks is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks
      • Louis Cabin Landing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Louis Cabin Landing is located in Crawford County
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      • Lovells
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Lovells is located in Crawford County
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      • Pere Cheney ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Pere Cheney is located in Crawford County
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        • Pere Cheney has also been known as:
        • Center Plains
        • Cheney
      • Grayling
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Eldorado
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Eldorado is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Forbush Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Forbush Corner is located in Crawford County
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      • Deerheart Valley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Deerheart Valley is located in Crawford County
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      • Skyline Village
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Skyline Village is located in Crawford County
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      • Collens Landing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Collens Landing is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collens Landing
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        • Danish Landing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Danish Landing is located in Crawford County
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        • Lake Margrethe
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Lake Margrethe is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Margrethe
        • Rasmus
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Rasmus is located in Crawford County
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        • Frederic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • McIntyre Landing
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • McIntyre Landing is located in Crawford County
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        • Ishaward
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ishaward is located in Crawford County
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        • Deward ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Deward is located in Crawford County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deward
  • Antrim County
    • County Website:   https://www.antrimcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Antrim:   Bellaire
    • Note: The Grand Traverse Bay lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Alba
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Antrim
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Antrim is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antrim
      • Mancelona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Wetzel ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Wetzel is located in Antrim County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel
        • Wetzel has also been known as:
        • Wetzell
  • Kalkaska County
    • County Website:   https://www.kalkaskacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kalkaska:   Kalkaska
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Pemberthy Crossing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Pemberthy Crossing is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Fletcher
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Fletcher is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Angling
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Angling is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Cotton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Cotton is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Sigma
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Sigma is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Darragh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Darragh is located in Kalkaska County
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      • O'Neil
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • O'Neil is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
        • O'Neil has also been known as:
        • O'Neill
      • Sharon ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Sharon is located in Kalkaska County
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        • Sharon has also been known as:
        • Big Oley
        • Jam One
      • Spencer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Spencer is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Westwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Westwood is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Leetsville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Leetsville is located in Kalkaska County
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      • Millers Corners
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Millers Corners is located in Kalkaska County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Corners
  • Missaukee County
    • County Website:   https://www.missaukee.org/
    • County Seat for Missaukee:   Lake City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Stratford ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Stratford is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
      • Moorestown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Moorestown is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorestown
      • Star City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Star City is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
      • Stittsville ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Stittsville is located in Missaukee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stittsville
  • Montmorency County
    • County Website:   https://www.montcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Montmorency:   Atlanta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Garland Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Garland Village is located in Montmorency County
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      • Birchwood Beach
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Birchwood Beach is located in Montmorency County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood Beach
      • Vienna Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Vienna Junction is located in Montmorency County
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      • Lewiston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Vienna Corners
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Vienna Corners is located in Montmorency County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Corners
      • Bigelow
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bigelow is located in Montmorency County
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      • Donnelly
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Donnelly is located in Montmorency County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
      • Big Rock ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Big Rock is located in Montmorency County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
      • Atlanta
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ogemaw County
    • County Website:   https://www.ocmi.us/
    • County Seat for Ogemaw:   West Branch
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Damon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Rose City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fayettes Corner ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Fayettes Corner is located in Ogemaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayettes Corner
      • Ogemaw Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
  • Oscoda County
    • County Website:   https://www.oscodacountymi.com/
    • County Seat for Oscoda:   Mio
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Red Oak
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Red Oak is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
      • Luzerne
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Biggs Settlement
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Biggs Settlement is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Settlement
      • Mio
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Kneeland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Kneeland is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kneeland
      • Fairview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Gomins
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Gomins is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomins
      • McKinley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • McKinley is located in Oscoda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
  • Otsego County
    • County Website:   https://otsegocountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Otsego:   Gaylord
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Farrar Landing
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Farrar Landing is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Landing
      • Lower Chub Landing ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Lower Chub Landing is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Chub Landing
      • Whites Landing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Whites Landing is located in Otsego County
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      • Waters
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Otsego Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Otsego Lake is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otsego Lake
      • Arbutus Beach
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Arbutus Beach is located in Otsego County
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      • Eyedylwild Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Eyedylwild Beach is located in Otsego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyedylwild Beach
      • Oak Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Oak Grove is located in Otsego County
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      • Johannesburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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        • Pearll City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Pearll City is located in Otsego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearll City
        • Gaylord
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Hetherton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Hetherton is located in Otsego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetherton
        • Sparr
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Sparr is located in Otsego County
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        • Hallock
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hallock is located in Otsego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallock
        • Elmira
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roscommon County
    • County Website:   https://roscommoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Roscommon:   Roscommon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wildwood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wildwood.
      • Roscommon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Keno
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Keno is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
      • Geels
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Geels is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geels
      • Higgins Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Hillcrest is located in Roscommon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Lyon Manor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Lyon Manor is located in Roscommon County
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      • Tent City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Tent City is located in Roscommon County
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      • Au Sable River Park
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Au Sable River Park is located in Roscommon County
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      • Sharps Corners
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Sharps Corners is located in Roscommon County
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      • Artesia Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Artesia Beach is located in Roscommon County
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      • Saint Helen
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Houghton Point
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Houghton Point is located in Roscommon County
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        • Meads Landing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Meads Landing is located in Roscommon County
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        • Michelson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Michelson is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michelson
        • Maple Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Maple Valley is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Valley
        • Houghton Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Prudenville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Houghton Lake Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Houghton Lake Heights is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houghton Lake Heights
        • Nellsville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Nellsville is located in Roscommon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellsville

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- Wildwood) 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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