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Nearest Communities to Williams Crossing,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 starting from Williams Crossing.<1>

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

Williams Crossing is located in Alger County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 45 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Williams Crossing. Of these communities, 10 are located in counties other than Alger 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 Williams Crossing (which is Alger 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 Williams Crossing

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

  • Alger County   (where Williams Crossing resides)
    • County Seat for Alger:   Munising
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams Crossing.
      • Myren
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myren
        • Myren is located in Alger County
      • Melstrand
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melstrand
        • Melstrand is located in Alger County
      • Van Meer
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Meer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meer
        • Van Meer is located in Alger County
      • Shingleton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Star
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
        • Star is located in Alger County
      • Evelyn
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evelyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
        • Evelyn is located in Alger County
      • Indian Town
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
        • Indian Town is located in Alger County
      • Doty
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty
        • Doty is located in Alger County
      • Juniper
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
        • Juniper is located in Alger County
      • Wetmore
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Munising
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Williams Landing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Landing
        • Williams Landing is located in Alger County
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Christmas
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christmas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
          • Christmas is located in Alger County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christmas <4>
        • Munising Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Munising Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munising Junction
          • Munising Junction is located in Alger County
        • Coalwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalwood
          • Coalwood is located in Alger County
        • Kentucky
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentucky have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky
          • Kentucky is located in Alger County
        • Stillman
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillman
          • Stillman is located in Alger County
        • Sunrise Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
          • Sunrise Landing is located in Alger County
        • Vail
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
          • Vail is located in Alger County
        • Sullivans Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivans Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivans Landing
          • Sullivans Landing is located in Alger County
        • Au Train
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Forest Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
          • Forest Lake is located in Alger County
        • Green Haven
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Haven
          • Green Haven is located in Alger County
        • Dixon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
          • Dixon is located in Alger County
        • Rock River
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
          • Rock River is located in Alger County
        • Slapneck ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slapneck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slapneck
          • Slapneck is located in Alger County
        • Chatham
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Eben Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eben Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eben Junction
          • Eben Junction is located in Alger County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eben Junction <4>
        • Grand Marais
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Marais have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Marais
          • Grand Marais is located in Alger County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Marais <4>
        • Limestone
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
          • Limestone is located in Alger County
        • Onota
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Onota. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onota
          • Onota is located in Alger County
        • Traunik
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traunik
          • Traunik is located in Alger County
          • Former names for Traunik:
          • Buckeye Landing
          • Buckeye Spur
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Traunik <4>
        • Deerton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Rumely
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumely
          • Rumely is located in Alger County
        • Trenary
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenary
          • Trenary is located in Alger County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenary <4>
  • Schoolcraft County
    • County Seat for Schoolcraft:   Manistique
    • Note: Lake Michigan lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams Crossing.
      • Cusino
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusino have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusino
        • Cusino is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Pines
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines
        • Pines is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Creighton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creighton
        • Creighton is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Walsh
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
        • Walsh is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Steuben
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steuben. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
        • Steuben is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Hiawatha
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
        • Hiawatha is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Lavender Corner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavender Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender Corner
        • Lavender Corner is located in Schoolcraft County
      • Seney
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Germfask
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Germfask have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germfask
        • Germfask is located in Schoolcraft County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Germfask <4>
      • Richardsons Mill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richardsons Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsons Mill
        • Richardsons Mill is located in Schoolcraft County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williams Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williams Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.4402, Longitude: -86.4393       In this case, the coordinates for Williams Crossing 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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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