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Nearest Communities to Woods,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Woods.<1>

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


Woods is located in Isabella County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Isabella County: Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Mecosta, Midland, Montcalm & Osceola.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 131 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Woods. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Isabella 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 Woods (which is Isabella 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 Woods

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

  • Isabella County   (where Woods resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.isabellacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Isabella:   Mount Pleasant
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Vernon Center
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Vernon Center is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
      • Beal City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Beal City is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal City
      • Weidman
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brinton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Brinton is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
      • Vernon City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Vernon City is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
      • Rosebush
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Herrick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Herrick is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Two Rivers
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Two Rivers is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
      • Country Place Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Country Place Park is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Place Park
      • Drew
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Drew is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
      • Horr
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Horr is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horr
      • Lake Isabella
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Isabella is located in Isabella County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Isabella
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
        • Lake Isabella has also been known as:
        • Lake Isabella village
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Sherman City ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Sherman City is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman City
        • Deerfield Center
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Deerfield Center is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Center
        • Jordan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jordan is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
        • Leaton
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Leaton is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaton
        • Delwin
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Delwin is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delwin
        • Loomis
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Loomis is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
        • Wise
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Wise is located in Isabella County
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        • Mount Pleasant
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Broomfield Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Broomfield Center is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomfield Center
        • Alembic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Alembic is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alembic
        • Crawford
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Crawford is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
        • Rolland Center
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Rolland Center is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Center
        • Winn
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Winn is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
        • Strickland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Strickland is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
        • Shepherd
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Blanchard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Summerton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Summerton is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerton
        • Coe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Coe is located in Isabella County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coe
  • Clare County
    • County Website:   https://clareco.net/
    • County Seat for Clare:   Harrison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Farwell
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Clare
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
        • Former name for Lake:
        • Lake Station
      • Colonville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Colonville is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonville
      • Phelps
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Phelps is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps
      • Dover
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dover is located in Clare County
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      • Hatton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Hatton is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Lake George
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Lake George is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
      • Allendale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Allendale is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Harrison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ash Acres
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Ash Acres is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Acres
      • Temple
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Temple is located in Clare County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Piney Woods
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Piney Woods is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
        • Buck Trails
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Buck Trails is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Trails
        • Long Lake Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Long Lake Heights is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Heights
        • Rainbow Bend
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Rainbow Bend is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
        • Leota
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Leota is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
        • Cooperton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Cooperton is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
        • Meredith
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Meredith is located in Clare County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Gladwin County
    • County Website:   https://gladwincounty-mi.gov/
    • County Seat for Gladwin:   Gladwin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Lyle
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Lyle is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
      • Beaverton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Dale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Dale is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Gladwin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Podunk
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Podunk is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
      • Billings
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Billings is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Skeels
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Skeels is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels
      • Lockwood Beach
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Lockwood Beach is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood Beach
      • Wagarville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wagarville is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville
      • Oberlin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Oberlin is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Winegars
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Winegars is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winegars
      • McClure
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • McClure is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure
      • White Star
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • White Star is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
      • Wooden Shoe Village
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
  • Gratiot County
    • County Website:   https://www.gratiotmi.com/
    • County Seat for Gratiot:   Ithaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Forest Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Forest Hill is located in Gratiot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill
      • Riverdale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Elwell
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Elm Hall
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Elm Hall is located in Gratiot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hall
      • Saint Louis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Alma is located in Gratiot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • North Wheeler
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
  • Mecosta County
    • County Website:   https://www.mecostacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Mecosta:   Big Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Chippewa Vista
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Chippewa Vista is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Vista
      • Titus
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Titus is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titus
      • Barryton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Remus
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Millbrook
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Millbrook is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
      • Mecosta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chippewa Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Halls Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Halls Corner is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
      • Pogy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Rodney
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Canadian Lakes
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Canadian Lakes is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian Lakes
      • Sylvester
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Sylvester is located in Mecosta County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
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        • Altona
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Altona is located in Mecosta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
        • Grant Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Grant Center is located in Mecosta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Center
        • Rustford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rustford is located in Mecosta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustford
        • Higbee Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Higbee Corner is located in Mecosta County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee Corner
        • Big Rapids
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Stanwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Paris
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Midland County
    • County Website:   https://midlandcountymi.gov/
    • County Seat for Midland:   Midland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Coleman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Alamando
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Alamando is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
      • Oil City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Oil City is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Curtis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Curtis is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • North Bradley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • North Bradley is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bradley
      • Pleasant Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Francis Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Francis Grove is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis Grove
      • Olson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Olson is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson
      • Wrights
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Wrights is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights
      • Saint Elmo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Saint Elmo is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
      • Edenville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Edenville is located in Midland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
      • Sanford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Floyd
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Floyd is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
        • Porter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Porter is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
        • Averill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Averill is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averill
        • Dice Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Dice Corners is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Corners
        • Hope
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Gordonville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Gordonville is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Redstone
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Redstone is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
        • Teeterville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Teeterville is located in Midland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeterville
  • Montcalm County
    • County Website:   https://montcalm.us/
    • County Seat for Montcalm:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Wyman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Wyman is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyman
      • Cedar Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Cedar Lake is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Vestaburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Vestaburg is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vestaburg
      • Edmore
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Six Lakes
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • McBride
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Westville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Westville is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Lakeview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Entrican
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Entrican is located in Montcalm County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entrican
  • Osceola County
    • County Website:   https://www.osceola-county.org/
    • County Seat for Osceola:   Reed City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Woods.
      • Chippewa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Chippewa is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa
      • Chippewa Station ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Chippewa Station is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Station
      • Gibos Corners ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Gibos Corners is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibos Corners
      • Orient
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Orient is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
      • Sears
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Evart
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Evart is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <3>
      • Gormer ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Gormer is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gormer
      • Avondale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Avondale is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Marion
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartwick ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Pisgah Heights
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pisgah Heights is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Heights
      • Hersey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Slaybaugh Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Slaybaugh Corner is located in Osceola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaybaugh Corner

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- Woods) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.