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Nearest Communities to Burnett,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Burnett.<1>

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


Burnett is located in Saint Louis County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Aitkin, Carlton, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake & Douglas (WI).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 125 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Burnett. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Saint Louis 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 Burnett (which is Saint Louis 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 Burnett

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

  • Saint Louis County   (where Burnett resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Saint Louis:   Duluth
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Culver
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Culver is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Grand Lake
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Grand Lake is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
      • Independence
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Independence is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Saginaw
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Saginaw is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Brookston
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Arlberg
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Arlberg is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Alborn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Coleraine Junction
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Coleraine Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Harnell Park
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Harnell Park is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Twig
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Twig is located in Saint Louis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twig
      • Maney
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Maney is located in Saint Louis County
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      • Bartlett
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Bartlett is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Twig Station
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Twig Station is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Baden
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Baden is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Prosit
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Prosit is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Birch
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Birch is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Canyon
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Munger
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Munger is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Simar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Simar is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Four Corners
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Four Corners is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Taft
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Taft is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Paupores
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Paupores is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Payne
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Payne is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Five Corners
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Corners is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Adolph
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hermantown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fredenberg
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Fredenberg is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Meadowlands
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
        • Gowan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Gowan is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Shaw
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Shaw is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Saint Paul Church
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Paul Church is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Dumblane
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Dumblane is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Kelsey
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Kelsey is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Eldes Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Eldes Corner is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Proctor
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Proctor is located in Saint Louis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
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        • Cotton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Elmer
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmer is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Bayview
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Bayview is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Zenith Terrace
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Zenith Terrace is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Floodwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Duluth Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Duluth Heights is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Smithville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Smithville is located in Saint Louis County
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        • West Duluth
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • West Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Arnold
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Arnold is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Fond du Lac
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Fond du Lac is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Morgan Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Morgan Park is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Oneota
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Oneota is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Riverside
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverside is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Duluth
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,773 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <3>
        • Hunters Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Hunters Park is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Woodland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Woodland is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Sax
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Sax is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Whiteface
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Whiteface is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Gary
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Gary is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Missabe Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Missabe Junction is located in Saint Louis County
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        • New Duluth
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • New Duluth is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Steelton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Steelton is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Central Lakes
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Central Lakes is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Toivola
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Toivola is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Island
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Island is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Lester Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Lester Park is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Melrude
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Hartley Spur
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Hartley Spur is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Lakewood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Lakewood is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Casco
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Casco is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Hull
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hull is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Clifton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Clifton is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Zim
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Zim is located in Saint Louis County
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        • French River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • French River is located in Saint Louis County
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        • Little Swan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Little Swan is located in Saint Louis County
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  • Aitkin County
  • Carlton County
    • County Website:   https://www.carltoncountymn.gov/
    • County Seat for Carlton:   Carlton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Big Lake Chapel
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Big Lake Chapel is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake Chapel
      • Cloquet
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Scanlon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Scanlon is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scanlon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Esko
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Harney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Harney is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
      • Iverson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Iverson is located in Carlton County
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      • Sawyer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Sawyer is located in Carlton County
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      • Carlton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Thomson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Thomson is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
        • Estimated population in 2014: 158 people
      • Brownell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Brownell is located in Carlton County
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      • Otter Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Otter Creek is located in Carlton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
      • Alford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Alford is located in Carlton County
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        • Corona
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Corona is located in Carlton County
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        • Atkinson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Atkinson is located in Carlton County
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        • Wrenshall
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Scotts Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Scotts Corner is located in Carlton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
        • Cromwell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mahtowa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Mahtowa is located in Carlton County
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        • Blackhoof
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Blackhoof is located in Carlton County
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        • Pleasant Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Carlton County
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        • Woodbury
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodbury is located in Carlton County
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        • Duesler
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Duesler is located in Carlton County
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        • Frogner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Frogner is located in Carlton County
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        • Wright
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Barnum
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Nemadji
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Nemadji is located in Carlton County
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        • Holyoke
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Holyoke is located in Carlton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyoke
  • Itasca County
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Superior (WI)
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burnett   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burnett.
      • Billings Park
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Billings Park is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Riverview
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Riverview is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Anton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Anton is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Oliver
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Oliver is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
      • Superior
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
      • Carnegie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Carnegie is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Central Park
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Central Park is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • East End
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • East End is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Pokegama
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pokegama is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • South Superior
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • South Superior is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Dewey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dewey is located in Douglas County (WI)
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      • Superior Village
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Superior Village is located in Douglas County (WI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Allouez
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Allouez is located in Douglas County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allouez
        • Borea
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Borea is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Boylston Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Boylston Junction is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Saunders
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Saunders is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Ambridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ambridge is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Boylston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Boylston is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Black River
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Black River is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Dedham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Dedham is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Foxboro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Foxboro is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Itasca
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • Peyton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Peyton is located in Douglas County (WI)
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        • South Itasca
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • South Itasca is located in Douglas County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Itasca
        • Parkland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkland is located in Douglas County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
        • Sunnyside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Douglas County (WI)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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- Burnett) 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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