Nearest Communities to Wakemup,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Wakemup, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Wakemup:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 west 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.
Keep in mind 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.
Wakemup 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 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wakemup. Of these communities, 3 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 Wakemup (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 Wakemup
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Saint Louis County (where Wakemup 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 Wakemup ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wakemup.
- Haley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Cook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leander
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leander is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
- Gheen Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gheen Corner is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen Corner
- Gheen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gheen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gheen
- Angora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shermans Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Shermans Corner is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shermans Corner
- Glendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glendale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Linden Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Linden Grove is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden Grove
- Orr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orr is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orr <3>
- Idington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Idington is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idington
- Buyck
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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- Sturgeon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sturgeon is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
- Meadow Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Meadow Brook is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Cusson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cusson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusson
- Forsman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forsman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsman
- Peyla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peyla is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyla
- Greaney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Greaney is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaney
- Tower Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
- Tower
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Celina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Celina is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Soudan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Britt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wahlsten
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wahlsten is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahlsten
- Murray
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Murray is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Brittmount
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Brittmount is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittmount
- Bear River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear River is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River
- Ash Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Ash Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Lake
- Crane Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nett Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Nett Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nett Lake
- Salo Corner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Salo Corner is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salo Corner
- Side Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Nest
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eagles Nest is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Nest
- McComber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- McComber is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComber
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Franklin is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mountain Iron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parkville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Embarrass
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burntside Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Burntside Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntside Lake
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hopper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hopper is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper
- Kinney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kinney is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Virginia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Virginia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- West Virginia is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Virginia
- Buhl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Buhl is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 969 people
- Lucknow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lucknow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucknow
- Rainy Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rainy Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy Junction
- Belgrade
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elcor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elcor is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elcor
- Grant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Grant is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Largo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Largo is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
- McKinley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McKinley is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Midway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Biwabik
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Itasca County
- County Website: https://www.co.itasca.mn.us/
- County Seat for Itasca: Grand Rapids
- Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wakemup ...
- Togo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Koochiching County
- County Website: https://www.co.koochiching.mn.us/
- County Seat for Koochiching: International Falls
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Wakemup ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wakemup.
- Silverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Silverdale is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Rauch
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Rauch is located in Koochiching County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauch
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wakemup) 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. |