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Nearest Communities to Michigan Settlement,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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.


Although our information shows that the community of Michigan Settlement is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Cascade County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cascade County: Chouteau, Judith Basin, Lewis and Clark, Meagher & Teton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Michigan Settlement. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Cascade County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Michigan Settlement (which is Cascade 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 Michigan Settlement

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

  • Cascade County   (where Michigan Settlement resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.cascadecountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Cascade:   Great Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Michigan Settlement   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Michigan Settlement.
      • Monarch
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Albright ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Albright is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
      • Riceville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Riceville is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
      • Centerville ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Centerville is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Blythe
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Blythe is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
      • Evans
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Evans is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Armington Junction
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
      • Neihart
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Calvert
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Calvert is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
      • Three Forks
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Three Forks is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
      • Armington
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Armington is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
      • Belton ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Belton is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Belt
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Belt is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <4>
        • Pleasant Valley Colony
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Giffen
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Giffen is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen
        • Wayne
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Wayne is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
        • Stockett
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Eden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Eden is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Fife
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Fife is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
        • Number Seven
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Number Seven is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Seven
        • Sand Coulee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Tracy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Tracy is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
        • Big Stone Colony
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Big Stone Colony is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
        • Box Elder ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Box Elder is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
        • Gerber
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Gerber is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
        • Millegan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Millegan is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
        • Donovan Park ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
        • Rogers
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Rogers is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Fields
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fields is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
        • Belt Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Belt Creek is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Creek
        • Salem
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Salem is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Cooper
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Cooper is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
        • Gibson Flats
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gibson Flats is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Flats
  • Chouteau County
  • Judith Basin County
    • County Website:   https://jbcountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Judith Basin:   Stanford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Michigan Settlement   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Michigan Settlement.
      • Kibbey ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Kibbey is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbey
      • Hughesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Hughesville is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
      • Mann ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Mann is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann
      • Raynesford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Barker ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Barker is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
      • Spion Kop
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Spion Kop is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spion Kop
      • Geyser
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Merino
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Merino is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merino
      • Surprise Creek Colony
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Surprise Creek Colony is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Creek Colony
      • Cameron ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cameron is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Dover
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Dover is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Stanford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Scholtztown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Scholtztown is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholtztown
      • Lehigh
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Lehigh is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Meagher County

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- Michigan Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Michigan Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.