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Nearest Communities to Ashley,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ashley.<1>

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

Ashley is located in Marathon County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marathon County: Clark, Langlade, Lincoln, Portage, Shawano, Taylor, Waupaca & Wood.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 140 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ashley. Of these communities, 75 are located in counties other than Marathon 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 Ashley (which is Marathon 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 Ashley

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

  • Marathon County   (where Ashley resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.marathoncounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Marathon:   Wausau
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashley.
      • Rocky Corners
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Corners
      • Knowlton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Knowlton is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton
      • Dancy
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Dancy is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancy
      • Peplin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Peplin is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peplin
      • Mosinee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Mosinee is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosinee
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
      • Shantytown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Shantytown is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shantytown
      • Evergreen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Kronenwetter
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Little Eau Claire
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eau Claire
      • Moon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bevent
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bevent is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevent
      • Holt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Holt is located in Marathon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
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        • Rothschild
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Rothschild is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
        • Weston
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Weston is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
        • Halder
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Halder is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halder
        • Callon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Callon is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callon
        • Kelly
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Kelly is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Rib Mountain
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
        • Schofield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Schofield is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
        • Pike Lake
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Galloway
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Ringle
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wausau Junction
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau Junction
        • Rangeline
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Elderon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Elderon is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elderon
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
        • East Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • East Hill is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill
        • Franklin Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Franklin Hill is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Hill
        • Mount View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Mount View is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
        • Wausau
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Hatley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Ingersoll
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Ingersoll is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
        • Marathon City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
        • Rozellville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Nutterville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Norrie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Norrie is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
        • Stettin ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Stettin is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stettin
        • Bradley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Bradley is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Sunset
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Brokaw
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Brokaw is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
          • Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
        • Edgar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Fenwood
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
        • Stratford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Stratford is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
        • Rib Falls
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Granite Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Granite Heights is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Heights
        • Taegesville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Johnson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Johnson is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Kalinke
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Kalinke is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalinke
        • Wien
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Staadts ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Staadts is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staadts
        • Weber
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Weber is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
        • Naugart
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Hogarty
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hogarty is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogarty
        • Little Chicago
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Little Chicago is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
        • McMillan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Glandon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Poniatowski
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Schnappsville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Schnappsville is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnappsville
        • Little Rose
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Little Rose is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rose
        • March Rapids
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • March Rapids is located in Marathon County
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        • Emmerich
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Snell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Snell is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
        • Swan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Swan is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
        • Mann
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Mann is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann
        • Hamburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Wuertsburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Wuertsburg is located in Marathon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wuertsburg
  • Lincoln County
  • Portage County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.portage.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Portage:   Stevens Point
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashley.
      • Torun
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Casimir
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Casimir is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casimir
      • Jordan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jordan is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
      • Rocky Run
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Rocky Run is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
      • North Star
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • North Star is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Star
      • Junction City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Junction City is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Mill Creek Community
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Mill Creek Community is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Community
      • Stevens Point
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Ellis
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Park Ridge
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Park Ridge is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Little Waupon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Little Waupon is located in Portage County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Waupon
      • Polonia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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        • Whiting
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Whiting is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
        • Stockton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Stockton is located in Portage County
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        • Rosholt
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Rosholt is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosholt
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
        • Custer
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Alban
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Plover
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Plover is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plover
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
        • Meehan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Meehan is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meehan
        • Garfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Arnott
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Fancher
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Fancher is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
        • Nelsonville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Peru
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Peru is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
        • Lake Emily ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Amherst Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Junction
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
        • New Hope
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • New Hope is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
        • Coddington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Coddington is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddington
        • Keene
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Keene is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Kellner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Kellner is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellner
        • Amherst
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bancroft
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bancroft is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
        • West Bancroft
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • West Bancroft is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bancroft
        • West Almond
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • West Almond is located in Portage County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Almond
        • Blaine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawano County
  • Waupaca County
    • County Website:   https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waupaca:   Waupaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashley.
      • Norske
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Norske is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norske
      • Northland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Northland is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
      • Petersville ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Petersville is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
      • Schmidt Corner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Schmidt Corner is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schmidt Corner
      • Iola
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Iola is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
      • Scandinavia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
      • Sheridan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Big Falls
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Falls
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Cobb Town
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
      • Granite City ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite City
  • Wood County
    • County Website:   https://www.woodcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Wood:   Wisconsin Rapids
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ashley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ashley.
      • Milladore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Rudolph
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Rudolph is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
      • Sherry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blenker
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Biron
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Biron is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
      • Auburndale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Auburndale is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
      • Eight Corners
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vesper
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Rapids
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lake Wazeecha
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
      • Arpin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Arpin is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Wisconsin Rapids
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Hewitt
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Bethel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Bethel is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
        • Port Edwards
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Walker
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Walker is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Marshfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Nekoosa Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Nekoosa Junction is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa Junction
        • Nekoosa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bakerville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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 from Point A (ie- Ashley) 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.