Nearest Communities to Birchwood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Birchwood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Birchwood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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 starting from Birchwood.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Birchwood is located in Washburn County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washburn County: Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rusk & Sawyer.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Birchwood. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than Washburn 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 Birchwood (which is Washburn 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 Birchwood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Washburn County (where Birchwood resides)
- County Website: https://co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Nobleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
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- Madge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Sarona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sarona is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarona
- Beaver Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Shell Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Chicago Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Chicago Junction is located in Washburn County
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- Spooner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Earl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
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- Springbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Trego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Trego is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Stanberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Stanberry is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
- Lampson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lampson is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampson
- Harmon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Harmon is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
- Barron County
- County Website: https://www.barroncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Angus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Angus is located in Barron County
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- Mikana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mikana is located in Barron County
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- Brill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brill is located in Barron County
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- Campia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Campia is located in Barron County
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- Dobie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dobie is located in Barron County
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- Horseman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horseman is located in Barron County
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- Tuscobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscobia is located in Barron County
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- Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lehigh is located in Barron County
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- Rice Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sumner is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
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- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Barronett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
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- Barron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Wickware
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Wickware is located in Barron County
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- Chetek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Poskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
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- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Almena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Comstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
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- Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Twin Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
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- Burnett County
- County Website: https://www.burnettcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Burnett: Grantsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Bashaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bashaw is located in Burnett County
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- Timberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Timberland is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Polk County
- County Website: https://www.polkcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- McKinley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McKinley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Rusk County
- County Website: https://ruskcounty.org/
- County Seat for Rusk: Ladysmith
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Strickland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
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- Murry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Murry is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murry
- Imalone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Imalone is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
- Weyerhaeuser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Apollonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Thornapple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thornapple is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornapple
- Island Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Island Lake is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Port Arthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
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- Ladysmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Tony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Sawyer County
- County Website: https://www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wooddale is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Yarnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yarnell is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnell
- Meteor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meteor is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Hauer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hauer is located in Sawyer County
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- Lemington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lemington is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Weirgor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Weirgor is located in Sawyer County
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- Stone Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Couderay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Radisson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Reserve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
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- Northwoods Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Northwoods Beach is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods Beach
- Chief Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Little Round Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Ojibwa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ojibwa is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibwa
- Hayward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- New Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- Phipps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Winter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
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- Birchwood) 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. |