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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 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: www.co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Washburn County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Washburn County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Washburn County
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Nobleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Madge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Sarona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Beaver Brook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Beaver Brook is located in Washburn County
- Shell Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Chicago Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicago Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Junction
- Chicago Junction is located in Washburn County
- Earl
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Spooner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Springbrook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Trego
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Stanberry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Lampson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Harmon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barron County
- County Website: www.co.barron.wi.us/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Barron County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Barron County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Barron County
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Angus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Mikana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Brill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Campia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Dobie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Horseman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Tuscobia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Haugen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lehigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Rice Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Canton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Sumner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - Barronett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Barron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Wickware
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Chetek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Cumberland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Poskin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Hillsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Almena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Comstock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Dallas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Twin Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
- Burnett County
- County Website: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/
- County Seat for Burnett: Grantsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Bashaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Timberland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Timberland is located in Burnett County
- Polk County
- County Website: www.co.polk.wi.us/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Polk County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Polk County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Polk County
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- Rusk County
- County Website: www.ruskcounty.org/
- County Seat for Rusk: Ladysmith
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Rusk County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Rusk County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Rusk County
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Strickland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Murry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Imalone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Weyerhaeuser
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyerhaeuser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Apollonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Bruce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Thornapple
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornapple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornapple
- Thornapple is located in Rusk County
- Island Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Island Lake is located in Rusk County
- Port Arthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Ladysmith
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Tony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawyer County
- County Website: www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- Nearest Communities to Birchwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Birchwood.
- Wooddale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Yarnell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Meteor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Hauer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lemington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Weirgor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Stone Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Exeland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Couderay
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Radisson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Reserve
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Northwoods Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwoods Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods Beach
- Northwoods Beach is located in Sawyer County
- Chief Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Little Round Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Ojibwa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Hayward
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - New Post
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Phipps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Winter
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Northwoods Beach
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Birchwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Birchwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6572, Longitude: -91.5524 In this case, the coordinates for Birchwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |