Nearest Communities to Chetek,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Chetek, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Chetek:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Chetek.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Chetek is located in Barron County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barron County: Burnett, Chippewa, Dunn, Polk, Rusk, Saint Croix, Sawyer & Washburn.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chetek. Of these communities, 59 are located in counties other than Barron 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 Chetek (which is Barron 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 Chetek
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Barron County (where Chetek resides)
- County Website: https://www.barroncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sumner is located in Barron County
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- Wickware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wickware is located in Barron County
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- Canton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Barron County
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- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Lehigh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Barron County
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- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Barron County
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- Barron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barron is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Horseman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Horseman is located in Barron County
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- Rice Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Campia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Campia is located in Barron County
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- Dobie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dobie is located in Barron County
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- Poskin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poskin is located in Barron County
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- Prairie Farm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Tuscobia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tuscobia is located in Barron County
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- Arland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arland is located in Barron County
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- Twin Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Twin Town is located in Barron County
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- Brill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Brill is located in Barron County
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- Mikana
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mikana is located in Barron County
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- Almena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Almena is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Haugen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Angus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Angus is located in Barron County
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- Comstock
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
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- Cumberland
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Reeve
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Reeve is located in Barron County
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- Graytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Graytown is located in Barron County
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- Turtle Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Turtle Lake is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
- Barronett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
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- Chippewa County
- County Website: https://www.chippewacountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Chippewa: Chippewa Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- New Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Eagleton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
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- Eagle Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
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- Tilden
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Tilden is located in Chippewa County
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- Albertville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
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- Howard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Howard is located in Chippewa County
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- Holcombe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Holcombe is located in Chippewa County
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- Old Albertville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Old Albertville is located in Chippewa County
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- Cobban
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cobban is located in Chippewa County
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- Cornell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Jim Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County
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- Estella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Chippewa County
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- Chippewa Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Norma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Norma is located in Chippewa County
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- Anson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Chippewa County
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- Drywood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
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- Irvine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
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- Crescent
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Dunn County
- County Website: https://dunncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Dunn: Menomonie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- Sand Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
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- Ridgeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeland is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Baxter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter is located in Dunn County
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- Colfax
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Colfax is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Norton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Dunn County
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- Wheeler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Tainter Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tainter Lake is located in Dunn County
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- Connorsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Connorsville is located in Dunn County
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- Boyceville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyceville is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Cedar Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Falls is located in Dunn County
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- Rusk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rusk is located in Dunn County
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- Downing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Downing is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Elk Mound
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Elk Mound is located in Dunn County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Menomonie Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Menomonie Junction is located in Dunn County
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- Polk County
- County Website: https://www.polkcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clayton is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Richardson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Richardson is located in Polk County
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- Joel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Joel is located in Polk County
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- McKinley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKinley is located in Polk County
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- Clear Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
- Rusk County
- County Website: https://ruskcounty.org/
- County Seat for Rusk: Ladysmith
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- Strickland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
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- Island Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Island Lake is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Weyerhaeuser
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Apollonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
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- Bruce
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Thornapple
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Thornapple is located in Rusk County
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- Port Arthur
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
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- Imalone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Imalone is located in Rusk County
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- Ladysmith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Murry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murry is located in Rusk County
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- Conrath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Saint Croix County
- County Website: https://www.sccwi.gov/
- County Seat for Saint Croix: Hudson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- Glenwood City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood City is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Sawyer County
- County Website: https://www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- Wooddale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Wooddale is located in Sawyer County
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- Meteor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meteor is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Edgewater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Yarnell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Yarnell is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnell
- Washburn County
- County Website: https://co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Chetek ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chetek.
- Birchwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Nobleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
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- Sarona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sarona is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarona
- Madge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Chetek) 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. |