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Nearest Communities to Gagen,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Gagen is located in Oneida County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oneida County: Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price & Vilas.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 78 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gagen. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Oneida 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 Gagen (which is Oneida 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 Gagen

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

  • Oneida County   (where Gagen resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.oneidacountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Oneida:   Rhinelander
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gagen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gagen.
      • Starks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Starks is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
      • Monico
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Malvern
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Malvern is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
      • Roosevelt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Roosevelt is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Three Lakes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
      • Lennox
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Lennox is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
      • Jennings
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Pelican Lake
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Camp
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pratt Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Pratt Junction is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Junction
      • Enterprise
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Enterprise is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Clearwater Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Rhinelander
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Crescent Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
        • Newbold
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Newbold is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
        • McNaughton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • McNaughton is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
        • Woodboro
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Woodboro is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodboro
        • Lake Tomahawk
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
        • Harshaw
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Goodnow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Goodnow is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
        • Manson ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Manson is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
        • Sunflower
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Sunflower is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
        • Hazelhurst
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Rantz
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Rantz is located in Oneida County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantz
  • Florence County
  • Forest County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.forest.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Forest:   Crandon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gagen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gagen.
      • Atkins
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hiles
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Hiles is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
      • Wisconsin Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Wisconsin Junction is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Junction
      • Nashville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Nashville is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Argonne
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Argonne is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argonne
      • Crandon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mole Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Keith ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Keith is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
      • Laona Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Laona Junction is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laona Junction
      • Newald
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Newald is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newald
      • Woodlawn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodlawn is located in Forest County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Laona
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Popple River
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Popple River is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple River
        • Pickerel
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Pickerel is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerel
        • Cavour
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Cavour is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavour
        • Blackwell Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Blackwell Junction is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Junction
        • Padus
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Alvin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Alvin is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
        • Blackwell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Blackwell is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
        • Wabeno
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wabeno is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabeno
        • Bonneval
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Bonneval is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonneval
        • Soperton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Soperton is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soperton
        • Nelma
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Carter
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Carter is located in Forest County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Langlade County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.langlade.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Langlade:   Antigo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gagen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gagen.
      • Elcho
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Post Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Summit Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Summit Lake is located in Langlade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Lake
      • Pearson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Pearson is located in Langlade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Parrish
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Parrish is located in Langlade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
      • Koepenick
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Koepenick is located in Langlade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koepenick
      • Choate
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Choate is located in Langlade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate
      • Kempster
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Freeman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Bavaria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Bavaria is located in Langlade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
        • Ormsby
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Ormsby is located in Langlade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
        • Lily
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Deerbrook
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Neva
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Neva is located in Langlade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
        • Neva Corners
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
  • Vilas County

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- Gagen) 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.