Nearest Communities to Holcombe,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Holcombe, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Holcombe:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Holcombe is located in Chippewa County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chippewa County: Barron, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Rusk & Taylor.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Holcombe. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Chippewa 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 Holcombe (which is Chippewa 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 Holcombe
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Chippewa County (where Holcombe resides)
- County Website: https://www.chippewacountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Chippewa: Chippewa Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Holcombe.
- Cornell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornell is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Estella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Estella is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estella
- Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
- Arnold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnold is located in Chippewa County
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- Ruby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Chippewa County
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- Huron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Chippewa County
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- Cobban
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cobban is located in Chippewa County
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- Crescent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Chippewa County
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- Drywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
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- Colburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn
- Jim Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jim Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Falls
- Maple Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County
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- Brownville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brownville is located in Chippewa County
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- Eagleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
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- Cadott
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cadott is located in Chippewa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
- Anson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anson is located in Chippewa County
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- Boyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Boyd is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Stanley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stanley is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,705 people
- Eagle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
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- Edson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Edson is located in Chippewa County
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- Bloomer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Bateman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bateman is located in Chippewa County
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- Tilden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tilden is located in Chippewa County
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- New Auburn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Lake Wissota
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Norma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norma is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norma
- Chippewa Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Irvine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Irvine is located in Chippewa County
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- Howard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Chippewa County
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- Lake Hallie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Hallie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hallie is located in Chippewa County
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- Albertville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
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- Old Albertville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Albertville is located in Chippewa County
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- Pinehurst
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinehurst is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
- Barron County
- County Website: https://www.barroncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Holcombe.
- Lehigh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lehigh is located in Barron County
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- Chetek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Chetek is located in Barron County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,094 people
- Horseman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Horseman is located in Barron County
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- Sumner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sumner is located in Barron County
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- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canton is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Clark County
- County Website: https://www.clarkcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Clark: Neillsville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Holcombe.
- Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Eadsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Eadsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eadsville
- Eidsvold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eidsvold is located in Clark County
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- Thorp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Thorp is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
- Lombard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lombard is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard
- Clark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Worden ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Worden is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
- Reseburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Reseburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reseburg
- Dunn County
- County Website: https://dunncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Dunn: Menomonie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- Sand Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Eau Claire County
- County Website: https://www.eauclairecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Eau Claire: Eau Claire
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Holcombe.
- Ludington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ludington is located in Eau Claire County
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- Wilson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wilson is located in Eau Claire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Rusk County
- County Website: https://ruskcounty.org/
- County Seat for Rusk: Ladysmith
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Holcombe.
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Conrath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Conrath is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conrath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Thornapple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Thornapple is located in Rusk County
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- Island Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Island Lake is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Lake
- Port Arthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
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- Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ladysmith is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,054 people
- Apollonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
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- Bruce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Tony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tony is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Weyerhaeuser
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Weyerhaeuser is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyerhaeuser
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Glen Flora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Imalone
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Imalone is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
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- Ingram
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Rusk County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Strickland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
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- Murry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Murry is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murry
- Hawkins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Taylor County
- County Website: https://co.taylor.wi.us/
- County Seat for Taylor: Medford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Holcombe ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Holcombe.
- Donald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Gilman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Hannibal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hannibal is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Polley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Jump River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Bellinger
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bellinger is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellinger
- Hughey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Lublin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lublin is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Perkinstown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Perkinstown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinstown
- Maplehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Maplehurst is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplehurst
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holcombe) 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. |