Nearest Communities to Iron River,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Iron River, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Iron River:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Iron River.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Iron River is located in Bayfield County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bayfield County: Ashland, Douglas, Sawyer & Washburn.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Iron River. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Bayfield 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 Iron River (which is Bayfield 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 Iron River
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bayfield County (where Iron River resides)
- County Website: www.bayfieldcounty.org/
- County Seat for Bayfield: Washburn
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Bayfield County
- Nearest Communities to Iron River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iron River.
- Muskeg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Topside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Wills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Oulu
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Pike River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
- Pike River is located in Bayfield County
- Ino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Port Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sutherland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Moquah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Benoit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Drummond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mason
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Herbster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Grand View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Bayfield County
- Ashland Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
- Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
- Lake Owen ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Barksdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Bark Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Point
- Bark Point is located in Bayfield County
- Cornucopia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornucopia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Cable
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Radspur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Sioux
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Leonards
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Salmo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Namekagon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Pureair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mason
- Ashland County
- County Website: www.co.ashland.wi.us/
- County Seat for Ashland: Ashland
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Ashland County
- Nearest Communities to Iron River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iron River.
- Ashland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Sanborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - White River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Marengo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Douglas County
- County Website: www.douglascountywi.org/
- County Seat for Douglas: Superior
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- Nearest Communities to Iron River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Iron River.
- Brule
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Waino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Winneboujou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneboujou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneboujou
- Winneboujou is located in Douglas County
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Blueberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Lake Nebagamon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Nebagamon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Maple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Cloverland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
- Poplar
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Dobie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Wentworth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Hawthorne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bennett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Beebe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Sauntry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauntry
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
- Amnicon Falls
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amnicon Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amnicon Falls
- Amnicon Falls is located in Douglas County
- Hillcrest
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Hines
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Rockmont
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Solon Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Cutter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - South Range
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Range
- South Range is located in Douglas County
- Gordon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Parkland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Itasca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Peyton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - South Itasca
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Itasca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Itasca
- South Itasca is located in Douglas County
- Allouez
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Sunnyside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bennett
- 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 Iron River ...
- Seeley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Seeley
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iron River) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iron River. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5644, Longitude: -91.4082 In this case, the coordinates for Iron River 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. |