Nearest Communities to Island Lake,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Island Lake, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Island Lake:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 south.
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 south 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.
Island Lake is located in Rusk County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rusk County: Barron, Chippewa, Price, Sawyer, Taylor & Washburn.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Island Lake. Of these communities, 68 are located in counties other than Rusk 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 Island Lake (which is Rusk 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 Island Lake
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Rusk County (where Island Lake resides)
- 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 Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- Weyerhaeuser
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- 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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollonia
- Apollonia is located in Rusk County
- Thornapple
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- 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
- Bruce
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Strickland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland
- Strickland is located in Rusk County
- Port Arthur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Arthur
- Port Arthur is located in Rusk County
- Conrath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Ladysmith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Imalone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Sheldon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Murry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north) - Tony
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Glen Flora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Rusk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Ingram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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 Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- Lehigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Chetek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Horseman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Cameron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Campia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Wickware
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Mikana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Rice Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Dobie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillsdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Brill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Barron
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Angus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Tuscobia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Haugen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Poskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Prairie Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Farm
- Prairie Farm is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Hillsdale
- Chippewa County
- County Website: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
- County Seat for Chippewa: Chippewa Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Chippewa County
- Nearest Communities to Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- New Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Auburn
- New Auburn is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Holcombe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Cornell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Bloomer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Bloomer is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
- Cobban
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Eagleton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton
- Eagleton is located in Chippewa County
- Arnold
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Eagle Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Eagle Point is located in Chippewa County
- Jim Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Crescent
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Ruby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Tilden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Continue List (18 more) ...
- Drywood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drywood
- Drywood is located in Chippewa County
- Anson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Huron
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Colburn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Norma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Chippewa Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Howard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Bateman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Irvine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Lake Wissota
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Wissota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wissota
- Lake Wissota is located in Chippewa County
- Cadott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Albertville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
- Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Maple Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Chippewa County
- Old Albertville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Albertville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Albertville
- Old Albertville is located in Chippewa County
- Lake Hallie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Boyd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Brownville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Brownville is located in Chippewa County
- Hallie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Drywood
- Dunn County
- County Website: www.dunncountywi.govoffice2.com/
- County Seat for Dunn: Menomonie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Dunn County
- Nearest Communities to Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Sand Creek is located in Dunn County
- Ridgeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Colfax
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Norton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- 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 Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- Exeland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Meteor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Wooddale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Weirgor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Yarnell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Edgewater
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Lemington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County
- County Website: www.taylor-county.com/
- County Seat for Taylor: Medford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Taylor County
- Nearest Communities to Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- Donald
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Jump River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jump River
- Jump River is located in Taylor County
- Hannibal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Gilman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Polley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polley
- Polley is located in Taylor County
- Washburn County
- 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 Island Lake ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Island Lake.
- Birchwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Nobleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Island Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3189, Longitude: -91.3690 In this case, the coordinates for Island Lake 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. |