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Nearest Communities to Laney,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Laney is located in Shawano County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 173 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Laney. Of these communities, 147 are located in counties other than Shawano 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 Laney (which is Shawano 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 Laney

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

  • Shawano County   (where Laney resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Shawano:   Shawano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laney.
      • Angelica
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Angelica is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
      • Hofa Park
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofa Park
      • Rose Lawn
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Frazer Corners
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Zachow
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Briarton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Landstad
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Landstad is located in Shawano County
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      • Slab City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Slab City is located in Shawano County
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      • Advance
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Advance is located in Shawano County
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      • Green Valley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
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      • Bonduel
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Navarino
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Navarino is located in Shawano County
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        • Cecil
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Cecil is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
        • Lunds
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Pulcifer
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Shawano
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Adams Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Adams Beach is located in Shawano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Beach
        • Belle Plaine
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Thornton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Thornton is located in Shawano County
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        • Red River
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Red River is located in Shawano County
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        • Pella
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Gresham
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Leopolis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Lyndhurst
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Lyndhurst is located in Shawano County
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        • Middle Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
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        • Caroline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Caroline is located in Shawano County
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  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Green Bay
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the northeast
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    • Nearest Communities to Laney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laney.
      • Pulaski
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pittsfield
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
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      • Kunesh
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Kunesh is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kunesh
      • Anston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Anston is located in Brown County
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      • Mill Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mill Center is located in Brown County
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      • Flintville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Tremble
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Tremble is located in Brown County
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      • Cormier
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Cormier is located in Brown County
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      • Elm Tree Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Elm Tree Corners is located in Brown County
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      • Howard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Howard is located in Brown County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,346 people
      • Oneida
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Oneida is located in Brown County
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      • Suamico
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Suamico is located in Brown County
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        • Suamico
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Suamico is located in Brown County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,064 people
        • Duck Creek
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hobart
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hobart is located in Brown County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
        • Ashwaubenon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Green Bay
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Allouez
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • De Pere
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Haevers Corners
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Haevers Corners is located in Brown County
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        • West De Pere
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • West De Pere is located in Brown County
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        • Preble
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Little Rapids
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Little Rapids is located in Brown County
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        • Bay Settlement
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Chapel Ridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Chapel Ridge is located in Brown County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Ridge
        • Wequiock
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Sniderville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Sniderville is located in Brown County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sniderville
        • Bellevue Town
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bellevue Town is located in Brown County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Town
        • Benderville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Red Banks
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Red Banks is located in Brown County
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        • De Pere
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • De Pere is located in Brown County
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        • Edgewater Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County
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        • Wrightstown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Bellevue
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Kolb
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Kolb is located in Brown County
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        • Champion
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Champion is located in Brown County
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        • New Franken
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • New Franken is located in Brown County
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        • Greenleaf
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Humboldt
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Humboldt is located in Brown County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
        • Dyckesville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Glenmore
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pine Grove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sugar Bush
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Poland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Shirley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Shirley is located in Brown County
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        • Askeaton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Holland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Holland is located in Brown County
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        • Coppens Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Coppens Corner is located in Brown County
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        • Langes Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Langes Corners is located in Brown County
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        • Henrysville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Henrysville is located in Brown County
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        • Lark
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Morrison
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Morrison is located in Brown County
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        • Buckman
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Buckman is located in Brown County
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        • Denmark
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Calumet County
  • Door County
  • Kewaunee County
    • County Website:   https://www.kewauneeco.org/
    • County Seat for Kewaunee:   Kewaunee
    • Note: Green Bay lies to the northwest and Lake Michigan to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laney.
      • Bay View
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Bay View is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
      • Tonet
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Tonet is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonet
      • Walhain
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Walhain is located in Kewaunee County
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      • Duvall
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Luxemburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Luxemburg is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxemburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,577 people
      • Neuern
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Neuern is located in Kewaunee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuern
      • Thiry Daems
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Thiry Daems is located in Kewaunee County
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  • Menominee County
  • Oconto County
    • County Website:   https://www.ocontocountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Oconto:   Oconto
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laney.
      • Krakow
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • South Chase
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • South Chase is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chase
      • Chase
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sampson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sampson is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Morgan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Morgan is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Sobieski
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sobieski is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski
      • Sobieski Corners
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sobieski Corners is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sobieski Corners
      • Little Suamico
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Little Suamico is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Suamico
      • Abrams
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Abrams is located in Oconto County
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      • Mosling
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Mosling is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosling
      • Gillett
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Gillett is located in Oconto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Underhill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Underhill is located in Oconto County
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        • Oconto Falls
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Brookside Station
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Brookside Station is located in Oconto County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside Station
        • Brookside
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Brookside is located in Oconto County
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        • Hintz
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Hintz is located in Oconto County
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        • Stiles Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Stiles
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Stiles is located in Oconto County
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        • Oak Orchard
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Oak Orchard is located in Oconto County
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        • Kelly Brook
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Kelly Brook is located in Oconto County
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        • Spruce
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Pensaukee
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Frostville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Hickory Corners
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Suring
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Lena
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Lena is located in Oconto County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
        • Hayes
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Hayes is located in Oconto County
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        • Oconto
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Klondike
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Klondike is located in Oconto County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
        • Breed
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Cullen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Cullen is located in Oconto County
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  • Outagamie County
    • County Website:   https://www.outagamie.org/
    • County Seat for Outagamie:   Appleton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laney.
      • Isaar
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Isaar is located in Outagamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isaar
      • Cicero
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cicero is located in Outagamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
      • Seymour
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Nichols
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Chicago Corners
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
      • Leeman
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Five Corners
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Five Corners is located in Outagamie County
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      • Freedom
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Murphy Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Murphy Corner is located in Outagamie County
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      • Binghamton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Binghamton is located in Outagamie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghamton
      • Center Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Center Valley is located in Outagamie County
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        • Twelve Corners
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Twelve Corners is located in Outagamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
        • Shiocton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiocton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
        • Mackville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Mackville is located in Outagamie County
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        • Apple Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Hamples Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hamples Corner is located in Outagamie County
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        • Bear Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
        • Stephensville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Stephensville is located in Outagamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephensville
        • Sugar Bush
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
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        • Bell Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bell Heights is located in Outagamie County
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        • Kimberly
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Little Chute
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Whispering Pines
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Whispering Pines is located in Outagamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
        • Combined Locks
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Greenville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenville is located in Outagamie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
        • Appleton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Hortonville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Medina
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waupaca County
    • County Website:   https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waupaca:   Waupaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laney.
      • Embarrass
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Clintonville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
      • Bear Creek Corners
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Bear Creek Corners is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Corners
      • Buckbee
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckbee
      • Nowell ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Nowell is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowell
      • Nicholson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson
      • Carmel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Carmel is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
      • New London
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • New London is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
      • Northport
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Northport is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northport
      • Marble ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Marble is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
      • Marion
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Winnebago County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Laney) 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.