Nearest Communities to Minocqua,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Minocqua, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Minocqua:
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 from Minocqua.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Minocqua 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 51 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Minocqua. Of these communities, 32 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 Minocqua (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 Minocqua
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Oneida County (where Minocqua resides)
- County Website: https://www.oneidacountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Oneida: Rhinelander
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Minocqua ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Minocqua.
- Woodruff
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodruff is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Rantz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rantz is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantz
- Hazelhurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
- Sunflower
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Lake Tomahawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
- Goodnow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodnow is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnow
- McNaughton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McNaughton is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNaughton
- Harshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harshaw is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
- Newbold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newbold is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold
- Sugar Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
- Woodboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodboro is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodboro
- Manson ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Manson is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
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- Rhinelander
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinelander is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinelander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,637 people
- Crescent Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Corner is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Corner
- Roosevelt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Roosevelt is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
- Clearwater Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
- Three Lakes
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
- Malvern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Malvern is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
- Starks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Starks is located in Oneida County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Iron County
- County Website: http://www.co.iron.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Iron: Hurley
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Minocqua ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Minocqua.
- Powell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Manitowish
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Manitowish is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
- Springstead
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Springstead is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springstead
- Mercer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mercer is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Lincoln County
- County Website: https://www.co.lincoln.wi.us/
- County Seat for Lincoln: Merrill
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Minocqua ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Minocqua.
- Heafford Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Heafford Junction is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heafford Junction
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Bradley is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- McCord
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McCord is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Tripoli
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tripoli is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
- Jersey City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Jersey City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
- Tomahawk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tomahawk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Clifford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Harrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Bundy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bundy is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy
- Jeffris
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffris is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffris
- West Kraft
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- West Kraft is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kraft
- Gilbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Price County
- County Website: https://www.co.price.wi.us/
- County Seat for Price: Phillips
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Minocqua ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Minocqua.
- Dover
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Brantwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brantwood is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantwood
- Vilas County
- County Website: https://www.vilascountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Vilas: Eagle River
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Minocqua ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Minocqua.
- Arbor Vitae
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arbor Vitae is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Vitae
- Marlands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marlands is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlands
- Lac du Flambeau Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Germain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
- Former names for Saint Germain:
- Farmington
- Lakewood
- Sayner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sayner is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
- Lac du Flambeau
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
- Star Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Star Lake is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
- Boulder Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
- Manitowish Waters
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
- Eagle River
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Eagle River is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Katinka Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
- Presque Isle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Presque Isle is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
- Winchester
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Conover
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Conover is located in Vilas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
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- Minocqua) 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. |