Nearest Communities to Muskeg,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Muskeg, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Muskeg:
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 Muskeg.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Muskeg 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 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Muskeg. Of these communities, 47 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 Muskeg (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 Muskeg
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bayfield County (where Muskeg resides)
- County Website: https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Bayfield: Washburn
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
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- Nearest Communities to Muskeg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Muskeg.
- Iron River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iron River is located in Bayfield County
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- Wills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wills is located in Bayfield County
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- Oulu
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oulu is located in Bayfield County
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- Topside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Topside is located in Bayfield County
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- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
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- Port Wing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Port Wing is located in Bayfield County
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- Pike River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pike River is located in Bayfield County
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- Ino
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ino is located in Bayfield County
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- Sutherland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
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- Moquah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
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- Drummond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Drummond is located in Bayfield County
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- Benoit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Herbster
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Herbster is located in Bayfield County
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- Grand View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand View is located in Bayfield County
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- Mason
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Lake Owen ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Owen is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Owen
- Ashland Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
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- Barksdale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barksdale is located in Bayfield County
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- Bark Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bark Point is located in Bayfield County
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- Cornucopia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
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- Cable
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
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- Leonards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Leonards is located in Bayfield County
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- Radspur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Radspur is located in Bayfield County
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- Washburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Bayfield County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,049 people
- Ashland County
- County Website: https://ashlandcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Ashland: Ashland
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Muskeg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Muskeg.
- Ashland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Sanborn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sanborn is located in Ashland County
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- White River
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- White River is located in Ashland County
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- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Superior
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Muskeg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Muskeg.
- Brule
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brule is located in Douglas County
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- Waino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waino is located in Douglas County
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- Winneboujou
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winneboujou is located in Douglas County
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- Bellwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bellwood is located in Douglas County
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- Blueberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blueberry is located in Douglas County
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- Lake Nebagamon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Nebagamon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Nebagamon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
- Maple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maple is located in Douglas County
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- Cloverland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverland is located in Douglas County
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- Poplar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Poplar is located in Douglas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Dobie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dobie is located in Douglas County
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- Wentworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Douglas County
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- Hawthorne
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
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- Bennett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bennett is located in Douglas County
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- Amnicon Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amnicon Falls is located in Douglas County
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- Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Douglas County
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- Hines
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hines is located in Douglas County
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- Rockmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rockmont is located in Douglas County
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- Beebe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Beebe is located in Douglas County
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- Sauntry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sauntry is located in Douglas County
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- Solon Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Solon Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Cutter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cutter is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutter
- South Range
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- South Range is located in Douglas County
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- Parkland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Parkland is located in Douglas County
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- Itasca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Itasca is located in Douglas County
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- Peyton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Peyton is located in Douglas County
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- South Itasca
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- South Itasca is located in Douglas County
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- Gordon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Douglas County
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- Allouez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Allouez is located in Douglas County
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- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside is located in Douglas County
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- Ambridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ambridge is located in Douglas County
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- East End
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- East End is located in Douglas County
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- Boylston Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Boylston Junction is located in Douglas County
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- Central Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Central Park is located in Douglas County
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- Saunders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Saunders is located in Douglas County
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- South Superior
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Superior is located in Douglas County
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- Superior Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Superior Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Boylston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Douglas County
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- Superior
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Superior is located in Douglas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,213 people
- Lake County
- County Website: https://www.co.lake.mn.us/
- County Seat for Lake: Two Harbors (MN)
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Muskeg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Muskeg.
- Knife River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Larsmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Larsmont is located in Lake County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larsmont
- Saint Louis County
- County Website: https://www.stlouiscountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Saint Louis: Duluth (MN)
- Note: The Canadian Province of Ontario lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Muskeg ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Muskeg.
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- French River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- French River is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French River
- Palmers
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmers is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmers
- Lakewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakewood is located in Saint Louis County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Muskeg) 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. |
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