Nearest Communities to Namekagon,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Namekagon, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Namekagon:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.
Namekagon 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 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Namekagon. Of these communities, 37 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 Namekagon (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 Namekagon
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bayfield County (where Namekagon resides)
- County Website: https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Bayfield: Washburn
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Namekagon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Namekagon.
- Lake Owen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lake Owen is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Owen
- Grand View
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Cable
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Drummond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Drummond is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- Leonards
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Leonards is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Radspur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Radspur is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radspur
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Sutherland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sutherland is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland
- Pike River
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pike River is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
- Benoit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Benoit is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Delta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Ino
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ino is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Moquah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Moquah is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moquah
- Ashland Junction
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
- Topside
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Topside is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
- Barksdale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Barksdale is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Iron River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iron River is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
- Ashland County
- County Website: https://ashlandcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Ashland: Ashland
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Namekagon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Namekagon.
- Clam Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Sanborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sanborn is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Cayuga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cayuga is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Foster Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Foster Junction is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Junction
- Minersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minersville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- North York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North York is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
- Marengo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Marengo is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Morse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Morse is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- High Bridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- High Bridge is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge
- Mellen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mellen is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
- Shanagolden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Shanagolden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanagolden
- Tannery Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- White City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ballou
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ballou is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Glidden
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Glidden is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
- White River
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- White River is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Peeksville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Peeksville is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Ashland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
- Sedgwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Butternut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Butternut is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
- 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 Namekagon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Namekagon.
- Tyler Forks
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Tyler Forks is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Forks
- Rouse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rouse is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
- Price County
- County Website: https://www.co.price.wi.us/
- County Seat for Price: Phillips
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Namekagon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Namekagon.
- Kennedy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake is located in Price County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,106 people
- Sawyer County
- County Website: https://www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Namekagon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Namekagon.
- Seeley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Phipps
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- New Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- Little Round Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Draper
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Draper is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Loretta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Loretta is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Chief Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Hayward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Northwoods Beach
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Northwoods Beach is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods Beach
- Winter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Ojibwa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Ojibwa is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibwa
- Reserve
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Oxbo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxbo is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbo
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- Namekagon) 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. |