Nearest Communities to North Star,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to North Star, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for North Star:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
North Star is located in Portage County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Portage County: Adams, Marathon, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara & Wood.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of North Star. Of these communities, 102 are located in counties other than Portage 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 North Star (which is Portage 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 North Star
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Portage County (where North Star resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.portage.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Portage: Stevens Point
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- Nearest Communities to North Star ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from North Star.
- Little Waupon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Waupon is located in Portage County
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- Ellis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Portage County
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- Polonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Polonia is located in Portage County
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- Torun
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Torun is located in Portage County
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- Rosholt
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rosholt is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Portage County
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- Alban
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alban is located in Portage County
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- Custer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Custer is located in Portage County
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- Stockton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stockton is located in Portage County
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- Garfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Portage County
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- Peru
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peru is located in Portage County
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- Park Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park Ridge is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
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- Stevens Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Point is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,949 people
- Casimir
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Casimir is located in Portage County
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- Fancher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fancher is located in Portage County
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- Lake Emily ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Emily is located in Portage County
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- Nelsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nelsonville is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Arnott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arnott is located in Portage County
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- Amherst Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst Junction is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Portage County
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- Rocky Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Run is located in Portage County
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- Whiting
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiting is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
- Plover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plover is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,252 people
- Amherst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,082 people
- Mill Creek Community
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Creek Community is located in Portage County
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- Meehan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meehan is located in Portage County
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- Junction City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Keene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Keene is located in Portage County
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- Coddington
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Coddington is located in Portage County
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- Bancroft
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bancroft is located in Portage County
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- Blaine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blaine is located in Portage County
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- West Almond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Almond is located in Portage County
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- West Bancroft
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- West Bancroft is located in Portage County
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- Kellner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Kellner is located in Portage County
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- Almond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Almond is located in Portage County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Heffron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Heffron is located in Portage County
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- Marathon County
- County Website: https://www.marathoncounty.gov/
- County Seat for Marathon: Wausau
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- Nearest Communities to North Star ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from North Star.
- Shantytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shantytown is located in Marathon County
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- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Marathon County
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- Bevent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bevent is located in Marathon County
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- Galloway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Galloway is located in Marathon County
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- Ashley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley is located in Marathon County
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- Little Eau Claire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Eau Claire is located in Marathon County
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- Rocky Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Corners is located in Marathon County
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- Pike Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pike Lake is located in Marathon County
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- Elderon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elderon is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Knowlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knowlton is located in Marathon County
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- Peplin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Peplin is located in Marathon County
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- Dancy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dancy is located in Marathon County
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- Mosinee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mosinee is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,195 people
- Hatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hatley is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Ringle
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ringle is located in Marathon County
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- Ingersoll
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ingersoll is located in Marathon County
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- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
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- Kronenwetter
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Callon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Callon is located in Marathon County
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- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Norrie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Norrie is located in Marathon County
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- Moon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moon is located in Marathon County
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- Rothschild
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Kelly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Marathon County
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- Schofield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Rib Mountain
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
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- Wausau Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wausau Junction is located in Marathon County
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- East Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East Hill is located in Marathon County
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- Franklin Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Franklin Hill is located in Marathon County
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- Halder
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Halder is located in Marathon County
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- Wausau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Sunset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
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- Johnson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Marathon County
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- Nutterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
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- Mount View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount View is located in Marathon County
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- Rangeline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Rangeline is located in Marathon County
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- Kalinke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Kalinke is located in Marathon County
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- Hogarty
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hogarty is located in Marathon County
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- Marathon City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Brokaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
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- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Stettin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stettin is located in Marathon County
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- Rozellville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Rozellville is located in Marathon County
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- Shawano County
- County Website: https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/
- County Seat for Shawano: Shawano
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- These communities are listed by their distance from North Star.
- Whitcomb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
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- Tigerton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Tigerton is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Wittenberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
- Split Rock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Split Rock is located in Shawano County
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- Eland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eland is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Hunting
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hunting is located in Shawano County
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- Five Corners
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Corners is located in Shawano County
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- Shepley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Shepley is located in Shawano County
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- Birnamwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
- Caroline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Caroline is located in Shawano County
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- Bowler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowler is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
- Regina
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Regina is located in Shawano County
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- Tilleda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tilleda is located in Shawano County
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- Aniwa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aniwa is located in Shawano County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Almon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almon is located in Shawano County
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- Leopolis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Leopolis is located in Shawano County
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- Waupaca County
- County Website: https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Waupaca: Waupaca
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- Nearest Communities to North Star ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from North Star.
- Norske
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Norske is located in Waupaca County
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- Northland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Northland is located in Waupaca County
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- Petersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersville is located in Waupaca County
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- Schmidt Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schmidt Corner is located in Waupaca County
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- Iola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Scandinavia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Scandinavia is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Sheridan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Waupaca County
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- Big Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Cobb Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Waupaca County
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- Granite City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Granite City is located in Waupaca County
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- Granite Quarry ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Granite Quarry is located in Waupaca County
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- Ogdensburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
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- Chain O' Lakes
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Chain O' Lakes is located in Waupaca County
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- Indian Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Crossing is located in Waupaca County
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- King
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- King is located in Waupaca County
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- Rural
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rural is located in Waupaca County
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- Waupaca
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Little Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Hope is located in Waupaca County
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- Parfreyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parfreyville is located in Waupaca County
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- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Marion is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Symco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Symco is located in Waupaca County
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- Manawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Marble ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Marble is located in Waupaca County
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- Baldwins Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwins Mill is located in Waupaca County
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- Buckbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
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- Lind
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lind is located in Waupaca County
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- Little Wolf ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
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- Nicholson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
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- Royalton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Royalton is located in Waupaca County
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- Waushara County
- County Website: https://www.co.waushara.wi.us/
- County Seat for Waushara: Wautoma
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- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wood County
- County Website: https://www.woodcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Wood: Wisconsin Rapids
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to North Star ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from North Star.
- Rudolph
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Biron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Biron is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Milladore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Milladore is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Grand Rapids
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
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- Lake Wazeecha
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
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- Blenker
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blenker is located in Wood County
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- Sherry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sherry is located in Wood County
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- Wisconsin Rapids
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Eight Corners
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
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- Port Edwards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Vesper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Auburndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Auburndale is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
- Nekoosa Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nekoosa Junction is located in Wood County
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- Arpin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
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- North Star) 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. |