Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Northwoods Beach, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Northwoods Beach:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Northwoods Beach is located in Sawyer County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sawyer County: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Price, Rusk & Washburn.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Northwoods Beach. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Sawyer 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 Northwoods Beach (which is Sawyer 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 Northwoods Beach
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Sawyer County (where Northwoods Beach resides)
- County Website: https://www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Northwoods Beach.
- Reserve
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Chief Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Little Round Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Hayward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Hauer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hauer is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauer
- Stone Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Couderay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- New Post
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Post is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Post
- Phipps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Lemington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lemington is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Edgewater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Yarnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Yarnell is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnell
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- Radisson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Radisson is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radisson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Seeley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Seeley is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seeley
- Meteor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Meteor is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Ojibwa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ojibwa is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojibwa
- Wooddale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wooddale is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Weirgor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weirgor is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirgor
- Exeland
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Exeland is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Winter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Winter is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Loretta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Loretta is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Draper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Ashland County
- County Website: https://ashlandcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Ashland: Ashland
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach ...
- Clam Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clam Lake is located in Ashland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Lake
- Barron County
- County Website: https://www.barroncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Northwoods Beach.
- Angus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Angus is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Mikana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mikana is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikana
- Brill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brill is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill
- Haugen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Campia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campia is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campia
- Dobie
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dobie is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobie
- Horseman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Horseman is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseman
- Tuscobia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscobia is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscobia
- Bayfield County
- County Website: https://www.bayfieldcounty.wi.gov/
- County Seat for Bayfield: Washburn
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Northwoods Beach.
- Leonards
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leonards is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonards
- Radspur
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Radspur is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radspur
- Cable
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cable is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Lake Owen ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lake Owen is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Owen
- Namekagon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Namekagon is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namekagon
- Drummond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Drummond is located in Bayfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
- 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 Northwoods Beach ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Northwoods Beach.
- Wascott
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wascott is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wascott
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gordon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Rusk County
- County Website: https://ruskcounty.org/
- County Seat for Rusk: Ladysmith
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Northwoods Beach.
- Murry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Murry is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murry
- Imalone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Imalone is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imalone
- Washburn County
- County Website: https://co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Northwoods Beach ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Northwoods Beach.
- Stanberry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stanberry is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
- Springbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Harmon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harmon is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
- Earl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Madge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Lampson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Lampson is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampson
- Trego
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Trego is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Chittamo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chittamo is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittamo
- Nobleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nobleton is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobleton
- Minong
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Beaver Brook
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Brook is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
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- Sarona
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sarona is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarona
- Chicago Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chicago Junction is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Junction
- Spooner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Spooner is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
- Shell Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 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- Northwoods Beach) 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. |