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Nearest Communities to Odanah,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Odanah, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Odanah:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Odanah.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Odanah is located in Ashland County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ashland County: Bayfield, Iron, Price & Sawyer.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Odanah. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Ashland 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 Odanah (which is Ashland 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 Odanah

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Ashland County   (where Odanah resides)
    • County Website:   https://ashlandcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Ashland:   Ashland
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odanah   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odanah.
      • Birch
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Birch is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
      • White River
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Old Fort
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Old Fort is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
      • Sedgwick
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sedgwick is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
      • Middleport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Middleport is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
      • La Pointe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Minersville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Minersville is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
      • Marengo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • High Bridge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • North York
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • North York is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North York
      • Sanborn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Sanborn is located in Ashland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Mellen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Mellen is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
        • White City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • White City is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
        • Ballou
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Ballou is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
        • Foster Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Foster Junction is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Junction
        • Tannery Town
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Tannery Town is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery Town
        • Cayuga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Cayuga is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
        • Morse
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Morse is located in Ashland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • 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 Odanah   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odanah.
      • Washburn
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Barksdale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Barksdale is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
      • Sioux
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Sioux is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
      • Ashland Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ashland Junction is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Junction
      • Pureair
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Pureair is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pureair
      • Salmo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Salmo is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmo
      • Bayfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Red Cliff
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Red Cliff is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Cliff
      • Moquah
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Benoit
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Mason
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Mason is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Ino
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Ino is located in Bayfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Sand Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Sand Bay is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bay
        • Cornucopia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Cornucopia is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
        • Grand View
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Grand View is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
        • Sutherland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Pike River
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Pike River is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike River
        • Delta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Topside
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Topside is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
        • Bark Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Bark Point is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Point
        • Herbster
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Herbster is located in Bayfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbster
  • 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 Odanah   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odanah.
      • Cedar
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gurney
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Gurney is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
      • Saxon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Saxon is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxon
      • Kimball
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Kimball is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Rouse
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rouse is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
      • Tyler Forks
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Tyler Forks is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler Forks
      • Upson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Upson is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upson
      • Iron Belt
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Iron Belt is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Belt
      • Hoyt
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Hoyt is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Montreal
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Orva
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Orva is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orva
      • Pence
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Pence is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pence
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Germania
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Germania is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania
        • Gile
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Hurley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Van Buskirk
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Van Buskirk is located in Iron County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buskirk
  • Gogebic County
    • County Website:   https://www.gogebic.gov/
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer (MI)
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Odanah   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Odanah.
      • Junet
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Junet is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junet
      • Hautala Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Hautala Corner is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hautala Corner
      • Hillcrest
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • North Ironwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Ironwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Norrie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Norrie is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrie
      • Aurora
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Aurora is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Jessieville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jessieville is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessieville
      • Auvinen Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Auvinen Corner is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvinen Corner
      • Siemens
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Siemens is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siemens
      • North Bessemer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • North Bessemer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bessemer

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Odanah) 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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