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Nearest Communities to Phelps,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 starting from Phelps.<1>

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

Phelps is located in Vilas County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Vilas County: Gogebic (MI), Iron (MI), Forest, Iron, Oneida & Price.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Phelps. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Vilas 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 Phelps (which is Vilas 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 Phelps

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

  • Vilas County   (where Phelps resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.vilas.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Vilas:   Eagle River
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Conover
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
        • Conover is located in Vilas County
      • Land O'Lakes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land O'Lakes
        • Land O'Lakes is located in Vilas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
      • Eagle River
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle River
        • Eagle River is located in Vilas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
      • Star Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Lake
        • Star Lake is located in Vilas County
      • Sayner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayner
        • Sayner is located in Vilas County
      • Saint Germain
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Germain
        • Saint Germain is located in Vilas County
        • Former names for Saint Germain:
        • Farmington
        • Lakewood
      • Boulder Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Junction
        • Boulder Junction is located in Vilas County
      • Arbor Vitae
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor Vitae have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Vitae
        • Arbor Vitae is located in Vilas County
  • Florence County
    • County Website:   www.florencewisconsin.com/
    • County Seat for Florence:   Florence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Tipler
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipler
        • Tipler is located in Florence County
      • Long Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
        • Long Lake is located in Florence County
  • Forest County
    • County Seat for Forest:   Crandon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Nelma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelma
        • Nelma is located in Forest County
      • Alvin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvin
        • Alvin is located in Forest County
      • Hiles
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiles
        • Hiles is located in Forest County
      • Atkins
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
        • Atkins is located in Forest County
      • Popple River
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popple River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popple River
        • Popple River is located in Forest County
      • Argonne
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argonne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argonne
        • Argonne is located in Forest County
      • Wisconsin Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wisconsin Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Junction
        • Wisconsin Junction is located in Forest County
      • Newald
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newald
        • Newald is located in Forest County
  • Oneida County
    • County Website:   www.co.oneida.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Oneida:   Rhinelander
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Clearwater Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Lake
        • Clearwater Lake is located in Oneida County
      • Three Lakes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lakes
        • Three Lakes is located in Oneida County
      • Sugar Camp
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Camp
        • Sugar Camp is located in Oneida County
      • Gagen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gagen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gagen
        • Gagen is located in Oneida County
      • Starks
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
        • Starks is located in Oneida County
      • Roosevelt
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
        • Roosevelt is located in Oneida County
      • Lake Tomahawk
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Tomahawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tomahawk
        • Lake Tomahawk is located in Oneida County
  • Gogebic County
    • County Seat for Gogebic:   Bessemer (MI)
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the northwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Katakitckon Indian Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katakitckon Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katakitckon Indian Village
        • Katakitckon Indian Village is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Watersmeet
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fuller
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Fuller is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Tamarack
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamarack have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
        • Tamarack is located in Gogebic County (MI)
        • Tamarack has also been known as:
        • Tamarack Lake
      • Bonifas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonifas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifas
        • Bonifas is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Beaton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaton
        • Beaton is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Stickley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickley
        • Stickley is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Thayer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thayer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Thayer is located in Gogebic County (MI)
      • Gogebic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gogebic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogebic
        • Gogebic is located in Gogebic County (MI)
  • Houghton County
  • Iron County
    • County Website:   www.iron.org/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Crystal Falls (MI)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Elmwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Basswood
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Basswood is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Beechwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beechwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood
        • Beechwood is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Hazel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
        • Hazel is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Homer Location
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Location
        • Homer Location is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Forbes Location
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes Location
        • Forbes Location is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Hiawatha Location
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiawatha Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha Location
        • Hiawatha Location is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Iron River
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron River
        • Iron River is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,827 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iron River <4>
      • Mineral Hills
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hills
        • Mineral Hills is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Stambaugh
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stambaugh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh
        • Stambaugh is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Virgil Location
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil Location
        • Virgil Location is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Gibbs City ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs City
        • Gibbs City is located in Iron County (MI)
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Bates Location
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Location
          • Bates Location is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Caspian
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Palatka
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
          • Palatka is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Atkinson ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
          • Atkinson is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Bates Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Junction
          • Bates Junction is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Gaastra
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaastra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaastra
          • Gaastra is located in Iron County (MI)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaastra <4>
        • Rogers Location
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Location have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Location
          • Rogers Location is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Scott Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Lake
          • Scott Lake is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Mapleton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
          • Mapleton is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Chicagon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicagon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicagon
          • Chicagon is located in Iron County (MI)
        • Pentoga
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentoga
          • Pentoga is located in Iron County (MI)
  • Ontonagon County
    • County Seat for Ontonagon:   Ontonagon (MI)
    • Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Phelps   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Phelps.
      • Robbins
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
        • Robbins is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Calderwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calderwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderwood
        • Calderwood is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Paulding
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Sleepy Hollow
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
        • Sleepy Hollow is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Craigsmere
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craigsmere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsmere
        • Craigsmere is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Agate
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
        • Agate is located in Ontonagon County (MI)
      • Trout Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Phelps) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Phelps. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.0662, Longitude: -89.0880    
<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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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