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Nearest Communities to Red River,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 from Red River.<1>

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


Red River is located in Shawano County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shawano County: Brown, Langlade, Marathon, Menominee, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage & Waupaca.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 126 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Red River. Of these communities, 83 are located in counties other than Shawano 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 Red River (which is Shawano 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 Red River

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

  • Shawano County   (where Red River resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.shawano.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Shawano:   Shawano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Thornton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Thornton is located in Shawano County
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      • Gresham
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Gresham is located in Shawano County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
      • Lyndhurst
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Lyndhurst is located in Shawano County
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      • Shawano
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Shawano is located in Shawano County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,885 people
      • Middle Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Middle Village is located in Shawano County
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      • Morgan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Morgan is located in Shawano County
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      • Belle Plaine
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Belle Plaine is located in Shawano County
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      • Leopolis
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Leopolis is located in Shawano County
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      • Pella
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pella is located in Shawano County
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      • Stockbridge Munsee Community
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Adams Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Adams Beach is located in Shawano County
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      • Tilleda
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Tilleda is located in Shawano County
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        • Lunds
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lunds is located in Shawano County
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        • Caroline
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Caroline is located in Shawano County
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        • Cecil
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Cecil is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
        • Bonduel
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Bonduel is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,411 people
        • Bowler
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Bowler is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
        • Slab City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Slab City is located in Shawano County
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        • Almon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Almon is located in Shawano County
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        • Pulcifer
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Pulcifer is located in Shawano County
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        • Hunting
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hunting is located in Shawano County
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        • Five Corners
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Five Corners is located in Shawano County
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        • Regina
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Regina is located in Shawano County
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        • Landstad
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Landstad is located in Shawano County
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        • Split Rock
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Split Rock is located in Shawano County
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        • Advance
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Advance is located in Shawano County
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        • Zachow
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Zachow is located in Shawano County
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        • Navarino
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Navarino is located in Shawano County
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        • Tigerton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Tigerton is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
        • Frazer Corners
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Frazer Corners is located in Shawano County
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        • Shepley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Shepley is located in Shawano County
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        • Mattoon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
        • Briarton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Briarton is located in Shawano County
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        • Whitcomb
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Whitcomb is located in Shawano County
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        • Green Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Green Valley is located in Shawano County
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        • Angelica
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Angelica is located in Shawano County
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        • Hofa Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hofa Park is located in Shawano County
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        • Wittenberg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Wittenberg is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
        • Laney
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Laney is located in Shawano County
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        • Rose Lawn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Rose Lawn is located in Shawano County
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        • Birnamwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Birnamwood is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
        • Eland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Eland is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
        • Aniwa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Green Bay
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the northeast
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    • Nearest Communities to Red River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Pulaski
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pulaski is located in Brown County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
      • Pittsfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Pittsfield is located in Brown County
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      • Kunesh
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Kunesh is located in Brown County
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      • Anston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Anston is located in Brown County
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  • Langlade County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.langlade.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Langlade:   Antigo
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Markton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Markton is located in Langlade County
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      • Phlox
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Phlox is located in Langlade County
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      • White Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • White Lake is located in Langlade County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
      • Four Corners
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Four Corners is located in Langlade County
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      • Elton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Elton is located in Langlade County
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      • Langlade
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Langlade is located in Langlade County
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      • Polar
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Polar is located in Langlade County
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      • Elmhurst
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Elmhurst is located in Langlade County
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      • Hollister
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Hollister is located in Langlade County
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      • Antigo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Antigo is located in Langlade County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
      • Bryant
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bryant is located in Langlade County
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      • Sherry Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Sherry Junction is located in Langlade County
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  • Marathon County
    • County Website:   https://www.marathoncounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Marathon:   Wausau
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Elderon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Elderon is located in Marathon County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
      • Ingersoll
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Ingersoll is located in Marathon County
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      • Norrie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Norrie is located in Marathon County
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      • Galloway
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Galloway is located in Marathon County
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  • Menominee County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.menominee.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Menominee:   Keshena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Keshena Falls
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Keshena Falls is located in Menominee County
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      • Keshena
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Keshena is located in Menominee County
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      • Schoolview Addition
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Schoolview Addition is located in Menominee County
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      • Warrington Addition
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Warrington Addition is located in Menominee County
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      • Legend Lake
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Legend Lake is located in Menominee County
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      • Neopit
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Neopit is located in Menominee County
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      • Zoar
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Zoar is located in Menominee County
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      • Perote ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Perote is located in Menominee County
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  • Oconto County
    • County Website:   https://www.ocontocountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Oconto:   Oconto
    • Note: Green Bay and Lake Michigan lies to the southeast
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Hintz
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hintz is located in Oconto County
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      • Mosling
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Mosling is located in Oconto County
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      • Underhill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Underhill is located in Oconto County
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      • Hayes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Hayes is located in Oconto County
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      • Gillett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Gillett is located in Oconto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Suring
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Suring is located in Oconto County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Breed
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Breed is located in Oconto County
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      • Krakow
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Krakow is located in Oconto County
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      • Frostville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Frostville is located in Oconto County
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      • Bonita
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Bonita is located in Oconto County
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      • Logan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Logan is located in Oconto County
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      • Kelly Brook
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Kelly Brook is located in Oconto County
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        • Morgan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Morgan is located in Oconto County
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        • Sampson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Sampson is located in Oconto County
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        • Hickory Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hickory Corners is located in Oconto County
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        • Armstrong
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Armstrong is located in Oconto County
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        • Chase
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Chase is located in Oconto County
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        • Oconto Falls
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Oconto Falls is located in Oconto County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,805 people
        • Spruce
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Spruce is located in Oconto County
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        • Mountain
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain is located in Oconto County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
        • South Chase
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • South Chase is located in Oconto County
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  • Outagamie County
    • County Website:   https://www.outagamie.org/
    • County Seat for Outagamie:   Appleton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
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      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Leeman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Leeman is located in Outagamie County
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      • Bear Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
      • Nichols
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Nichols is located in Outagamie County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Sugar Bush
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Sugar Bush is located in Outagamie County
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      • Cicero
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Cicero is located in Outagamie County
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      • Shiocton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Shiocton is located in Outagamie County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
      • Black Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Black Creek is located in Outagamie County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,309 people
      • Isaar
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Isaar is located in Outagamie County
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      • Seymour
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Seymour is located in Outagamie County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,457 people
      • Binghamton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Binghamton is located in Outagamie County
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  • Waupaca County
    • County Website:   https://www.waukeshacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Waupaca:   Waupaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red River.
      • Embarrass
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Embarrass is located in Waupaca County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Embarrass
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
      • Buckbee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Buckbee is located in Waupaca County
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      • Marion
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Marion is located in Waupaca County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Clintonville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Clintonville is located in Waupaca County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,353 people
      • Granite City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Granite City is located in Waupaca County
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      • Marble ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Marble is located in Waupaca County
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      • Bear Creek Corners
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bear Creek Corners is located in Waupaca County
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      • Nicholson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Nicholson is located in Waupaca County
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      • Big Falls
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Falls is located in Waupaca County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
      • Nowell ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Nowell is located in Waupaca County
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      • Symco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Symco is located in Waupaca County
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      • Schmidt Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Schmidt Corner is located in Waupaca County
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        • Carmel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Carmel is located in Waupaca County
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        • Manawa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
        • Norske
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Norske is located in Waupaca County
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        • Little Wolf ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Little Wolf is located in Waupaca County
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        • New London
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • New London is located in Waupaca County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
        • Northport
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Northport is located in Waupaca County
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        • Royalton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Royalton is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
        • Northland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Northland is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northland
        • Ostrander
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Ostrander is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
        • Iola
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Iola is located in Waupaca County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
        • Ogdensburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ogdensburg is located in Waupaca County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
        • Petersville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Petersville is located in Waupaca County
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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- Red River) 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.