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Nearest Communities to Sandusky,
Listed County-By-County

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

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


Sandusky is located in Sauk County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sauk County: Adams, Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Juneau, Richland & Vernon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 137 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sandusky. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Sauk 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 Sandusky (which is Sauk 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 Sandusky

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

  • Sauk County   (where Sandusky resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sauk.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Sauk:   Baraboo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Hill Point
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Hill Point is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Point
      • Loreta
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Loreta is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loreta
      • Lime Ridge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Loganville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plain
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Plain is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
      • Ironton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Ironton is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
      • Leland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Reedsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
      • Denzer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • LaRue
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • LaRue is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue
      • La Valle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Rock Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
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        • Valton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Valton is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valton
        • Black Hawk
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Black Hawk is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
        • North Freedom
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • North Freedom is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
        • Spring Green
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Spring Green is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
        • Witwen
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Bluffview
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Bluffview is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffview
        • Dellwood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Dellwood is located in Sauk County
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        • Loddes Mill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Loddes Mill is located in Sauk County
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        • West Baraboo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
        • Baraboo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Crawford Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Crawford Crossing is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Crossing
        • Prairie du Sac village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Sauk City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Sauk City is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
        • Lake Delton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Moon Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Merrimac Ferry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Merrimac Ferry is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac Ferry
        • Merrimac
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Merrimac is located in Sauk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Adams County
  • Columbia County
  • Crawford County
    • County Website:   https://www.crawfordcountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Crawford:   Prairie du Chien
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • North Clayton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
      • Montgomeryville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Montgomeryville is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomeryville
      • Rolling Ground
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Rolling Ground is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Ground
      • Harmony Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Harmony Hill is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Hill
      • Mount Zion
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Mount Zion is located in Crawford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Dane County
    • County Website:   https://danecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Dane:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Mazomanie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Mazomanie is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
      • Roxbury
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Roxbury is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
      • Black Earth
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aldens Corners
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Aldens Corners is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens Corners
      • Elvers
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Marxville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Vermont
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Vermont is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
      • Blue Mounds
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
      • Lutheran Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lutheran Hill is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Hill
  • Grant County
    • County Website:   http://www.co.grant.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Grant:   Lancaster
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Muscoda
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Muscoda is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
      • Blue River
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Blue River is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Hickory Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Hickory Grove is located in Grant County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Iowa County
    • County Website:   https://www.iowacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Iowa:   Dodgeville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Helena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Avoca
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Avoca is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
      • Wyoming
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Wyoming is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
      • Coon Rock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Coon Rock is located in Iowa County
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      • Clyde
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Clyde is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Arena
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cassell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hyde
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Ridge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Highland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridgeway
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Ridgeway is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
      • Dodgeville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
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        • Barneveld
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Barneveld is located in Iowa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneveld
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
        • Centreville ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cobb
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Edmund
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Juneau County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.juneau.wi.gov/
    • County Seat for Juneau:   Mauston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Wonewoc
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
      • Union Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Elroy
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Elroy is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
      • Lindina
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Lindina is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindina
      • Lyndon Station
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
      • Lemonweir
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Mauston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Mauston is located in Juneau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Monroe County
  • Richland County
    • County Website:   https://co.richland.wi.us/
    • County Seat for Richland:   Richland Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Loyd
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Loyd is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
      • Keyesville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Keyesville is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyesville
      • Bear Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Neptune
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ithaca
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunker Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Bunker Hill is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Aubrey
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Cazenovia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Germantown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Germantown is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
      • Corwin ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Corwin is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
      • Sextonville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Buck Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Buck Creek is located in Richland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
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        • Hub City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hub City is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
        • Twin Bluffs
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
        • Rockbridge
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Rockbridge is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
        • Richland Center
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Gotham
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Gotham is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotham
        • Henrietta ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Henrietta is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
        • Lone Rock
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Lone Rock is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
        • Gillingham
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Woodstock
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Yuba
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Yuba is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
        • Ashford ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Ashford is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
        • McGrew ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • McGrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
        • Bloom City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Balmoral
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Basswood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Basswood is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
        • Orion
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Orion is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
        • Boaz
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Mill Creek ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Mill Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
        • West Lima
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • West Lima is located in Richland County
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        • Sabin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Bosstown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Bosstown is located in Richland County
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        • Five Points
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
        • Wild Rose
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Wild Rose is located in Richland County
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        • Byrds Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
        • Sylvan
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Sylvan is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
        • Port Andrew
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Port Andrew is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Andrew
        • Jimtown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Jimtown is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
        • Excelsior
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Excelsior is located in Richland County
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        • Tavera
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Tavera is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavera
        • Sand Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sand Prairie is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Prairie
        • Tunnelville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Tunnelville is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
        • Westport
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Westport is located in Richland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
        • Viola
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Vernon County
    • County Website:   https://www.vernoncountywi.gov/
    • County Seat for Vernon:   Viroqua
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandusky   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandusky.
      • Greenwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Greenwood is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Hillsboro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • White City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • White City is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Dilly
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Dilly is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilly
      • Mount Tabor
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Trippville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Valley is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
      • Sugar Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • La Farge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rockton is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
      • Liberty
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Liberty is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Readstown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Readstown is located in Vernon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sandusky) 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.