Nearest Communities to Spooner,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Spooner, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Spooner:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Spooner is located in Washburn County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washburn County: Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rusk & Sawyer.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spooner. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Washburn 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 Spooner (which is Washburn 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 Spooner
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Washburn County (where Spooner resides)
- County Website: https://co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Chicago Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chicago Junction is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Junction
- Trego
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trego is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trego
- Beaver Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Brook is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Shell Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sarona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sarona is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarona
- Madge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lampson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lampson is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampson
- Springbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nobleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stanberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stanberry is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanberry
- Minong
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Minong is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Harmon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Harmon is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
- Birchwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Birchwood is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
- Chittamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chittamo is located in Washburn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittamo
- Barron County
- County Website: https://www.barroncountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Barronett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barronett is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barronett
- Haugen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Haugen is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haugen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Angus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Angus is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Brill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brill is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill
- Tuscobia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tuscobia is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscobia
- Cumberland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Dobie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Dobie is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobie
- Mikana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mikana is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikana
- Campia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campia is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campia
- Rice Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Rice Lake is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,498 people
- Comstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Comstock is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
- Horseman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horseman is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseman
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Almena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Almena is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Barron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Poskin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Cameron is located in Barron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
- Burnett County
- County Website: https://www.burnettcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Burnett: Grantsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Bashaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hertel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Timberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timberland is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Webb Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Coomer is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coomer
- Siren
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Webster
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Webster is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Yellow Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Yellow Lake is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Danbury is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Woodland Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Corner is located in Burnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Corner
- 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 Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Wascott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wascott is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wascott
- Cozy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Gordon is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Dairyland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dairyland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Polk County
- County Website: https://www.polkcountywi.gov/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Indian Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Creek is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Clam Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley
- Lewis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lewis is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Frederic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frederic is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- West Sweden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- West Sweden is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sweden
- Sawyer County
- County Website: https://www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Stone Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Edgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Edgewater is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Hauer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hauer is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauer
- Wooddale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wooddale is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooddale
- Yarnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Yarnell is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnell
- Hayward
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hayward is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
- Northwoods Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Northwoods Beach is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods Beach
- Reserve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lemington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lemington is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemington
- Little Round Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Meteor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Meteor is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meteor
- Chief Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Phipps
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Couderay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Couderay is located in Sawyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couderay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Pine County
- County Website: https://www.pinecountymn.gov/
- County Seat for Pine: Pine City (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- Markville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Markville is located in Pine County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spooner) 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. |