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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Spooner.<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 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spooner. Of these communities, 55 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: www.co.washburn.wi.us/
- County Seat for Washburn: Shell Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Washburn County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Washburn County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Washburn County
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Chicago Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicago Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago Junction
- Chicago Junction is located in Washburn County
- Shell Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Lake
- Shell Lake is located in Washburn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,318 people
- Beaver Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Brook
- Beaver Brook is located in Washburn County
- Trego
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Earl is located in Washburn County
- Sarona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Madge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
- Madge is located in Washburn County
- Lampson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Springbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Washburn County
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nobleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Stanberry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Minong
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Harmon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Birchwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Chittamo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Nobleton
- Barron County
- County Website: www.co.barron.wi.us/
- County Seat for Barron: Barron
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Barron County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Barron County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Barron County
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Barronett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Haugen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Tuscobia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Angus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Brill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Cumberland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
- Dobie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Mikana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Campia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Rice Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Comstock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Horseman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (5 more) ...
- Poskin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poskin
- Poskin is located in Barron County
- Almena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Barron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Barron is located in Barron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Cameron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poskin
- Burnett County
- County Website: www.burnettcounty.com/gov/
- County Seat for Burnett: Grantsburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- 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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertel
- Hertel is located in Burnett County
- Timberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Timberland is located in Burnett County
- Webb Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Lake
- Webb Lake is located in Burnett County
- Coomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Webster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Siren
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siren
- Siren is located in Burnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Oakland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Yellow Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Lake
- Yellow Lake is located in Burnett County
- Danbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Woodland Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Corner
- Woodland Corner is located in Burnett County
- Falun
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas County
- County Website: www.douglascountywi.org/
- County Seat for Douglas: Superior
- Note: Lake Superior lies to the north
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Wascott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Cozy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Cozy Corner is located in Douglas County
- Gordon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Dairyland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County
- County Website: www.co.polk.wi.us/
- County Seat for Polk: Balsam Lake
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Polk County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Polk County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Polk County
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Indian Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Polk County
- Clam Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Falls
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County
- McKinley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Lewis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Frederic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - West Sweden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Sweden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sweden
- West Sweden is located in Polk County
- Sawyer County
- County Website: www.sawyercountygov.org/
- County Seat for Sawyer: Hayward
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wisconsin
- Sawyer County
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Spooner.
- Stone Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Lake
- Stone Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Edgewater
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Hauer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Wooddale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Yarnell
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Hayward
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Northwoods Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwoods Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwoods Beach
- Northwoods Beach is located in Sawyer County
- Reserve
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
- Reserve is located in Sawyer County
- Lemington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Chief Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chief Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lake
- Chief Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Little Round Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Round Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Round Lake
- Little Round Lake is located in Sawyer County
- Meteor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Couderay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Phipps
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Phipps is located in Sawyer County
- Pine County
- County Website: www.pinecounty.org/
- County Seat for Pine: Pine City (MN)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Minnesota
- Pine County
- From Family Search:
- State of Minnesota
- Pine County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Minnesota
- Pine County
- Nearest Communities to Spooner ...
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spooner) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spooner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8244, Longitude: -91.8938 In this case, the coordinates for Spooner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |