Fountain, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Big Rapids. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the southeast of Fountain and has a population of 10,849 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Cadillac. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the east of Fountain and has a population of 10,000 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Evart	E	46 mi [74 km]	1,667	4.09% decrease
	Frankfort	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,451	4.1% decrease
	Fremont	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	4,195	0.69% decrease
	Hart	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	1,915	1.79% decrease
	Kingsley	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,499	2.04% increase
	Ludington	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	8,324	0.39% decrease
	Manistee	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,110	7.23% decrease
	Manton	NE	46 mi [74 km]	1,167	4.42% decrease
	Montague	S	44 mi [70.8 km]	2,294	4.69% decrease
	Newaygo	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,626	2.63% decrease
	Reed City	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,330	4.12% decrease
	Scottville	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,250	1.26% decrease
	Shelby	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	1,885	1.52% decrease
	White Cloud	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	1,390	2.11% decrease
	Whitehall	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	2,803	2.81% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Baldwin	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,171	5.78% increase
	Bear Lake	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	288	9.43% decrease
	Custer	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	315	0.94% decrease
	Douglas	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	---
	Eastlake	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	563	27.66% increase
	Filer City	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Free Soil	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	176	0.56% decrease
	French Town	SW	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Harrietta	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	169	---
	Kaleva	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	464	8.84% decrease
	Luther	E	24 mi [38.62 km]	322	5.01% decrease
	Onekama	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	597	7.73% decrease
	Pentwater	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	942	1.67% decrease
	Walkerville	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	253	0.39% decrease
	White Pine Village	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---

Mason County

Fountain is located in Mason County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mason: Lake, Manistee, Newaygo and Oceana. Although it doesn't share a border with Mason, Wexford it is close to Fountain.

Below are counties that are near Fountain (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Fountain:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Fountain
	Benzie County	N	Thompsonville	34 miles [54 km]
	Lake County	E	Sauble	9 miles [14 km]
	Manistee County	NW	Filer City	12 miles [19 km]
	Mecosta County	SE	Paris	38 miles [61 km]
	Newaygo County	S	Troy	22 miles [35 km]
	Oceana County	S	Crystal Valley	19 miles [30 km]
	Osceola County	E	Dewing's	33 miles [53 km]
	Wexford County	NE	Garletts Corner	22 miles [35 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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