Nearest Communities to Calkins,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Calkins, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Calkins:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Keep in mind 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Calkins is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Shasta County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shasta County: Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Siskiyou, Tehama & Trinity.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 156 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Calkins. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Shasta County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Calkins (which is Shasta 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 Calkins
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Shasta County (where Calkins resides)
- Given the large number of communities that are located in Shasta County, we have limited the list to those within 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> of Calkins (about 100 communities).
- County Website: https://www.shastacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Shasta: Redding
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Calkins ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Calkins.
- Fitzpatrick ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Frazier Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frazier Corners is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Corners
- Sherman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sherman is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
- Bella Vista
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson is located in Shasta County
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- Lillienthal ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lillienthal is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillienthal
- Henryford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henryford is located in Shasta County
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- Houston ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Houston is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Copper City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Copper City is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
- Ingot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ingot is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingot
- Former names for Ingot:
- Afterthought
- Silverton
- Heroult ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Heroult is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heroult
- Millville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (131 more) ...
- Palo Cedro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Basin Hollow ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Hollow is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Hollow
- Oak Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pawnee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pawnee is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Bully Hill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bully Hill is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bully Hill
- Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Winthrop ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Winthrop is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Ydaloom ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ydaloom is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ydaloom
- Furnaceville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furnaceville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnaceville
- Osborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
- Bayha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayha is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayha
- McColl ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McColl is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColl
- Mountain Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Gate is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Gate
- Former names for Mountain Gate:
- Bass
- Fish's Station
- Portal Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portal Inn is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal Inn
- Tunnel Inn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tunnel Inn is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Inn
- Smith
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Smith is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Loomis Corners ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis Corners is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis Corners
- Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Project City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Project City is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Project City
- Shasta Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
- Former names for Shasta Lake:
- Boomtown
- Central Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <4>
- Bullskin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bullskin is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullskin
- Baird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baird is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Ellis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Wagoner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wagoner is located in Shasta County
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- Enterprise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Los Robles Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Los Robles Estates is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Robles Estates
- Silverthorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Silverthorn is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverthorn
- Toyon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Toyon is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toyon
- Former name for Toyon:
- Seaman's Place
- Holiday Harbor Resort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Resort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview Resort is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Resort
- Redding
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Churntown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Churntown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Former name for Churntown:
- One Wagon Town
- Newtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Newtown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Summit City is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- Kennett ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennett is located in Shasta County
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- Morley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- O'Brien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fern is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Redwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Redwoods is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwoods
- Bonita ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bonita is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Fleaville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fleaville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleaville
- Parkville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parkville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Canon City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canon City is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
- Pacheco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pacheco is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco
- Boralma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boralma is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boralma
- Coram ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coram is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coram
- Hart ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hart is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Hart has also been known as:
- Hart Village
- Hart's Camp
- Whitehouse ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Eudora Colony ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Eudora Colony is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Colony
- Whitmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elmore ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Elmore is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
- Mabel ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabel is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Bell's Bridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell's Bridge is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell's Bridge
- Girvan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Girvan is located in Shasta County
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- Latona ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Latona is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latona
- Former name for Latona:
- New Town
- Copley ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Copley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copley
- Former name for Copley:
- Motion
- Keswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Keswick is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keswick
- Kilna ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kilna is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilna
- Matheson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Matheson is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matheson
- Waugh ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Round Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Inwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
- El Rio Estates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- El Rio Estates is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rio Estates
- Redding Rancheria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Redding Rancheria is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Rancheria
- San Buena Ventura
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- San Buena Ventura is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Buena Ventura
- Hogtown ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hogtown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogtown
- Kett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kett is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kett
- Minnesota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Minnesota is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
- Former name for Anderson:
- American Ranch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Shasta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sugarloaf
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sugarloaf is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarloaf
- Balls Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Balls Ferry is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Middletown ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Texas Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
- Fielding ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fielding is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding
- Iron Mountain ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Mountain is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kelly is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Point McCloud
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Point McCloud is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point McCloud
- Montgomery Creek Rancheria
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Antlers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Antlers is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
- Lakeshore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Battle Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Battle Creek is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek
- Clarkville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Clarkville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Happy Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Former name for Happy Valley:
- Oak
- Hillcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Roaring Creek Rancheria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lakehead - Lakeshore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lakehead - Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehead - Lakeshore
- Lakehead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood Estates
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood Estates is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Estates
- Cottonwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Shingletown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Briggsville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Briggsville is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Former name for Briggsville:
- Moorestown
- Olinda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olinda is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
- Paige Bar
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Paige Bar is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paige Bar
- Whiskeytown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Whiskeytown is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskeytown
- Former names for Whiskeytown:
- Blair
- Franklin City
- Schilling
- Stella
- Whiskey Creek
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiskeytown <4>
- Tehama County
- County Website: https://www.tehama.gov/
- County Seat for Tehama: Red Bluff
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Calkins ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Calkins.
- Manton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dales is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dales
- Jellys Ferry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jellys Ferry is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jellys Ferry
- Hooker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hooker is located in Tehama County
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- Ninemile ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ninemile is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
- Paynes Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bend is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
- Blunt
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Blunt is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
- McKenzie Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- McKenzie Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Place
- Wade Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wade Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Place
- Meyers Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Meyers Place is located in Tehama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Place
- Trinity County
- County Website: https://www.trinitycounty.org/
- County Seat for Trinity: Weaverville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Calkins ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Calkins.
- Deadwood ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Deadwood is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
- Keno ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Keno is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
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- Calkins) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calkins, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |