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Nearest Communities to German,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from German.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


German is located in Sonoma County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 106 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of German. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Sonoma 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 German (which is Sonoma 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 German

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

  • Sonoma County   (where German resides)
    • County Website:   https://sonomacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Sonoma:   Santa Rosa
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean and the southeastern boundary is on San Francisco Bay
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to German   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from German.
      • Valley Crossing
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Valley Crossing is located in Sonoma County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Crossing
      • Sea Ranch
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Annapolis
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stewarts Point
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stewarts Point Rancheria
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walsh Landing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Walsh Landing is located in Sonoma County
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      • Seaview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Seaview is located in Sonoma County
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      • Las Lomas
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Las Lomas is located in Sonoma County
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      • Fort Ross
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Fort Ross is located in Sonoma County
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      • Toners Place
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Toners Place is located in Sonoma County
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      • Truth Home
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Truth Home is located in Sonoma County
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      • Goat Rock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Goat Rock is located in Sonoma County
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        • Dorr Place
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Dorr Place is located in Sonoma County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Place
        • Muniz
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Muniz is located in Sonoma County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muniz
        • Cazadero
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Alderglen Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Alderglen Springs is located in Sonoma County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderglen Springs
        • Cloverdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Venado
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Venado is located in Sonoma County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venado
        • Makahmo ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Makahmo is located in Sonoma County
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        • Preston
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Preston is located in Sonoma County
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        • Camp Thayer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Camp Thayer is located in Sonoma County
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        • Hale Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hale Place is located in Sonoma County
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        • Jenner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Asti
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Asti is located in Sonoma County
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        • Cozzens Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Cozzens Corner is located in Sonoma County
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        • Rincon De Musalacon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Rincon De Musalacon is located in Sonoma County
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        • Bridgehaven
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bridgehaven is located in Sonoma County
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        • Monte Rosa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Monte Rosa is located in Sonoma County
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        • Chianti
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Chianti is located in Sonoma County
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        • Duncans Mills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Guernewood Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Guernewood Park is located in Sonoma County
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        • Guernewood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Guernewood is located in Sonoma County
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        • Montesano
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Montesano is located in Sonoma County
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        • Sheridan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sheridan is located in Sonoma County
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        • Vacation Beach
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Vacation Beach is located in Sonoma County
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        • Villa Grande
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Omus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Omus is located in Sonoma County
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        • Tzabaco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Tzabaco is located in Sonoma County
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        • Edendale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Edendale is located in Sonoma County
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        • El Bonita
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • El Bonita is located in Sonoma County
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        • Guerneville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Monte Rio
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Northwood Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Northwood Heights is located in Sonoma County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood Heights
        • Northwood Lodge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Northwood Lodge is located in Sonoma County
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        • Northwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Northwood is located in Sonoma County
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        • Rio Nido
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rolands
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rolands is located in Sonoma County
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        • Caslamayomi
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Caslamayomi is located in Sonoma County
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        • Geyserville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Korbel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Korbel is located in Sonoma County
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        • Noel Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Noel Heights is located in Sonoma County
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        • Santa Nella
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Nella is located in Sonoma County
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        • Tyrone
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Tyrone is located in Sonoma County
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        • Nervo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Nervo is located in Sonoma County
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        • Carmet
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Carmet is located in Sonoma County
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        • Highcroft
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Highcroft is located in Sonoma County
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        • Hilton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hilton is located in Sonoma County
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        • Odd Fellows Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Odd Fellows Park is located in Sonoma County
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        • Serena Del Mar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Serena Del Mar is located in Sonoma County
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        • Summerhome Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Summerhome Park is located in Sonoma County
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        • Chiquita
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Chiquita is located in Sonoma County
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        • Healdsburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Lytton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Lytton is located in Sonoma County
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        • Simi
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Simi is located in Sonoma County
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        • Alliance Redwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Alliance Redwood is located in Sonoma County
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        • Forest Hills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Forest Hills is located in Sonoma County
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        • Hacienda
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hacienda is located in Sonoma County
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        • Hollydale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hollydale is located in Sonoma County
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        • Russian River Terrace
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mendocino County
    • County Website:   https://www.mendocinocounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Mendocino:   Ukiah
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to German   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from German.
      • Old Red Rock Place
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Old Red Rock Place is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Red Rock Place
      • Gualala
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Anchor Bay
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fish Rock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fish Rock is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Rock
      • Signal Port
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Signal Port is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Port
        • Signal Port has also been known as:
        • Hardscratch
      • Little Penny
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Little Penny is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Penny
      • Old Ornbaun Hot Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gallaway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gallaway is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaway
      • Hermitage ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Hermitage is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • The Oaks
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • The Oaks is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Oaks
      • Yorkville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ingram
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ingram is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Point Arena
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Boonville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Flumeville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Flumeville is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flumeville
        • Iverson Indian Rancheria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Manchester Rancheria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Manchester Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Rancheria
        • Stronetta
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Stronetta is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stronetta
        • Rankin ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Rankin is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
        • Manchester
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Crittendon ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Crittendon is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittendon
        • Duncan Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Duncan Springs is located in Mendocino County
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        • Philo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Dawes
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Dawes is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes
        • Hopland
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pieta
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Pieta is located in Mendocino County
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        • Hendy Grove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Hendy Grove is located in Mendocino County
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        • Philbrick Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Philbrick Mill is located in Mendocino County
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        • Old Hopland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Old Hopland is located in Mendocino County
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        • Sanel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Sanel is located in Mendocino County
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        • Largo ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Largo is located in Mendocino County
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        • Reilly Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Reilly Heights is located in Mendocino County
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        • Hopland Rancheria
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Hopland Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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        • Nacomis Indian Rancheria
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • El Roble
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • El Roble is located in Mendocino County
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        • Oasis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Oasis is located in Mendocino County
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        • Ukiah Rancheria
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Ukiah Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- German) 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.
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