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Nearest Communities to Hills Ferry,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Hills Ferry.<1>

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


Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stanislaus County: Alameda, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, San Joaquin & Santa Clara.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 100 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hills Ferry. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Stanislaus 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 Hills Ferry (which is Stanislaus 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 Hills Ferry

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

  • Stanislaus County   (where Hills Ferry resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.stancounty.com/
    • County Seat for Stanislaus:   Modesto
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hills Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hills Ferry.
      • Orestimba
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Orestimba is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestimba
      • Timba
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Timba is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timba
      • Newman
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Newman is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,702 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newman <3>
      • Stomar
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Stomar is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stomar
      • Crows Landing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemurgic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Chemurgic is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemurgic
      • Jet
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jet is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Hatch
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Rancho Del Puerto
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Rancho Del Puerto is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Del Puerto
      • Patterson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Turlock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turlock <3>
      • Vanormer ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Vanormer is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanormer
      • Continue List   (37 more) ...
        • Keyes
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Esmar ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Esmar is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmar
        • Harp
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Harp is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
        • Denair
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • El Pescadero
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • El Pescadero is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Pescadero
        • Bret Harte
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Bret Harte is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bret Harte
        • Ceres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Ceres is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,603 people
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        • Bystrom
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Bystrom is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bystrom
        • Hughson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Riverdale Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Riverdale Park is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale Park
        • Shackelford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Shackelford is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford
        • West Modesto
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • West Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Modesto
        • Grayson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Grayson is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Westley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Tuolumne City ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Tuolumne City is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuolumne City
        • Empire
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Riverside
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Riverside is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Montpelier
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
        • Aurora
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Aurora is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Modesto
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Modesto is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modesto
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 215,666 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Modesto <3>
        • Hickman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Halley ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Halley is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
        • Claus
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Claus is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Standiford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Standiford is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford
        • Waterford
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Solyo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Solyo is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solyo
        • McHenry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • McHenry is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
        • Salida
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Ohm
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Ohm is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohm
        • Claribel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Claribel is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Riverbank
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Stewart
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Stewart is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
        • Burneyville Ferry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Burneyville Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burneyville Ferry
        • Del Rio
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Del Rio is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
        • North McHenry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • North McHenry is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North McHenry
        • Oakdale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Oakdale is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,228 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakdale <3>
        • Paulsell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Paulsell is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulsell
  • Merced County
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofmerced.com/
    • County Seat for Merced:   Merced
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hills Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hills Ferry.
      • Gustine
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Stevinson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Irwin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Irwin is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Hilmar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Linora ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Linora is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linora
      • Ingomar
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Ingomar is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
      • Delhi
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Dickenson Ferry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Dickenson Ferry is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dickenson Ferry
      • Livingston
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cortez
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cortez is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
      • Arena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Arena is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
      • Ballico
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (29 more) ...
        • Cressey
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Santa Nella Village
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Santa Nella
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Volta
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Volta is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volta
        • Trent
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Trent is located in Merced County
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        • Atwater
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Winton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Arundel ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Arundel is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
        • Buhach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Buhach is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhach
        • Castle Gardens
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
        • The Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • The Grove is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
        • Los Banos
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Cuba ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Cuba is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
        • Fluhr
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Fluhr is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluhr
        • Abbato ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Abbato is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbato
        • Sanjon De Santa Rita
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sanjon De Santa Rita is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanjon De Santa Rita
        • Amsterdam
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
        • Fergus
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Fergus is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus
        • Hoff ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hoff is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff
        • Gadwall ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Gadwall is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadwall
        • Bellevue ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Bellevue is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
        • Edendale ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Edendale is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edendale
        • Hopeton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Hopeton is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
        • Nairn ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Nairn is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nairn
        • Merced
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Brito
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Brito is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brito
        • Dos Palos Y
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Dos Palos Y is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dos Palos Y
        • Santa Rita Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • El Nido
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Joaquin County
    • County Website:   https://www.sjgov.org/
    • County Seat for San Joaquin:   Stockton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hills Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hills Ferry.
      • Vernalis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Meyers
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Meyers is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
      • San Joaquin River Club
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • San Joaquin River Club is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Joaquin River Club
      • Huntley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Huntley is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
      • Ripon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Ripon is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,774 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripon <3>
      • Bardi
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Bardi is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardi
      • Escalon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Escalon is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,580 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escalon <3>
      • Yarmouth ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Yarmouth is located in San Joaquin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarmouth
  • Santa Clara County

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 from Point A (ie- Hills Ferry) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.