Nearest Communities to Independence,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Independence, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Independence:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 Independence.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Independence is located in Inyo County and is the County Seat.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Inyo County: Fresno, Kern, Mono, San Bernardino, Tulare, Clark (NV), Esmeralda (NV) & Nye (NV).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 37 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Independence. Of these communities, 2 are located in counties other than Inyo County.
After starting with the home county for Independence (which is Inyo 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 Independence
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Inyo County (where Independence resides)
- County Website: www.inyocounty.us/
- County Seat for Inyo: Independence
- Note: The western boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of California
- Inyo County
- From Family Search:
- State of California
- Inyo County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of California
- Inyo County
- Nearest Communities to Independence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Independence.
- Bend City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Kearsarge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearsarge
- Kearsarge is located in Inyo County
- Former names for Kearsarge:
- Citrus
- Kearsarge Station
- San Carlos ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for San Carlos. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Carlos
- San Carlos is located in Inyo County
- Seven Pines ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Seven Pines is located in Inyo County
- Manzanar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Blackrock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Blackrock is located in Inyo County
- Reward ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
- Reward is located in Inyo County
- Chrysopolis ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrysopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrysopolis
- Chrysopolis is located in Inyo County
- Aberdeen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Inyo County
- Owenyo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Aberdeen Station ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aberdeen Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Station
- Aberdeen Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Creek
- Lone Pine Creek is located in Inyo County
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- Whitney Portal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Portal
- Whitney Portal is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Whitney Portal:
- Hunter Flat
- Whitney Portal has also been known as:
- Hunters Camp
- Lone Pine Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Station
- Lone Pine Station is located in Inyo County
- Lone Pine Station has also been known as:
- Mount Whitney
- Whitney
- Lone Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Inyo County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Pine <4>
- Mount Whitney Station ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Whitney Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Whitney Station
- Mount Whitney Station is located in Inyo County
- Beveridge ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beveridge
- Beveridge is located in Inyo County
- Alabama Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hills
- Alabama Hills is located in Inyo County
- Fish Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
- Fish Springs is located in Inyo County
- Fish Springs has also been known as:
- Tinemaha
- Tinnemaha
- Boulder Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Creek
- Boulder Creek is located in Inyo County
- Elna ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Alico ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alico
- Alico is located in Inyo County
- Dolomite ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolomite
- Dolomite is located in Inyo County
- Monola ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Mock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast) - Sage Flat
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Bartlett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bartlett is located in Inyo County
- Tramway ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Big Pine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pine
- Big Pine is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Big Pine:
- Bigpine
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Pine <4>
- Glacier Lodge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glacier Lodge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier Lodge
- Glacier Lodge is located in Inyo County
- Swansea ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
- Swansea is located in Inyo County
- Swansea has also been known as:
- Swansea Landing
- Zurich ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
- Zurich is located in Inyo County
- Zurich has also been known as:
- Zurich Station
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns
- Cottonwood Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
- Cerro Gordo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Cerro Gordo is located in Inyo County
- Cerro Gordo has also been known as:
- Fat Hill
- Keeler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
- Keeler is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Keeler:
- Cerro Gordo Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeler <4>
- Whitney Portal
- Fresno County
- County Website: www.co.fresno.ca.us/
- County Seat for Fresno: Fresno
- Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of California
- Fresno County
- From Family Search:
- State of California
- Fresno County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of California
- Fresno County
- Nearest Communities to Independence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Independence.
- Kanawyers ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawyers
- Kanawyers is located in Fresno County
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Fresno County
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- Independence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Independence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8025, Longitude: -118.1997 |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |