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Nearest Communities to Johnsville,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Johnsville.<1>

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


Johnsville is located in Plumas County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Plumas County: Butte, Lassen, Shasta, Sierra, Tehama & Yuba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 169 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Johnsville. Of these communities, 92 are located in counties other than Plumas 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 Johnsville (which is Plumas 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 Johnsville

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

  • Plumas County   (where Johnsville resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.plumascounty.us/
    • County Seat for Plumas:   Quincy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Johnsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Johnsville.
      • Plumas Eureka
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Plumas Eureka is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas Eureka
      • Jamison ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Jamison is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
      • Little Jamison ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Little Jamison is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jamison
      • Squirrel Creek ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Squirrel Creek is located in Plumas County
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      • Feather River Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Feather River Park is located in Plumas County
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      • Mohawk
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Mohawk is located in Plumas County
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      • Blairsden
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bontes ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Bontes is located in Plumas County
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      • Dentens ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Dentens is located in Plumas County
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      • Graeagle
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Two Rivers
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
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      • Feather River Inn
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Feather River Inn is located in Plumas County
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  • Butte County
  • Nevada County
    • County Website:   https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for Nevada:   Nevada City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Johnsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Johnsville.
      • Marsh Mill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Graniteville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Shands ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Shands is located in Nevada County
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      • Snow Point ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Snow Point is located in Nevada County
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      • Orleans Flat
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Orleans Flat is located in Nevada County
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      • Gaston
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Gaston is located in Nevada County
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      • Moore's Flat
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Moore's Flat is located in Nevada County
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      • Woolsey Flat
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Woolsey Flat is located in Nevada County
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      • Dillon ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Dillon is located in Nevada County
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      • Snow Tent ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Snow Tent is located in Nevada County
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      • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Summit City is located in Nevada County
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        • Baltimore Town
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
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        • Eagle Bird ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Eagle Bird is located in Nevada County
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        • Maybert ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Maybert is located in Nevada County
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        • Relief
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Relief is located in Nevada County
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        • Washington
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Omega
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Omega is located in Nevada County
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        • Malakoff ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Malakoff is located in Nevada County
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        • Alpha ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Alpha is located in Nevada County
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        • Camp Spaulding
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Camp Spaulding is located in Nevada County
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        • Crystal Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County
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        • Lang Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Lang Crossing is located in Nevada County
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        • Langs ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Langs is located in Nevada County
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        • Yuba Pass
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Yuba Pass is located in Nevada County
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        • Lake City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sierra County
    • County Website:   https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Sierra:   Downieville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Johnsville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Johnsville.
      • Poker Flat
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Deadwood ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Deadwood is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
      • Howland Flat ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Howland Flat is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Flat
      • Bassetts
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bassetts is located in Sierra County
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      • Gibsonville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Maredith Mill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Maredith Mill is located in Sierra County
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      • Saint Louis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Saint Louis is located in Sierra County
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      • Loganville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Sierra City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Morristown ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Morristown is located in Sierra County
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      • Eureka ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Eureka is located in Sierra County
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      • Grass Flat
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Grass Flat is located in Sierra County
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      • Continue List   (36 more) ...
        • Monte Cristo ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Monte Cristo is located in Sierra County
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        • Oxford Mill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Oxford Mill is located in Sierra County
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        • Queen City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Queen City is located in Sierra County
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        • Calpine
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Downieville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Middle Waters ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Middle Waters is located in Sierra County
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        • Milton ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Milton is located in Sierra County
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        • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Mount Vernon is located in Sierra County
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        • Sattley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Goodyears Bar
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • McMahons ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • McMahons is located in Sierra County
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        • Mount Pleasant
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Mount Pleasant is located in Sierra County
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        • American Hill ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • American Hill is located in Sierra County
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        • Poverty Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
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        • Scales ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Scales is located in Sierra County
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        • Union Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Union Hill is located in Sierra County
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        • Forest
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Alleghany
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Unionville ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Unionville is located in Sierra County
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        • Randolph
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Randolph is located in Sierra County
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        • Sierraville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Centerville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Centerville is located in Sierra County
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        • Minnesota Flat
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Minnesota Flat is located in Sierra County
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        • Plumbago
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Plumbago is located in Sierra County
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        • Campbell Hot Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Campbell Hot Springs is located in Sierra County
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        • Brandy City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Cal-Ida
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Cal-Ida is located in Sierra County
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        • Cold Spring ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Cold Spring is located in Sierra County
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        • Indian Hill ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
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        • Loyalton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Grizzly Gulch ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Grizzly Gulch is located in Sierra County
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        • Plum Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Plum Valley is located in Sierra County
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        • Tippecanoe ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Tippecanoe is located in Sierra County
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        • Foote Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Foote Crossing is located in Sierra County
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        • Nelson Mill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Nelson Mill is located in Sierra County
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        • Pike
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Pike is located in Sierra County
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          • Pike has also been known as:
          • Pike City
  • Yuba County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Johnsville) 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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