Nearest Communities to Lakin,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lakin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lakin:
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 Lakin.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Lakin is located in Siskiyou County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Siskiyou County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, Trinity, Jackson (OR), Josephine (OR) & Klamath (OR).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lakin. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Siskiyou 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 Lakin (which is Siskiyou 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 Lakin
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Siskiyou County (where Lakin resides)
- County Website: https://www.siskiyoucounty.gov/
- County Seat for Siskiyou: Yreka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakin.
- Hambone ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hambone is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
- Slagger ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slagger is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slagger
- Florin Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florin Crossing is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florin Crossing
- Hammond Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hammond Crossing is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Crossing
- Pondosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pondosa is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondosa
- Bartle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bartle is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartle
- Curtis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Algoma ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
- Kinyon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kinyon is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinyon
- Swobe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Swobe is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swobe
- Ash Creek Station ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ash Creek Station is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek Station
- Tennant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Esperanza ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Esperanza is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esperanza
- Bray
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bray is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
- Ash Creek Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ash Creek Junction is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Creek Junction
- Leaf
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Leaf is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf
- Wyntoon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wyntoon is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyntoon
- Canby Cross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Canby Cross is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby Cross
- Kegg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kegg is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kegg
- Lassen County
- County Website: https://co.lassen.ca.us/
- County Seat for Lassen: Susanville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakin.
- Pittville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pittville is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittville
- Nubieber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bieber
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bieber is located in Lassen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bieber
- Pumpkin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc County
- County Website: https://www.co.modoc.ca.us/
- County Seat for Modoc: Alturas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakin.
- White Horse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Horse is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Scarface
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Scarface is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarface
- Demuth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Demuth is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demuth
- Hollenbeck ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hollenbeck is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollenbeck
- Day
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Day is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Kephart
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kephart is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kephart
- Lookout Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout Junction is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Junction
- Tionesta
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Tionesta is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
- Lookout
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hackamore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackamore is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackamore
- Meares
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meares is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meares
- Old Hulbert Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Old Hulbert Place is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hulbert Place
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mammoth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mammoth is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Perez
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Perez is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perez
- Lookout Rancheria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lookout Rancheria is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Rancheria
- Boles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Modoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Shasta County
- County Website: https://www.shastacounty.gov/
- County Seat for Shasta: Redding
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lakin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lakin.
- Obie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obie is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obie
- Harlow Place
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harlow Place is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Place
- Spalding Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spalding Corner is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding Corner
- Dana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dana is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Alfa ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Alfa is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfa
- Cayton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cayton is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayton
- Glenburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Glenburn is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenburn
- Former names for Glenburn:
- Burgettville
- Swasey
- Gomez
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- McArthur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fall River Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Four Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Big Bend Rancheria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend Rancheria is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Rancheria
- Big Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Bend is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Former names for Big Bend:
- Elena
- Henderson
- Indian Springs
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Bend <3>
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lakin) 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. |