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Nearest Communities to Nairn,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Although our information shows that the community of Nairn is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Merced County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Merced County: Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, San Benito, Santa Clara & Stanislaus.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 116 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Nairn. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Merced County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Nairn (which is Merced 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 Nairn

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

  • Merced County   (where Nairn resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofmerced.com/
    • County Seat for Merced:   Merced
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Nairn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Nairn.
      • Bellevue ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Bellevue is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Hoff ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hoff is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoff
      • Cuba ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Cuba is located in Merced County
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      • Amsterdam
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Amsterdam is located in Merced County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
      • Fergus
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Fergus is located in Merced County
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      • Castle Gardens
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Castle Gardens is located in Merced County
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      • Fluhr
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Fluhr is located in Merced County
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      • Edendale ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Edendale is located in Merced County
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      • Merced
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Buhach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Buhach is located in Merced County
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      • Atwater
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Grove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Grove is located in Merced County
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        • Winton
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Arundel ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Arundel is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arundel
        • Bear Creek
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Bear Creek is located in Merced County
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        • Kadota
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kadota is located in Merced County
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        • Hopeton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Hopeton is located in Merced County
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        • Tuttle
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Tuttle is located in Merced County
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        • Calpack
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Calpack is located in Merced County
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        • Arena
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Arena is located in Merced County
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        • Cressey
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Snelling
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Lingard
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Lingard is located in Merced County
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        • Planada
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ballico
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Livingston
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Plainsburg
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Plainsburg is located in Merced County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainsburg
        • Merced Falls
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Merced Falls is located in Merced County
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        • Cortez
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Cortez is located in Merced County
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        • Athlone
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Athlone is located in Merced County
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        • Burchell ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Burchell is located in Merced County
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        • Delhi
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • El Nido
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • La Branza ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • La Branza is located in Merced County
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        • Le Grand
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Dickenson Ferry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Old Dickenson Ferry is located in Merced County
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        • Hilmar
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Irwin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Irwin is located in Merced County
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        • Stevinson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Dickenson ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Dickenson is located in Merced County
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        • Sanjon De Santa Rita
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sanjon De Santa Rita is located in Merced County
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        • Marguerite ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Marguerite is located in Merced County
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        • Dos Palos Y
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Dos Palos Y is located in Merced County
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        • Santa Rita Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Dos Palos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Abbato ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Abbato is located in Merced County
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        • Brito
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Brito is located in Merced County
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        • Gadwall ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Gadwall is located in Merced County
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        • Ingomar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Ingomar is located in Merced County
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        • Linora ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Linora is located in Merced County
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        • Los Banos
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Gustine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • South Dos Palos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Trent
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Trent is located in Merced County
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        • Volta
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Volta is located in Merced County
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  • Madera County
    • County Website:   https://www.maderacounty.com/
    • County Seat for Madera:   Madera
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Nairn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Nairn.
      • Sierra Vista
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Sierra Vista is located in Madera County
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      • Minturn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Minturn is located in Madera County
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      • Chowchilla
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Ash is located in Madera County
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      • Ovejo ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ovejo is located in Madera County
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      • Tillman ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Tillman is located in Madera County
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      • Tyler ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Tyler is located in Madera County
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      • Plains ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Plains is located in Madera County
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      • Califa ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Califa is located in Madera County
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        • Medano ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Medano is located in Madera County
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        • Lincoln ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Lincoln is located in Madera County
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        • Dairyland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Dairyland is located in Madera County
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        • Fairmead
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairmead is located in Madera County
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        • Sharon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sharon is located in Madera County
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        • Berenda
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Berenda is located in Madera County
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  • Mariposa County
    • County Website:   https://mariposacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Mariposa:   Mariposa
    • Note: The eastern boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Nairn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Nairn.
      • Hornitos
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Gulch ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Indian Gulch is located in Mariposa County
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      • Hayward
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Hayward is located in Mariposa County
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      • Barrett
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Barrett is located in Mariposa County
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      • Catheys Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Bear Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bear Valley is located in Mariposa County
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      • Las Mariposas
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Las Mariposas is located in Mariposa County
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      • Bagby ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bagby is located in Mariposa County
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      • Granite Springs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Granite Springs is located in Mariposa County
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      • Ragby
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Ragby is located in Mariposa County
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      • Split Rock Ferry
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Split Rock Ferry is located in Mariposa County
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      • Mount Bullion
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mount Bullion is located in Mariposa County
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        • Blanchard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Blanchard is located in Mariposa County
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        • Agua Fria ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Agua Fria is located in Mariposa County
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        • Bridgeport
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Bridgeport is located in Mariposa County
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        • Coulterville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Newtown ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Newtown is located in Mariposa County
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        • Ben Hur
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Ben Hur is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
        • Mariposa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Dogtown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Dogtown is located in Mariposa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Stanislaus County
    • County Website:   https://www.stancounty.com/
    • County Seat for Stanislaus:   Modesto
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Nairn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Nairn.
      • Montpelier
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Montpelier is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
      • Denair
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • La Grange
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Turlock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Turlock is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlock
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,059 people
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      • Hickman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Waterford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemurgic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Chemurgic is located in Stanislaus County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemurgic
      • Cooperstown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Cooperstown is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Warnerville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Warnerville is located in Stanislaus County
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      • Hughson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Keyes
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Paulsell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Paulsell is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Esmar ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Esmar is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmar
        • Hatch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Hatch is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Hills Ferry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Hills Ferry is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Orestimba
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Orestimba is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Empire
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Newman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • 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 <4>
        • Arnold ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Arnold is located in Stanislaus County
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        • Ceres
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • 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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        • Claribel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Claribel is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claribel
        • Harp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Harp is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harp
        • Stomar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Stomar is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stomar
        • Timba
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Timba is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timba
        • Riverside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Riverside is located in Stanislaus County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Tuolumne 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- Nairn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Nairn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.