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Nearest Communities to Oroville,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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

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


Oroville is located in Butte County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Butte County: Colusa, Glenn, Plumas, Sutter, Tehama & Yuba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 274 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oroville. Of these communities, 142 are located in counties other than Butte 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 Oroville (which is Butte 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 Oroville

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

  • Butte County   (where Oroville resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Butte County, we have limited the list to those within 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> of Oroville (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.buttecounty.net/
    • County Seat for Butte:   Oroville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oroville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oroville.
      • Yuman ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Yuman is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuman
      • Lynchburg ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • South Oroville
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • South Oroville is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oroville
      • Thermalito
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Longs Bar ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lava Beds ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Lava Beds is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Beds
      • Quartz ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Quartz is located in Butte County
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      • Kramm
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Kramm is located in Butte County
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      • Mooretown Rancheria
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mooretown Rancheria is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown Rancheria
      • Oregon City
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Oregon City is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon City
        • Former name for Oregon City:
        • Bloomingdale
      • Bidwell ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Land ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Land is located in Butte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Land
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        • Wicks Corner
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Wicks Corner is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicks Corner
        • Palermo
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Lorraine ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Oroville Junction
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
        • Bidwell Bar ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Vista Robles
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Vista Robles is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Robles
        • Wyandotte
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Haselbusch ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Haselbusch is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haselbusch
        • Oak Grove
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Grove is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • South Fork ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Elsey
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Fernandez
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Fernandez is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernandez
        • Hume ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hume is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
        • Shippee
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Shippee is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee
        • Big Ripples ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Big Ripples is located in Butte County
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        • Bloomer ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Bloomer is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
        • East Biggs
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ramada
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Ramada is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramada
        • Craig ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Craig is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
        • Hurleton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Hurleton is located in Butte County
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        • Cherokee ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • James
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • James is located in Butte County
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        • Burts Ferry
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Burts Ferry is located in Butte County
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        • Riceton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Riceton is located in Butte County
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        • Richland ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Richland is located in Butte County
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        • Enterprise ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Enterprise is located in Butte County
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        • Pentz
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Pentz is located in Butte County
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        • Blavo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Blavo is located in Butte County
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        • Robinsons Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Swedes Flat ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Swedes Flat is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Flat
        • Bigg's
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Peachton
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Richvale
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Enterprise Rancheria
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Enterprise Rancheria is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Rancheria
        • Las Plumas ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Las Plumas is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Plumas
        • Moseley ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Moseley is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseley
        • Bangor
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunnyslope
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyslope is located in Butte County
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        • East Gridley
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • East Gridley is located in Butte County
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        • Nelson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Robinson Mill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Nelson Bar ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Nelson Bar is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Bar
        • Pipers ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Pipers is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers
        • Berry Creek
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Esquon
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Esquon is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esquon
        • Honcut
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Gridley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Bend
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Yankee Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Yankee Hill is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Hill
        • Fagan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Fagan is located in Butte County
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        • Old Forbestown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Old Forbestown is located in Butte County
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        • Parkhill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Parkhill is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
        • Berry Creek Rancheria
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Chandon ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Chandon is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandon
        • Evansville ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Forbestown
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Concow
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Concow is located in Butte County
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        • David ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • David is located in Butte County
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        • Blinzing ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Blinzing is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blinzing
        • Brush ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Brush is located in Butte County
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        • Isaiah ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Isaiah is located in Butte County
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        • Durham
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Eskini ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Eskini is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskini
        • Feather Falls
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Deadwood
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Deadwood is located in Butte County
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        • Poe
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Poe is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe
        • Brush Creek
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • New Blinzing ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • New Blinzing is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Blinzing
        • Roble
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Roble is located in Butte County
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        • Paradise
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Hughes Place
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Hughes Place is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Place
        • Aguas Frias
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Aguas Frias is located in Butte County
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        • Dodgeland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Dodgeland is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeland
        • Lumpkin ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Rogerville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Rogerville is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogerville
        • Centerville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Centerville is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Mineral Slide
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Mineral Slide is located in Butte County
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        • Wagners ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Wagners is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagners
        • Chapmantown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Chapmantown is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmantown
        • Dayton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Stirling Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Stirling Junction is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling Junction
        • Oroleve
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Magalia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Pulga
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Nelsons Crossing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Nelsons Crossing is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Crossing
        • Barber
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Barber is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
        • Clipper Mills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Big Bar
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Helltown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Helltown is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helltown
        • Irish Town
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Irish Town is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Town
        • Junction House
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Junction House is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction House
        • Chico
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Michopdo ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Michopdo is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michopdo
        • Rancho De Farwell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Rancho De Farwell is located in Butte County
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        • French Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • French Crossing is located in Butte County
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        • Llano Seco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Llano Seco is located in Butte County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Seco
  • Colusa County
  • Glenn County
  • Nevada County
  • Plumas County
    • County Website:   https://www.plumascounty.us/
    • County Seat for Plumas:   Quincy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oroville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oroville.
      • Buckeye
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Buckeye is located in Plumas County
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      • Cascade
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Cascade is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
      • Palmetto
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Palmetto is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
      • Merlin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Merlin is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merlin
      • Rock Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Rock Creek is located in Plumas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • China Gulch ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • China Gulch is located in Plumas County
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      • Storrie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Cruz County
  • Sierra County
    • County Website:   https://www.sierracounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Sierra:   Downieville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oroville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oroville.
      • Freemans Crossing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Freemans Crossing is located in Sierra County
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      • Brandy City ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cal-Ida
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Cal-Ida is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal-Ida
      • Indian Hill ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Indian Hill is located in Sierra County
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      • Nelson Mill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Nelson Mill is located in Sierra County
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      • Pike
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Pike is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike
        • Pike has also been known as:
        • Pike City
      • Poverty Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poverty Hill
      • Scales ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Scales is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales
      • Union Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Union Hill is located in Sierra County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
  • Sutter County
    • County Website:   https://www.suttercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Sutter:   Yuba City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oroville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oroville.
      • Boga
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Boga is located in Sutter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boga
      • Riviera ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Riviera is located in Sutter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera
      • Bihlman ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Bihlman is located in Sutter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bihlman
      • Live Oak
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sunset
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Sunset is located in Sutter County
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      • Mendoza ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Mendoza is located in Sutter County
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      • Pennington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lomo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Lomo is located in Sutter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomo
      • Stafford ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Stafford is located in Sutter County
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      • Encinal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Encinal is located in Sutter County
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      • Sullivan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Sullivan is located in Sutter County
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      • Sanders
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sanders is located in Sutter County
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        • Berg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Berg is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berg
        • Nuestro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Nuestro is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nuestro
        • Dean Place
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Dean Place is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Place
        • Pease ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Pease is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
        • Butte House ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Butte House is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte House
        • Colusa Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Colusa Junction is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colusa Junction
        • Tierra Buena
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Tierra Buena is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Buena
        • Yuba City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Mount Vernon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Mount Vernon is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
        • Alemandra
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Alemandra is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alemandra
        • Yupu ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Yupu is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupu
        • Sutter
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • South Yuba City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • South Yuba City is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Yuba City
        • Bogue
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Tarke
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Oswald
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Oswald is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswald
        • Lira
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lira is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lira
        • Moons Ferry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Moons Ferry is located in Sutter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons Ferry
  • Yuba 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Oroville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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