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Nearest Communities to Somes Bar,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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


Somes Bar 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 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Somes Bar. Of these communities, 35 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 Somes Bar (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 Somes Bar

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

  • Siskiyou County   (where Somes Bar resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.siskiyoucounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Siskiyou:   Yreka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Somes Bar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Somes Bar.
      • Eyese Bar ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Eyese Bar is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyese Bar
      • Patsiluvra ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Patsiluvra is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patsiluvra
      • Forks of Salmon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottage Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Cottage Grove is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
      • Gilta ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilta is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilta
      • Jack Harveys Crossing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jack Harveys Crossing is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Harveys Crossing
      • Bestville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Bestville is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestville
      • Sawyers Bar
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Ferry Point ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Ferry Point is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Point
      • Clear Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Clear Creek is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
      • Hoskin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Hoskin is located in Siskiyou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskin
      • Cecilville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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        • Foster
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Foster is located in Siskiyou County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
        • Gordons Ferry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Gordons Ferry is located in Siskiyou County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Ferry
        • Deacon Lee Place
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Deacon Lee Place is located in Siskiyou County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Lee Place
        • Happy Camp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Summerville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Summerville is located in Siskiyou County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
        • Mugginsville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Del Norte County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.del-norte.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Del Norte:   Crescent City
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Somes Bar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Somes Bar.
      • Peak Eight
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Peak Eight is located in Del Norte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Eight
      • Scaath
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Scaath is located in Del Norte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scaath
      • Klamath Glen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Klamath Glen is located in Del Norte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Glen
      • Resighini Rancheria
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Resighini Rancheria is located in Del Norte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resighini Rancheria
      • Waukell Flat ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Waukell Flat is located in Del Norte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukell Flat
      • Hoppaw
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Hoppaw is located in Del Norte County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppaw
      • Klamath
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Humboldt County
    • County Website:   https://humboldtgov.org/
    • County Seat for Humboldt:   Eureka
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Somes Bar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Somes Bar.
      • Kworatem ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Kworatem is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kworatem
      • Orleans
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Panamenik ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Panamenik is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panamenik
      • Dyer Place ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Dyer Place is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Place
      • Opegoi ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Opegoi is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opegoi
      • Lockharts ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Lockharts is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockharts
      • Wright Place
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wright Place is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Place
      • Atsepar ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ertlerger ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ertlerger is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ertlerger
      • Pekwuteu ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Pekwuteu is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekwuteu
      • Waseck
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Waseck is located in Humboldt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseck
      • Weitchpec
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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        • Martins Ferry ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Martins Ferry is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
        • Pekwan ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Pekwan is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekwan
        • Pecwan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Pecwan is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecwan
        • Shregegon ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Shregegon is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shregegon
        • Surgone
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Surgone is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgone
        • Johnsons
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Mettah
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Mettah is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mettah
        • Notchko
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Notchko is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchko
        • Erner ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Erner is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erner
        • Hoopa
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Elk Grove ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Elk Grove is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Grove
        • Kings Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Kings Crossing is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Crossing
        • Berry Glenn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Berry Glenn is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Glenn
        • Ore'q ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Ore'q is located in Humboldt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore'q
        • Orick
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Trinity 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- Somes Bar) 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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