Nearest Communities to Walker,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Walker, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Walker:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
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 north 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Walker 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 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walker. Of these communities, 19 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 Walker (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 Walker
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Siskiyou County (where Walker resides)
- County Website: https://www.siskiyoucounty.gov/
- County Seat for Siskiyou: Yreka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Klamath River
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gottsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gottsville is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gottsville
- Oakbar
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oakbar is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbar
- Swiss Bar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Swiss Bar is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Bar
- Horse Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Horse Creek is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Cinnabar Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cinnabar Springs is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Springs
- Hooperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hooperville is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooperville
- Scott Bar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Steelhead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Steelhead is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelhead
- Hawkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Yreka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yreka is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yreka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,503 people
- Yreka has also been known as:
- Yreka City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yreka <3>
- Continue List (30 more) ...
- Jims Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jims Camp is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jims Camp
- Henley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Henley is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
- Hornbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cole
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cole is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Hilt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hilt is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilt
- Fort Jones
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eileen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eileen is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen
- Quartz Valley Rancheria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Snowden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Snowden is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Mugginsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mugginsville is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mugginsville
- Oro Fino
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oro Fino is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Fino
- Seiad Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Ager
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ager is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
- Greenview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Grenada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Logan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Cheeseville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Cheeseville is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
- Fort Goff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Fort Goff is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Goff
- Little Shasta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
- Deacon Lee Place
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Deacon Lee Place is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deacon Lee Place
- Bogus ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
- Gordons Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gordons Ferry is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordons Ferry
- Copco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copco is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copco
- Etna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Big Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Gazelle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Camp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hoskin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hoskin is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskin
- Metcalf ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://jacksoncountyor.gov/
- County Seat for Jackson: Medford (OR)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Colestin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Colestin is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Siskiyou
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Siskiyou is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siskiyou
- Copper ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Copper is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
- Steinman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steinman is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
- Barron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Barron is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
- Mistletoe
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mistletoe is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mistletoe
- McKee Bridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- McKee Bridge is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Bridge
- Buncom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Buncom is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncom
- Buckhorn Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Buckhorn Springs is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Springs
- Klamath Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Klamath Junction is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klamath Junction
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Steamboat
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Steamboat is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
- Sterlingville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sterlingville is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlingville
- Cameron ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Talent
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ruch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Jackson County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Phoenix
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walker) 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. |