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Nearest Communities to Wanhala,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Wanhala.<1>

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


Wanhala is located in Mendocino County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mendocino County: Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Sonoma, Tehama & Trinity.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 113 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wanhala. Of these communities, 3 are located in counties other than Mendocino 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 Wanhala (which is Mendocino 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 Wanhala

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

  • Mendocino County   (where Wanhala resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Mendocino County, we have limited the list to those within 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> of Wanhala (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.mendocinocounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Mendocino:   Ukiah
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wanhala   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wanhala.
      • Marble Place
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Marble Place is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Northspur
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Northspur is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Irmulco
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Irmulco is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Alpine
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Alpine is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Shake City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Shake City is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Sherwood Valley Rancheria
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sylvandale ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Sylvandale was located in Mendocino County
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      • Burbeck
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Burbeck is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Soda Springs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Soda Springs is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Grove
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Grove is also located in Mendocino County
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      • Rowes ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Rowes was located in Mendocino County
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      • Clare Mill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Clare Mill is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Crowley
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Crowley is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Brooktrails
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Brooktrails is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Arnold
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Arnold is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Longvale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Longvale is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Dunlap ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Dunlap was located in Mendocino County
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        • Redwood Lodge
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Redwood Lodge is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Whiskey Springs
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Whiskey Springs is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Glenblair
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Glenblair is also located in Mendocino County
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        • De Camp
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • De Camp is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Simerson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Simerson is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Upp
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Upp is also located in Mendocino County
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        • South Fork
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • South Fork is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Willits
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Willits is also located in Mendocino County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,831 people
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        • Muir
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Muir is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Fair Oaks
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Fair Oaks is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Cleone
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Cleone is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Heeser Addition
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Heeser Addition is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Inglenook
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Inglenook is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Branscomb
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Laytonville Rancheria
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Laytonville Rancheria is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Farley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Farley is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Cameron
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Cameron is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Kibesillah
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kibesillah is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Newport
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Newport is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Comptche
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Ridgewood Park
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridgewood Park is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Melbourne
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Melbourne is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Fort Bragg
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Noyo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Noyo is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Laytonville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Ridge
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridge is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Tatu
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Tatu is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Caspar
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Grove
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Pine Grove is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Hearst
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Hearst is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Westport
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Mendocino
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • DeHaven
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • DeHaven is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Montgomery
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Montgomery is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Little River
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Dos Rios
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Orrs Springs
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Orrs Springs is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Indian Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Indian Springs is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Union Landing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Union Landing is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Albion
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Bowman Place
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Bowman Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Hardy
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hardy is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Old Bailey Place
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Old Bailey Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Laughlin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Laughlin is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Whitesboro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Whitesboro is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Woodman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Woodman is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Navarro
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Redwood Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockport
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Rockport is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Cape Horn
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Cape Horn is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Redwood Valley Rancheria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Card Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Card Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Empire ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Empire was located in Mendocino County
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        • Tan Oak Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Tan Oak Park is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Twin Rocks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Twin Rocks is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Reilly Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Reilly Heights is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Calpella
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Cummings
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Cummings is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Heath Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Heath Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Nashmead
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Nashmead is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Elk
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Potter Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Reyes Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Reyes Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • River Garden ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • River Garden was located in Mendocino County
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        • Marks Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Marks Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Philbrick Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Philbrick Mill is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Coyote Valley Rancheria ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • The Forks
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • The Forks is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Pinoleville Rancheria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pinoleville Rancheria is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Pomo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pomo is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Dunlap Place
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Dunlap Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Jim Leggett Place
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Jim Leggett Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Ralph Leggett Place
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Ralph Leggett Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • South Leggett
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • South Leggett is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Covelo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hales Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hales Grove is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Hendy Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Hendy Grove is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Presswood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Presswood is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Yokaya
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Yokaya is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Leggett
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Spyrock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Spyrock is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Underwood Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Underwood Park is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Cubbler Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cubbler Place is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Philo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Ukiah
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ukiah is also located in Mendocino County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
          • Ukiah has also been known as:
          • Ukiah City
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        • Etsel Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Etsel Crossing is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Asylum
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Asylum is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Guidiville Rancheria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Guidiville Rancheria is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Regina Heights
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Regina Heights is also located in Mendocino County
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        • Vichy Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Vichy Springs is also located in Mendocino County
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  • Lake County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wanhala) 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.