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Nearest Communities to Whiskey Springs,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

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

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


Whiskey Springs 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 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Whiskey Springs.

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 Whiskey Springs (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 Whiskey Springs

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

  • Mendocino County   (where Whiskey Springs resides)
    • 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 Whiskey Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whiskey Springs.
      • Grove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Grove is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Redwood Lodge
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Redwood Lodge is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Lodge
      • South Fork
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • South Fork is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
      • Melbourne
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Melbourne is located in Mendocino County
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      • Dunlap ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Dunlap is located in Mendocino County
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      • Alpine
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Alpine is located in Mendocino County
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      • Heeser Addition
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Heeser Addition is located in Mendocino County
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      • Northspur
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Northspur is located in Mendocino County
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      • Glenblair
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenblair is located in Mendocino County
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      • Comptche
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Caspar
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Pine Grove is located in Mendocino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Continue List   (79 more) ...
        • Irmulco
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Irmulco is located in Mendocino County
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        • Marble Place
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Marble Place is located in Mendocino County
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        • Noyo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Noyo is located in Mendocino County
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        • Cameron
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Cameron is located in Mendocino County
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        • Mendocino
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Wanhala
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Wanhala is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanhala
        • Fort Bragg
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Little River
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cleone
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Cleone is located in Mendocino County
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        • Albion
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Shake City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Shake City is located in Mendocino County
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        • Whitesboro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County
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        • Burbeck
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Burbeck is located in Mendocino County
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        • Inglenook
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Inglenook is located in Mendocino County
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        • Clare Mill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Clare Mill is located in Mendocino County
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        • Crowley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Crowley is located in Mendocino County
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        • Soda Springs
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County
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        • Newport
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Newport is located in Mendocino County
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        • Sherwood Valley Rancheria
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Sylvandale ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Sylvandale is located in Mendocino County
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        • Cape Horn
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Cape Horn is located in Mendocino County
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        • Brooktrails
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Brooktrails is located in Mendocino County
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        • Kibesillah
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Kibesillah is located in Mendocino County
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        • Rowes ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Rowes is located in Mendocino County
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        • Elk
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Navarro
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Bailey Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Old Bailey Place is located in Mendocino County
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        • De Camp
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • De Camp is located in Mendocino County
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        • Fair Oaks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Fair Oaks is located in Mendocino County
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        • Muir
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Muir is located in Mendocino County
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        • Ridgewood Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Ridgewood Park is located in Mendocino County
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        • Simerson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Simerson is located in Mendocino County
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        • Upp
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Upp is located in Mendocino County
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        • Willits
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Montgomery
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Montgomery is located in Mendocino County
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        • Arnold
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Arnold is located in Mendocino County
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        • Longvale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Longvale is located in Mendocino County
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        • Orrs Springs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Orrs Springs is located in Mendocino County
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        • Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Ridge is located in Mendocino County
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        • Westport
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Reilly Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Reilly Heights is located in Mendocino County
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        • Branscomb
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • DeHaven
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • DeHaven is located in Mendocino County
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        • Philbrick Mill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Philbrick Mill is located in Mendocino County
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        • Laytonville Rancheria
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Laytonville Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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        • Hendy Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hendy Grove is located in Mendocino County
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        • Laughlin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Laughlin is located in Mendocino County
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        • Farley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Farley is located in Mendocino County
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        • Philo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Union Landing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Union Landing is located in Mendocino County
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        • Laytonville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hearst
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Hearst is located in Mendocino County
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        • Redwood Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hardy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Hardy is located in Mendocino County
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        • Calpella
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Redwood Valley Rancheria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Tatu
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Tatu is located in Mendocino County
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        • Rockport
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Rockport is located in Mendocino County
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        • Manchester
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • The Forks
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • The Forks is located in Mendocino County
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        • Pinoleville Rancheria
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Pinoleville Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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        • Coyote Valley Rancheria ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Stronetta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Stronetta is located in Mendocino County
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        • Presswood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Presswood is located in Mendocino County
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        • Ukiah
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Ukiah is located in Mendocino County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ukiah
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,883 people
          • Ukiah has also been known as:
          • Ukiah City
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ukiah <3>
        • Yokaya
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Yokaya is located in Mendocino County
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        • Potter Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Bowman Place
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Bowman Place is located in Mendocino County
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        • Dos Rios
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Indian Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Indian Springs is located in Mendocino County
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        • Iverson Indian Rancheria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Manchester Rancheria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Manchester Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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        • Asylum
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Asylum is located in Mendocino County
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        • Boonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Guidiville Rancheria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Guidiville Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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        • Pomo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Pomo is located in Mendocino County
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        • Flumeville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Flumeville is located in Mendocino County
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        • Regina Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Regina Heights is located in Mendocino County
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        • Vichy Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Vichy Springs is located in Mendocino County
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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- Whiskey Springs) 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.