Nearest Communities to Willits,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Willits, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Willits:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Willits.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Willits 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 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Willits. Of these communities, 13 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 Willits (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 Willits
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mendocino County (where Willits resides)
- Given the large number of communities that are located in Mendocino County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Willits (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 Willits ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willits.
- Simerson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simerson is located in Mendocino County
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- Muir
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Muir is located in Mendocino County
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- Upp
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Upp is located in Mendocino County
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- De Camp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- De Camp is located in Mendocino County
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- Brooktrails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brooktrails is located in Mendocino County
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- Fair Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fair Oaks is located in Mendocino County
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- Crowley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crowley is located in Mendocino County
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- Clare Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clare Mill is located in Mendocino County
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- Soda Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rowes ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rowes is located in Mendocino County
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- Ridgewood Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Park is located in Mendocino County
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- Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Mendocino County
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- Burbeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burbeck is located in Mendocino County
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- Sylvandale ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvandale is located in Mendocino County
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- Shake City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shake City is located in Mendocino County
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- Arnold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arnold is located in Mendocino County
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- Irmulco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Irmulco is located in Mendocino County
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- Hearst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hearst is located in Mendocino County
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- Longvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longvale is located in Mendocino County
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- Laughlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Laughlin is located in Mendocino County
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- Northspur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Northspur is located in Mendocino County
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- Sherwood Valley Rancheria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Mendocino County
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- Wanhala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wanhala is located in Mendocino County
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- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Mendocino County
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- Orrs Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Redwood Valley Rancheria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alpine is located in Mendocino County
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- Marble Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marble Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Farley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farley is located in Mendocino County
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- Calpella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Potter Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron is located in Mendocino County
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- Coyote Valley Rancheria ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pomo is located in Mendocino County
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- The Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Comptche
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grove is located in Mendocino County
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- Tatu
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tatu is located in Mendocino County
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- Pinoleville Rancheria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pinoleville Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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- Yokaya
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yokaya is located in Mendocino County
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- Whiskey Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whiskey Springs is located in Mendocino County
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- Old Bailey Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Bailey Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Presswood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Presswood is located in Mendocino County
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- Melbourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Melbourne is located in Mendocino County
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- Redwood Lodge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Redwood Lodge is located in Mendocino County
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- Laytonville Rancheria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Laytonville Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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- Guidiville Rancheria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Guidiville Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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- Hemlock Ranch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ukiah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vichy Springs is located in Mendocino County
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- South Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- South Fork is located in Mendocino County
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- Laytonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Asylum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Asylum is located in Mendocino County
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- Regina Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Regina Heights is located in Mendocino County
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- Navarro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Glenblair
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenblair is located in Mendocino County
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- Dos Rios
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Talmage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Springs is located in Mendocino County
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- Marks Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marks Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Branscomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Reilly Heights is located in Mendocino County
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- Heeser Addition
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Heeser Addition is located in Mendocino County
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- Hendy Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hendy Grove is located in Mendocino County
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- Philbrick Mill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Philbrick Mill is located in Mendocino County
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- El Roble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- El Roble is located in Mendocino County
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- Cleone
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cleone is located in Mendocino County
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- Inglenook
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Philo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ukiah Rancheria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ukiah Rancheria is located in Mendocino County
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- Cape Horn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cape Horn is located in Mendocino County
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- Caspar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fort Bragg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mendocino
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Noyo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove is located in Mendocino County
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- Woodman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Woodman is located in Mendocino County
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- Kibesillah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kibesillah is located in Mendocino County
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- Newport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Newport is located in Mendocino County
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- Albion
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Mendocino County
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- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cubbler Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cubbler Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Card Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Card Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Covelo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Etsel Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Etsel Crossing is located in Mendocino County
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- Westport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heath Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Heath Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Nashmead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Nashmead is located in Mendocino County
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- O'Neil Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Bowman Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeHaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- DeHaven is located in Mendocino County
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- Hays Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hays Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Largo ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlap Place is located in Mendocino County
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- Reyes Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Reyes Place is located in Mendocino County
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- River Garden ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- River Garden is located in Mendocino County
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- Twin Rocks
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Rocks is located in Mendocino County
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- Crittendon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Crittendon is located in Mendocino County
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- Sanel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sanel is located in Mendocino County
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- Lake County
- County Website: https://www.lakecountyca.gov/
- County Seat for Lake: Lakeport
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willits ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willits.
- Crocker Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Crocker Place is located in Lake County
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- Booth Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Booth Crossing is located in Lake County
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- Enterprise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Lake County
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- Four Pines
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Four Pines is located in Lake County
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- Cooper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper is located in Lake County
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- Howard Mill ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Howard Mill is located in Lake County
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- Three Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Three Crossing is located in Lake County
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- Vann
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vann is located in Lake County
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- Witter Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Witter Springs is located in Lake County
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- Saratoga Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Parramore Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parramore Springs is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore Springs
- Upper Lake Rancheria
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willits) 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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