Nearest Communities to Alturas City,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Alturas City, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Alturas City:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Alturas City is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Elmore County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elmore County: Ada, Boise, Camas, Gooding, Owyhee & Twin Falls.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 24 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alturas City. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than Elmore County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Alturas City (which is Elmore 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 Alturas City
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Elmore County (where Alturas City resides)
- County Website: www.elmorecounty.org/
- County Seat for Elmore: Mountain Home
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Elmore County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Elmore County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Elmore County
- Nearest Communities to Alturas City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alturas City.
- Atlanta
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Atlanta is located in Elmore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
- Spanish Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Town
- Spanish Town is located in Elmore County
- Rocky Bar ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bar
- Rocky Bar is located in Elmore County
- Featherville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Featherville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Featherville
- Featherville is located in Elmore County
- Paradise Hot Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hot Springs
- Paradise Hot Springs is located in Elmore County
- Pine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Elmore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine <4>
- Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine County
- County Website: www.co.blaine.id.us/
- County Seat for Blaine: Hailey
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Blaine County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Blaine County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Blaine County
- Nearest Communities to Alturas City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alturas City.
- Sawtooth City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawtooth City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawtooth City
- Sawtooth City is located in Blaine County
- Galena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Blaine County
- Easley Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easley Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Hot Springs
- Easley Hot Springs is located in Blaine County
- Boise County
- County Website: www.co.boise.id.us/
- County Seat for Boise: Idaho City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Boise County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Boise County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Boise County
- Nearest Communities to Alturas City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alturas City.
- Graham ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Banner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Bear Creek Summer Home Area
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear Creek Summer Home Area have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Summer Home Area
- Bear Creek Summer Home Area is located in Boise County
- Camp Creek Summer Home Area
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Creek Summer Home Area have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek Summer Home Area
- Camp Creek Summer Home Area is located in Boise County
- Tenmile Summer Home Area
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Summer Home Area have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Summer Home Area
- Tenmile Summer Home Area is located in Boise County
- Twin Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
- Twin Springs is located in Boise County
- Long Creek Summit Home
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek Summit Home have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Summit Home
- Long Creek Summit Home is located in Boise County
- Lowman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowman
- Lowman is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowman <4>
- Washington Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mill
- Washington Mill is located in Boise County
- Camas County
- County Seat for Camas: Fairfield
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Camas County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Camas County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Camas County
- Nearest Communities to Alturas City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alturas City.
- Indian Head Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head Rock
- Indian Head Rock is located in Camas County
- Carrietown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrietown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrietown
- Carrietown is located in Camas County
- Custer County
- County Website: www.co.custer.id.us/
- County Seat for Custer: Challis
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Custer County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Custer County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Custer County
- Nearest Communities to Alturas City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alturas City.
- Grandjean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Obsidian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Stanley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Custer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <4>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Alturas City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alturas City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.8007, Longitude: -115.1604 In this case, the coordinates for Alturas City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alturas City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |