RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Idaho >> Bear Lake County >> Bear Lake Sands >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...

Nearest Communities to Bear Lake Sands,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 from Bear Lake Sands.<1>

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


Bear Lake Sands is located in Bear Lake County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bear Lake County: Caribou, Franklin, Rich (UT) & Lincoln (WY).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bear Lake Sands. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake Sands (which is Bear Lake 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 Bear Lake Sands

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

  • Bear Lake County   (where Bear Lake Sands resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.bearlakecounty.info/
    • County Seat for Bear Lake:   Paris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear Lake Sands   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Lake Sands.
      • Bear Lake Hot Springs
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Bear Lake Hot Springs is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Hot Springs
      • Turnpike
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Turnpike is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
      • Lifton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lifton is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lifton
      • Fish Haven
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Pegram
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Pegram is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
      • Saint Charles
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Glencoe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Glencoe is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
      • Harer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Harer is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harer
      • Dingle
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Chausse
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Chausse is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chausse
      • Bloomington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Alton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Alton is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Border
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Border is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
        • Wardboro
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
        • Paris
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Paris is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
        • Ovid
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ovid is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
        • Montpelier
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Raymond
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Raymond is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Lanark
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lanark is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
        • Liberty
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Bern
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Bennington
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Bennington is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
        • Geneva
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Sharon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Sharon is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
        • Giveout
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Giveout is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giveout
        • Lindsayville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Lindsayville is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsayville
        • Wooleys
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Wooleys is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooleys
        • Georgetown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountyidaho.org/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Preston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear Lake Sands   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Lake Sands.
      • Glendale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Glendale is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Cherryville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Cherryville is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
      • Mapleton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Mapleton is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Mink Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Mink Creek is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Creek
      • Franklin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Nashville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Nashville is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Whitney
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Whitney is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
      • Cleveland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Cleveland is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Egypt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Egypt is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Riverdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Riverdale is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
  • Cache County
    • County Website:   https://www.cachecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Cache:   Logan (UT)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear Lake Sands   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Lake Sands.
      • Brachipad
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Brachipad is located in Cache County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachipad
        • Brachipad has also been known as:
        • Brachipad Summer Home Area
      • Chokecherry Summer Home Area
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Bluffs Summer Home Area
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Cove is located in Cache County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
      • White Horse Village
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • White Horse Village is located in Cache County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse Village
      • Richmond
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beindneau
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Beindneau is located in Cache County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beindneau
        • Beindneau has also been known as:
        • Beindneau Summer Home Area
  • Rich County
    • County Website:   https://www.richcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Rich:   Randolph (UT)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear Lake Sands   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Lake Sands.
      • Lakota
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakota is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
      • Garden City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Pickelville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pickelville is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickelville
      • Garden
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Garden is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
      • Old Limber Pine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Limber Pine is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Limber Pine
      • Laketown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Meadowville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Meadowville is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
      • Round Valley ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Round Valley is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Valley
      • Sage Creek Junction ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Sage Creek Junction is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek Junction
      • Sage Creek ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Sage Creek is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Creek
      • Randolph
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Argyle ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Argyle is located in Rich County (UT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
  • Lincoln County
    • County Website:   https://www.lincolncountywy.gov/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Kemmerer (WY)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bear Lake Sands   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bear Lake Sands.
      • Taylor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Border
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Border is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
      • Cokeville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Border Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Border Junction is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Junction
      • Marse
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Marse is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marse
      • Pixley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Pixley is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
      • Beckwith
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Beckwith is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
      • Carlson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Carlson is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
      • Leefe
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Leefe is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leefe
      • Sage
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Sage is located in Lincoln County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage

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- Bear Lake Sands) 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.