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Nearest Communities to Bern,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Bern.<1>

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

Bern 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 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bern. Of these communities, 38 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 Bern (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 Bern

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

  • Bear Lake County   (where Bern resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.bearlakecounty.info/
    • County Seat for Bear Lake:   Paris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bern   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bern.
      • Ovid
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Liberty
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Liberty is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Montpelier
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bennington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanark
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lanark is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
      • Sharon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Sharon is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Lindsayville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Lindsayville is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsayville
      • Wooleys
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Wooleys is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooleys
      • Paris
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Wardboro
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Georgetown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Nounan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Nounan is located in Bear Lake County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nounan
      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Novene
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Novene is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novene
        • Bloomington
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Dingle
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Giveout
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Giveout is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giveout
        • Alton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Alton is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Lifton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Lifton is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lifton
        • Saint Charles
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Harer
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Harer is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harer
        • Geneva
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Manson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Manson is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
        • Raymond
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Raymond is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
        • Bear Lake Hot Springs
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Bear Lake Hot Springs is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Hot Springs
        • Turnpike
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Turnpike is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
        • Pegram
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Pegram is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
        • Chausse
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Chausse is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chausse
        • Fish Haven
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Border
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Bear Lake Sands
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Bear Lake Sands is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake Sands
        • Glencoe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Glencoe is located in Bear Lake County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Caribou County
    • County Website:   https://www.cariboucounty.us/
    • County Seat for Caribou:   Soda Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bern   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bern.
      • Lago
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Lago is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lago
      • Bench
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Rose is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
      • Niter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Niter is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niter
      • Grace
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Soda Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Telluride
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Telluride is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
      • Alexander
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Alexander is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
      • China Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • China Hill is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
      • Conda
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Conda is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
      • Turner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Turner is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Central
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Central is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountyidaho.org/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Preston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bern   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bern.
      • Cleveland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cleveland is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Mound Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Mound Valley is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
      • Mink Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mink Creek is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Creek
      • Thatcher
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Glendale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Glendale is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Treasureton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Treasureton is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasureton
      • Mapleton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Mapleton is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
      • Riverdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Riverdale is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Cherryville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Egypt
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Egypt is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Nashville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nashville is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Whitney
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Winder
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Winder is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
        • Banida
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Banida is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banida
        • Franklin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Preston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rich County
  • Lincoln County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bern) 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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