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Nearest Communities to Blackrock,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.


Blackrock is located in Bannock County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bannock County: Bingham, Caribou, Franklin, Oneida & Power.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Blackrock. Of these communities, 47 are located in counties other than Bannock 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 Blackrock (which is Bannock 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 Blackrock

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

  • Bannock County   (where Blackrock resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.bannockcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Bannock:   Pocatello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackrock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackrock.
      • Portneuf
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Portneuf is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portneuf
      • Inkom
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pocatello
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Alameda
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Alameda is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alameda
      • Chubbuck
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyhee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Tyhee is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyhee
      • McCammon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Robin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Robin is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin
      • Topaz ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Topaz is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
      • Hawkins
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Hawkins is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Arimo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dempsey ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Dempsey is located in Bannock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Lava Hot Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Marsh Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
        • Virginia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Virginia is located in Bannock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Cambridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cambridge is located in Bannock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Downey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Downata Hot Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Downata Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downata Hot Springs
  • Bingham County
    • County Website:   https://www.binghamid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bingham:   Blackfoot
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackrock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackrock.
      • Fort Hall
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gay
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Gay is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Gibson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Gibson is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Pingree
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Springfield
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sterling
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sterling is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
      • Blackfoot
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Morgan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Morgan is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
      • Fingal
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fingal is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fingal
      • Aberdeen
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Aiken
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Aiken is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Collins
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Collins is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
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        • Riverside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Riverside is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Thomas
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Thomas is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
        • Liberty
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Liberty is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Clarkson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Clarkson is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
        • Groveland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Groveland is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Moreland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Rockford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Rockford is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Grandview
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Grandview is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
        • Aberdeen Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
        • Peterson ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Peterson is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
        • Rouse
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Rouse is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
  • Caribou County
    • County Website:   https://www.cariboucounty.us/
    • County Seat for Caribou:   Soda Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackrock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackrock.
      • Five Points ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Points is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Pebble
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Pebble is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
      • Kinport
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Kinport is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinport
      • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Bancroft
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Hatch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Hatch is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Lund
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lund is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Central
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Central is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Talmage
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Talmage is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
      • Turner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Turner is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • China Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • China Hill is located in Caribou County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
  • Oneida County
  • Power County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.power.id.us/
    • County Seat for Power:   American Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blackrock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blackrock.
      • Don
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Don is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
      • Crystal
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Crystal is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
      • Michaud
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Michaud is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaud
      • Schiller
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Schiller is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schiller
      • Pauline
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pauline is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
      • Bannock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Bannock is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannock
      • Lone Rock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Lone Rock is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Rock
      • Arbon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • American Falls
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Fairview
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Fairview is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Neeley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Neeley is located in Power County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley

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 from Point A (ie- Blackrock) 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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