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Nearest Communities to Clarkia,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.

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.


Clarkia is located in Shoshone County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clarkia. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Shoshone 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 Clarkia (which is Shoshone 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 Clarkia

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

  • Shoshone County   (where Clarkia resides)
    • County Website:   https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarkia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarkia.
      • Keeler
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Keeler is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
      • Emerald Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Calder
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Pocono
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Pocono is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono
      • Herrick
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Herrick is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Erlmo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Erlmo is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlmo
      • Marble Creek
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
      • Horsecamp
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
      • Hoyt
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Hoyt is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Ethelton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Ethelton is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelton
      • Avery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Stetson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Stetson is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
      • Masonia ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Masonia is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonia
  • Benewah County
    • County Website:   https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Benewah:   Saint Maries
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarkia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarkia.
      • Fernwood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Tyson Creek Station
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Tyson Creek Station is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Creek Station
      • Renfrew
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Renfrew is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
      • Santa
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wayland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wayland is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Mashburn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mashburn is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
      • Emida
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Flat Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Cardwell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Cardwell is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Rover
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Rover is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • North South Ski Bowl
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • North South Ski Bowl is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North South Ski Bowl
      • Saint Joe
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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        • Alder Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Alder Creek is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
        • Lotus
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Lotus is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
        • Omega
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Omega is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
        • Meadowhurst
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Meadowhurst is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhurst
        • Milltown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Milltown is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
        • Saint Maries
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverdale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Riverdale is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Sanders
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Sanders is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
        • Benewah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Benewah is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benewah
        • Parkline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Parkline is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
        • Ramsdell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Ramsdell is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsdell
  • Clearwater County
    • County Website:   https://www.clearwatercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Clearwater:   Orofino
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarkia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarkia.
      • Neva
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Neva is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
      • Elk River
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Kameron
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Kameron is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kameron
      • Boehls
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Boehls is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boehls
      • Five Corners ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dent
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Dent is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
      • Bingo Creek Landing
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Bingo Creek Landing is located in Clearwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingo Creek Landing
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clarkia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clarkia.
      • Sherwin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sherwin is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
      • Slabtown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Slabtown is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Bovill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Helmer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Helmer is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
      • Deary
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Avon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Avon is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Vassar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Vassar is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
      • Stanford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Stanford is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
      • Yale ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Yale is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Harvard
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Aspendale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Aspendale is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspendale
      • Chambers ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Chambers is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Crescent
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Crescent is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
        • Linden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Nora
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Nora is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Hampton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Hampton is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Princeton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Troy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Onaway
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Onaway is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
        • Potlatch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Nez Perce County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clarkia) 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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