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Nearest Communities to Collister,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 from Collister.<1>

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


Collister is located in Ada County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ada County: Boise, Canyon, Elmore, Gem & Owyhee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 95 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Collister. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Ada 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 Collister (which is Ada 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 Collister

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

  • Ada County   (where Collister resides)
    • County Website:   https://adacounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Ada:   Boise
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Collister   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Collister.
      • Highlands
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Highlands is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
      • Garden City
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Boise Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Perkins
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Perkins is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Boise Hills Village
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Boise Hills Village is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise Hills Village
      • Boise
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ustick
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Ustick is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ustick
      • Eagle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Beatty
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Beatty is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
      • Cloverdale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Cloverdale is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Vernon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Vernon is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Hillcrest
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hillcrest is located in Ada County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • South Boise ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • South Boise is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boise
        • Meridian
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Barber
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Barber is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
        • Sonna
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Sonna is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonna
        • Star
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Blacks Creek
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Blacks Creek is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Creek
        • Mora
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Mora is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mora
        • Pleasant Valley
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Kuna
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Owyhee
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Owyhee is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee
        • Neal ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Neal is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
        • Blacks ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Blacks is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
        • Leone
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Leone is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leone
        • Regina
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Regina is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regina
        • Orchard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Orchard is located in Ada County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
        • Swan Falls
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Boise County
    • County Website:   https://www.boisecounty.us/
    • County Seat for Boise:   Idaho City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Collister   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Collister.
      • Howell ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Howell is located in Boise County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
      • Horseshoe Bend
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gardena
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Gardena is located in Boise County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
      • New Centerville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • New Centerville is located in Boise County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Centerville
      • Star Ranch Summer Home Area
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Granite
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Granite is located in Boise County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Idaho City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Brownlee
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Centerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerville is located in Boise County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Canyon County
    • County Website:   https://www.canyoncounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Canyon:   Caldwell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Collister   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Collister.
      • Tiegs Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Tiegs Corner is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiegs Corner
      • Fischer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Fischer is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
      • Nampa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Kings Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Maddens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Maddens is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddens
      • Deal
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Deal is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
      • Swartz Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Swartz Corner is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Corner
      • Karcher Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Karcher Junction is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karcher Junction
      • Middleton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Moss
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Moss is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Midway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Midway is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Bowmont
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Josephson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Josephson is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephson
        • Amsco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Amsco is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsco
        • Bugtown ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Bugtown is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtown
        • Caldwell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Underkoflers Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Underkoflers Corner is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underkoflers Corner
        • Westma
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Westma is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westma
        • Melba
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Simplot
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Simplot is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simplot
        • Enrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Enrose is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enrose
        • Weitz
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Doles
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Doles is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
        • Huston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Sand Hollow
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
        • Riverside
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Warrens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Warrens is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
        • Knowlton Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Knowlton Heights is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Heights
        • Notus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Sunnyslope
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sunnyslope is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
        • Walters Ferry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Greenleaf
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Central Cove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Central Cove is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cove
  • Elmore County
  • Gem County
    • County Website:   https://www.gemcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Gem:   Emmett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Collister   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Collister.
      • Pearl
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Aikman ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Aikman is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikman
      • Marsh ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Marsh is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
      • Montour
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Emmett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Plaza
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Plaza is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza
      • Black Canyon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Black Canyon is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Canyon
      • Bramwell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Del Monte
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Del Monte is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Monte
      • Sweet
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jenness
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jenness is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenness
      • Letha
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Rock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Rock is located in Gem County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Owyhee County
    • County Website:   https://owyheecounty.net/
    • County Seat for Owyhee:   Murphy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Collister   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Collister.
      • Givens Hot Springs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Givens Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Hot Springs
      • Wilson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilson is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Guffey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Guffey is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
      • Claytonia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Claytonia is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonia
      • Marsing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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- Collister) 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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