Nearest Communities to Council,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Council, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Council:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Council is located in Adams County and is the County Seat.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Gem, Idaho, Valley, Washington, Baker (OR) & Wallowa (OR).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Council. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Adams 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 Council (which is Adams 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 Council
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Adams County (where Council resides)
- County Website: www.co.adams.id.us/
- County Seat for Adams: Council
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Adams County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Adams County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Adams County
- Nearest Communities to Council ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Council.
- Hoover
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Fruitvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Fruitvale is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fruitvale <4>
- Mesa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
- Mesa is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <4>
- Glendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Goodrich
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Starkey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Stevens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Bacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Alpine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Evergreen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Indian Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Valley
- Indian Valley is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Valley <4>
- Beer Bottle Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beer Bottle Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beer Bottle Crossing
- Beer Bottle Crossing is located in Adams County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pine Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Tamarack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamarack
- Tamarack is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamarack <4>
- Hillsdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Rubicon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon
- Rubicon is located in Adams County
- Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Meadows is located in Adams County
- New Meadows
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Meadows
- New Meadows is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Meadows <4>
- Wildhorse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Bear
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Cuprum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Landore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Devils Ladder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Ladder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Ladder
- Devils Ladder is located in Adams County
- Pine Ridge
- Gem County
- County Website: www.co.gem.id.us/
- County Seat for Gem: Emmett
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Gem County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Gem County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Gem County
- Nearest Communities to Council ...
- Valley County
- County Seat for Valley: Cascade
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Valley County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Valley County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Valley County
- Nearest Communities to Council ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Council.
- Dale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Old Fort
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Donnelly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnelly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Donnelly is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donnelly <4>
- MacGregor ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Norwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Archabal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Lake Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
- Lake Fork is located in Valley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Fork <4>
- Roseberry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Roseberry is located in Valley County
- Spink
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Lardo ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Arling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - McCall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCall
- McCall is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCall <4>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Elo ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Cascade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cascade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Cascade is located in Valley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <4>
- Eagle Nest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
- Eagle Nest is located in Valley County
- Belvidere
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Belvidere is located in Valley County
- Cabarton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elo ‑ Historic
- Washington County
- County Seat for Washington: Weiser
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Washington County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Washington County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Washington County
- Nearest Communities to Council ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Council.
- Cambridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Cambridge is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
- Salubria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Heath ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Crane ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Midvale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Midvale is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midvale <4>
- Diamond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baker County
- County Website: www.bakercounty.org/
- County Seat for Baker: Baker City (OR)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Baker County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Baker County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Baker County
- Nearest Communities to Council ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Council.
- Brownlee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Oxbow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
- Oxbow is located in Baker County (OR)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxbow <4>
- Pine Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Baker County (OR)
- Homestead ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
- Homestead is located in Baker County (OR)
- Robinette ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
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- Council) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Council. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7295, Longitude: -116.4367 In this case, the coordinates for Council have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |