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Nearest Communities to Downey,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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

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

Downey 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 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Downey. Of these communities, 54 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 Downey (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 Downey

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

  • Bannock County   (where Downey resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.bannock.id.us/
    • County Seat for Bannock:   Pocatello
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Downey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Downey.
      • Cambridge
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Cambridge is located in Bannock County
      • Downata Hot Springs
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downata Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downata Hot Springs
        • Downata Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
      • Zenda
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenda
        • Zenda is located in Bannock County
      • Virginia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
        • Virginia is located in Bannock County
      • Marsh Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marsh Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Valley
        • Marsh Valley is located in Bannock County
      • Red Rock Junction
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Junction
        • Red Rock Junction is located in Bannock County
      • Arimo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arimo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arimo
        • Arimo is located in Bannock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arimo <4>
      • Swanlake
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Robin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Topaz ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topaz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz
        • Topaz is located in Bannock County
      • Hawkins
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
        • Hawkins is located in Bannock County
      • Dempsey ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
        • Dempsey is located in Bannock County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Lava Hot Springs
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
          • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <4>
        • McCammon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
          • McCammon is located in Bannock County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <4>
        • Inkom
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
          • Inkom is located in Bannock County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <4>
        • Blackrock
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
          • Blackrock is located in Bannock County
        • Portneuf
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portneuf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portneuf
          • Portneuf is located in Bannock County
  • Caribou County
    • County Seat for Caribou:   Soda Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Downey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Downey.
      • China Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Hill
        • China Hill is located in Caribou County
      • Lund
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lund have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
        • Lund is located in Caribou County
      • Telluride
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telluride have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telluride
        • Telluride is located in Caribou County
      • Turner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
        • Turner is located in Caribou County
      • Niter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niter
        • Niter is located in Caribou County
      • Lago
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lago
        • Lago is located in Caribou County
      • Central
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
        • Central is located in Caribou County
      • Pebble
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
        • Pebble is located in Caribou County
      • Grace
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
        • Grace is located in Caribou County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <4>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Bench
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Bancroft
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
          • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <4>
        • Kinport
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinport
          • Kinport is located in Caribou County
        • Talmage
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
          • Talmage is located in Caribou County
        • Alexander
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexander have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
          • Alexander is located in Caribou County
        • Hatch
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
          • Hatch is located in Caribou County
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Preston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Downey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Downey.
      • Oxford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Coulam
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coulam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulam
        • Coulam is located in Franklin County
      • Banida
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banida have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banida
        • Banida is located in Franklin County
      • Clifton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Treasureton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Treasureton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasureton
        • Treasureton is located in Franklin County
      • Thatcher
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher
        • Thatcher is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thatcher <4>
      • Winder
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
        • Winder is located in Franklin County
      • Cleveland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
        • Cleveland is located in Franklin County
      • Mound Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
        • Mound Valley is located in Franklin County
      • Dayton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
      • Riverdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Riverdale is located in Franklin County
      • Thorenson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorenson
        • Thorenson is located in Franklin County
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Mink Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mink Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mink Creek
          • Mink Creek is located in Franklin County
        • Silver Star
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
          • Silver Star is located in Franklin County
        • Preston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
          • Preston is located in Franklin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,678 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
        • Egypt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
          • Egypt is located in Franklin County
        • Weston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
          • Weston is located in Franklin County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
        • Anderson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
          • Anderson is located in Franklin County
        • Glendale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
          • Glendale is located in Franklin County
        • Whitney
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Utida
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
          • Utida is located in Franklin County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Utida
          • From Downey to Utida
        • Mapleton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
          • Mapleton is located in Franklin County
        • Nashville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
          • Nashville is located in Franklin County
  • Oneida County
    • County Seat for Oneida:   Malad City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Downey   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Downey.
      • Dairy Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairy Creek
        • Dairy Creek is located in Oneida County
      • Daniels
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
        • Daniels is located in Oneida County
      • Malad City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
        • Malad City is located in Oneida County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <4>
      • Saint Johns
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasantview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gwenford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Holbrook Summit
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Summit
        • Holbrook Summit is located in Oneida County
      • Samaria
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
        • Samaria is located in Oneida County
      • Buist
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buist
        • Buist is located in Oneida County
      • Ireland Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
        • Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County
      • Woodruff
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Power County
  • Cache 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- Downey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Downey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4288, Longitude: -112.1231    
<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.




 

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