Nearest Communities to Empire City,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Empire City, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Empire City:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Empire City.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Empire City is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Owyhee County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Owyhee County: Ada, Canyon, Elmore, Twin Falls, Elko (NV), Humboldt (NV) & Malheur (OR).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 33 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Empire City. Of these communities, 7 are located in counties other than Owyhee County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Empire City (which is Owyhee 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 Empire City
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Owyhee County (where Empire City resides)
- County Website: www.owyheecounty.net/
- County Seat for Owyhee: Murphy
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- Nearest Communities to Empire City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire City.
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver City <4>
- Telegraph Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telegraph Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph Hill
- Telegraph Hill is located in Owyhee County
- Dewey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Flint
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - De Lamar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Lamar
- De Lamar is located in Owyhee County
- Slacks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slacks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slacks Corner
- Slacks Corner is located in Owyhee County
- Democrat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Little Sugar Loaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sugar Loaf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sugar Loaf
- Little Sugar Loaf is located in Owyhee County
- Petersons Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersons Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersons Crossing
- Petersons Crossing is located in Owyhee County
- Sinker ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Triangle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Reynolds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Carothers Place ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carothers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carothers Place
- Carothers Place is located in Owyhee County
- Oreana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Oreana is located in Owyhee County
- Spiry Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiry Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiry Place
- Spiry Place is located in Owyhee County
- Crill Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crill Place
- Crill Place is located in Owyhee County
- Murphy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Murphy is located in Owyhee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
- South Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
- South Mountain is located in Owyhee County
- Doyle Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyle Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Place
- Doyle Place is located in Owyhee County
- Guffey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Morgan Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Place
- Morgan Place is located in Owyhee County
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Cliffs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs
- Cliffs is located in Owyhee County
- Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Givens Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Givens Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Hot Springs
- Givens Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
- Pleasant Valley Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley Place have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Place
- Pleasant Valley Place is located in Owyhee County
- Carothers Place ‑ Historic
- Ada County
- County Website: www.adaweb.net/
- County Seat for Ada: Boise City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Ada County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Ada County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Ada County
- Nearest Communities to Empire City ...
- Swan Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Falls
- Swan Falls is located in Ada County
- Swan Falls
- Canyon County
- County Website: www.canyoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Canyon: Caldwell
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Canyon County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Canyon County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Canyon County
- Nearest Communities to Empire City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire City.
- Walters Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Ferry
- Walters Ferry is located in Canyon County
- Warrens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Melba
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Melba is located in Canyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melba <4>
- Malheur County
- County Website: www.malheurco.org/
- County Seat for Malheur: Vale (OR)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Malheur County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Malheur County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Malheur County
- Nearest Communities to Empire City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Empire City.
- Jordan Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Valley
- Jordan Valley is located in Malheur County (OR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan Valley <4>
- Sheaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Rockville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Empire City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Empire City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9782, Longitude: -116.7112 In this case, the coordinates for Empire City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Empire City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |