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Nearest Communities to Garfield,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Garfield is primarily located in Jefferson County. A portion of Garfield extends into Bonneville County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Bingham, Bonneville, Butte, Clark, Fremont & Madison.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 86 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Garfield. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Jefferson 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 Garfield (which is Jefferson 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 Garfield

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

  • Jefferson County   (where Garfield resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.jcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Rigby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garfield.
      • Grant
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Grant is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Rigby
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Rigby is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,430 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rigby <3>
      • Barlow
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Barlow is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Lewisville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Midway
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Midway is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Rudy
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Rudy is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
      • Annis
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Annis is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annis
      • Menan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Menan is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menan <3>
      • Labelle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Labelle is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labelle
      • Bassett
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Bassett is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Lorenzo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lorenzo is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
      • Ririe
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
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        • Roberts
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Heise
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Heise is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
        • Sage Junction
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Sage Junction is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Junction
        • Hawgood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawgood is located in Jefferson County
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        • Hamer
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Hamer is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
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        • Terreton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Camas
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Camas is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
        • Mud Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bingham County
    • County Website:   https://www.binghamid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bingham:   Blackfoot
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garfield.
      • Woodville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodville is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
      • Cox
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Cox is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
      • Mitchell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mitchell is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Shelley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Goshen is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • Wolverine
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Wolverine is located in Bingham County
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      • Basalt
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Firth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Goshen Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Goshen Junction is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Junction
      • Kimball
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Kimball is located in Bingham County
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      • Rising River
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rising River is located in Bingham County
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      • Alridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Alridge is located in Bingham County
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      • Wapello
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wapello is located in Bingham County
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  • Bonneville County
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnevillecountyidaho.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonneville:   Idaho Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garfield.
      • Ucon
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Ucon is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ucon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,172 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ucon <3>
      • Coltman
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Coltman is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltman
      • Milo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Milo is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Beachs Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Beachs Corner is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachs Corner
      • Payne
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Payne is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Iona
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Iona is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,441 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iona <3>
      • Orvin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Orvin is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvin
      • Lincoln
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Lincoln is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Osgood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Osgood is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Idaho Falls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Ammon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Ammon is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,726 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ammon <3>
      • Poplar
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Poplar is located in Bonneville County
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        • Cotton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cotton is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
        • Ozone
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
        • Gerrard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Gerrard is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
        • Taylorville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
        • Guyaz
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Guyaz is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyaz
        • Dehlin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Dehlin is located in Bonneville County
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        • Bone
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Bone is located in Bonneville County
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  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   https://co.fremont.id.us/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Saint Anthony
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garfield.
      • Egin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Egin is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
      • Teton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Heman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Heman is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
      • Wilford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Wilford is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
      • Newdale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Parker
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pyke
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pyke is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyke
      • Saint Anthony
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Groves
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Twin Groves is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
      • Jenkins Will
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jenkins Will is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Will
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.madison.id.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Rexburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Garfield   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Garfield.
      • Sunnydell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Sunnydell is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydell
      • Independence ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Independence is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Archer
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Archer is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Lyman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lyman is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
      • Thornton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Thornton is located in Madison County
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      • Byrne
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Byrne is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne
      • Mark
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Mark is located in Madison County
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      • Burton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Burton is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
      • Jensen
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jensen is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
      • Herbert
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Herbert is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
      • Gale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Gale is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
      • Rexburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Walker
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Walker is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Hibbard
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Hibbard is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbard
        • Hinckley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Hinckley is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
        • Jolley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Jolley is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
        • Plano
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Plano is located in Madison County
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        • Edmonds
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Edmonds is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
        • Parkinson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Parkinson is located in Madison County
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        • Salem
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Salem is located in Madison County
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        • Sugar City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Woods Crossing
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Woods Crossing is located in Madison County
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        • Hart
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hart is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Moody
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Moody is located in Madison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Garfield) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.