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Nearest Communities to Larson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Larson.<1>

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

Larson is located in Shoshone County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Larson. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Shoshone 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 Larson (which is Shoshone 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 Larson

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

  • Shoshone County   (where Larson resides)
    • County Website:   https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Larson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Larson.
      • Dorsey ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Dorsey is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
      • Pottsville ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Pottsville is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
      • Carbonate ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
      • Mullan
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Burke ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mace
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Mace is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
      • Borax ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Borax is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
      • Bullion ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bullion is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
      • Black Bear
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
      • Cornwall
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Tammany
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Tammany is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany
      • Golconda
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Golconda is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
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        • Stull
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Stull is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
        • Frisco
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Gem
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gem is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
        • Webb
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Webb is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
        • Sunset ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
        • Roland
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Roland is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
        • Blackcloud
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackcloud
        • Bunn
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunn
        • Gentry
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Gentry is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
        • McCarthy
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • McCarthy is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthy
        • Woodland Park
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Bogle
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Bogle is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle
        • Falcon
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Falcon is located in Shoshone County
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        • Pearson
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Pearson is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
        • Wallace
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Carbon Center
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Kyle ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Kyle is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
        • Nuckols
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Nuckols is located in Shoshone County
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        • Silverton
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Ferguson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ferguson is located in Shoshone County
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        • Adair
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Adair is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
        • Murray
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Thiard
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Thiard is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiard
        • Stetson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Stetson is located in Shoshone County
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        • Osburn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Delta
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Eagle
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Eagle is located in Shoshone County
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        • Avery
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Elk Creek
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
        • Prichard
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Prichard is located in Shoshone County
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        • Ethelton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Ethelton is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelton
        • Elizabeth Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
        • Hoyt
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hoyt is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
        • Wardner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Kellogg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Smelter Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
        • Nelson ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Nelson is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Horsecamp
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
        • Erlmo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Erlmo is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlmo
        • Marble Creek
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
        • Bradley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Bradley is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Masonia ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Masonia is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonia
        • Smelterville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Sweeney
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Herrick
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Herrick is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
        • Pocono
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Pocono is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono
        • Page
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Page is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • Pine Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
        • Steamboat ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Steamboat is located in Shoshone County
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        • Pinehurst
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Calder
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Enaville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
        • Linfor
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Linfor is located in Shoshone County
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        • Kingston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Gold Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Gold Creek is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
  • Benewah County
  • Kootenai County
  • Mineral County
    • County Website:   https://co.mineral.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Superior (MT)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Larson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Larson.
      • Sohon
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sohon is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sohon
      • Borax
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Borax is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
      • East Portal ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Taft
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Taft is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Bryson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bryson is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Saltese
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Haugan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • De Borgia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Henderson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Henderson is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Cabin City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Cabin City is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
      • Drexel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Drexel is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
      • Foraker
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Foraker is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
      • Buford ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Buford is located in Mineral County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Sanders County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sanders.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Sanders:   Thompson Falls (MT)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Larson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Larson.
      • Belknap
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Belknap is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
      • Shannonville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Shannonville is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannonville
      • Thompson Falls
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Talc
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Talc is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc
      • White Pine
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • White Pine is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
      • Ashleys Settlement ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ashleys Settlement is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleys Settlement
      • Childs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Childs is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
      • Snider
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Snider is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
      • Larchwood
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Larchwood is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
      • Trout Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Eddy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Tuscor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Larson) 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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