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Nearest Communities to Lotus,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Lotus is located in Benewah County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benewah County: Kootenai, Latah, Shoshone, Spokane (WA) & Whitman (WA).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 127 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lotus. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Benewah 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 Lotus (which is Benewah 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 Lotus

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

  • Benewah County   (where Lotus resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Benewah:   Saint Maries
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lotus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lotus.
      • Alder Creek
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Alder Creek is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
      • Cardwell
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cardwell is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Rover
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Rover is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Flat Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Meadowhurst
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Meadowhurst is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhurst
      • Saint Maries
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Mashburn
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mashburn is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
      • Riverdale
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Riverdale is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Milltown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Milltown is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Emida
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Emida is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
      • Benewah
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Benewah is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benewah
      • Ramsdell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Ramsdell is located in Benewah County
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      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Parkline
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Parkline is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
        • North South Ski Bowl
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • North South Ski Bowl is located in Benewah County
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        • Wayland
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Wayland is located in Benewah County
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        • Silvertip Landing
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
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        • Omega
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Omega is located in Benewah County
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        • Santa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rocky Point
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
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        • Renfrew
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Renfrew is located in Benewah County
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        • Hawleys Landing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawleys Landing is located in Benewah County
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        • Pedee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pedee is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
        • Tyson Creek Station
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Tyson Creek Station is located in Benewah County
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        • Sanders
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Sanders is located in Benewah County
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        • Chatcolet
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
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        • Saint Joe
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Saint Joe is located in Benewah County
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        • Fernwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Plummer Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Plummer Junction is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Junction
        • Plummer
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Plummer is located in Benewah County
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        • De Smet
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • De Smet is located in Benewah County
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        • Tensed
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Mowry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Mowry is located in Benewah County
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        • Willard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Willard is located in Benewah County
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  • Kootenai County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Kootenai:   Coeur d'Alene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lotus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lotus.
      • Conkling Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
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      • Lacon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Lacon is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
      • Medimont
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Springston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Springston is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springston
      • Harrison
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Worley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Lane
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Lane is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
      • Mozart
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mozart is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
      • Rose Lake
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
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      • Rockford Bay
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Rockford Bay is located in Kootenai County
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      • Dudley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Dudley is located in Kootenai County
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      • Len Landing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Len Landing is located in Kootenai County
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      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Setters
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Setters is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Setters
        • Canyon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
        • Cataldo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bellgrove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellgrove
        • Eddyville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Eddyville is located in Kootenai County
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        • Twin Beaches
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Twin Beaches is located in Kootenai County
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        • Wolf Lodge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Wolf Lodge is located in Kootenai County
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        • Lyondale ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lyondale is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyondale
        • Mica
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mica is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lotus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lotus.
      • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Mountain Home is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Chambers ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Chambers is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Harvard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cora
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cora is located in Latah County
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      • Sherwin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwin is located in Latah County
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      • Freeze
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Freeze is located in Latah County
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      • Hampton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hampton is located in Latah County
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      • Onaway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Onaway is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Princeton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Yale ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Yale is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jamestown is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Potlatch Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
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        • Potlatch
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Slabtown
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Slabtown is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
        • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
        • Avon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Avon is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Stanford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Stanford is located in Latah County
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        • Vassar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Vassar is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
        • Bovill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Deary
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Helmer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Helmer is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
  • Shoshone County
    • County Website:   https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lotus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lotus.
      • Emerald Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
      • Calder
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Clarkia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Keeler
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Keeler is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
      • Herrick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Herrick is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Masonia ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Masonia is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonia
      • Erlmo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Erlmo is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlmo
      • Pocono
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Pocono is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono
      • Marble Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
      • Kingston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pinehurst
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Enaville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
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        • Page
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Page is located in Shoshone County
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        • Pine Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
        • Smelterville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bradley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Bradley is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Kellogg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Smelter Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
        • Sweeney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney
        • Wardner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Spokane County
    • County Website:   https://www.spokanecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Spokane:   Spokane (WA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lotus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lotus.
      • Wallner
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Wallner is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
      • Stringtown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Stringtown is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
      • Latah
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Latah is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latah <3>
      • Rahm
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Rahm is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rahm
      • Saxby
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saxby is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxby
      • Rockford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Coey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Coey is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coey
      • Darknell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Darknell is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darknell
      • Waverly
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • West Fairfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • West Fairfield is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairfield
      • Manito
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Manito is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
  • Whitman County
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax (WA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lotus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lotus.
      • Willard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Willard is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Tekoa
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Tekoa is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tekoa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tekoa <3>
      • Farmington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Seltice
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
      • Lone Pine
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Lone Pine is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Warner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Warner is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Walters
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Walters is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Ladow
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ladow is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladow
      • Belmont
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Eden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Garfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grinnell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
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        • Fairbanks
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Fairbanks is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
        • Sokulk
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Sokulk is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sokulk
        • Crabtree
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Crabtree is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
        • Palouse
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Palouse is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palouse
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palouse <3>
        • Flaig
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Flaig is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaig
        • Oakesdale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
        • Pandora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Pandora is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
        • Robinson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Robinson is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lotus) 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.