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Nearest Communities to Marsing,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Marsing.<1>

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

Marsing is located in 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 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Marsing. Of these communities, 76 are located in counties other than Owyhee 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 Marsing (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 Marsing

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

  • Owyhee County   (where Marsing resides)
    • County Website:   https://owyheecounty.net/
    • County Seat for Owyhee:   Murphy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Marsing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Marsing.
      • Claytonia
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Claytonia is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonia
      • Sands ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sands is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Homedale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Givens Hot Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Givens Hot Springs is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Hot Springs
      • Owyhee Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Owyhee Heights is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee Heights
      • Wilson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Wilson is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
      • Rockville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rockville is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Guffey
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Guffey is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
      • Reynolds
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Reynolds is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Murphy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Petersons Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Petersons Crossing is located in Owyhee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersons Crossing
  • Ada County
  • Canyon County
    • County Website:   https://www.canyoncounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Canyon:   Caldwell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Marsing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Marsing.
      • Knowlton Heights
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Knowlton Heights is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowlton Heights
      • Sunnyslope
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Sunnyslope is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
      • Riverside
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Huston
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Central Cove
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Central Cove is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cove
      • Doles
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Doles is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles
      • Greenleaf
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Weitz
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Underkoflers Corner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Underkoflers Corner is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underkoflers Corner
      • Allendale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Allendale is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
      • Simplot
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Simplot is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simplot
      • Karcher Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Karcher Junction is located in Canyon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karcher Junction
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Bugtown ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Bugtown is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bugtown
        • Caldwell
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Midway
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Midway is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Moss
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Moss is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
        • Wilder
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Enrose
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Enrose is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enrose
        • Nampa
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Notus
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Fischer
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Fischer is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fischer
        • Deal
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Deal is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
        • Kings Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Swartz Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Swartz Corner is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Corner
        • Maddens
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Maddens is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddens
        • Tiegs Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Tiegs Corner is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiegs Corner
        • Middleton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bowmont
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Roswell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rookstool Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Rookstool Corner is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rookstool Corner
        • Josephson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Josephson is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephson
        • Westma
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Westma is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westma
        • Parma
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Amsco
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Amsco is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsco
        • Walters Ferry
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Sand Hollow
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Sand Hollow is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hollow
        • Melba
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Warrens
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Warrens is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
        • Apple Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Boise ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Boise is located in Canyon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Boise
  • Gem County
  • Payette County
  • Malheur County
    • County Website:   https://www.malheurco.org/
    • County Seat for Malheur:   Vale (OR)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Marsing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Marsing.
      • Napton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Napton is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napton
      • Rocky Ford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Rocky Ford is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Adrian
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Adrian is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <3>
      • Overstreet
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Overstreet is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overstreet
      • Owyhee
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Rockville is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Nyssa
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Nyssa is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nyssa <3>
      • Nyssa Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Nyssa Heights is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa Heights
      • Arcadia
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Arcadia is located in Malheur County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia

Footnotes ...

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