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Nearest Communities to Potlatch,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Potlatch is located in Latah County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 143 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Potlatch. Of these communities, 103 are located in counties other than Latah 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 Potlatch (which is Latah 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 Potlatch

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

  • Latah County   (where Potlatch resides)
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Potlatch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Potlatch.
      • Onaway
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Onaway is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Potlatch Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Hampton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Hampton is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Princeton
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Freeze
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Chambers ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Chambers is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Mountain Home is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Cora
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harvard
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
      • Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jamestown is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
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        • Buswell ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Buswell is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buswell
        • Viola
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Yale ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Yale is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Estes
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Estes is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
        • Howell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Stanford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Stanford is located in Latah County
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        • Cornwall
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Cornwall is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
        • Joel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Joel is located in Latah County
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        • Moscow
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Avon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Avon is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Nora
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Nora is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Troy
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Vassar
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Vassar is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
        • Blaine
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Blaine is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Deary
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Lenville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Bovard ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Bovard is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
        • Helmer
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Helmer is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
        • Lidyville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Lidyville is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidyville
        • Slabtown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Slabtown is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
        • Bovill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Kendrick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Sherwin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Sherwin is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
        • Genesee
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Juliaetta
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Aspendale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Aspendale is located in Latah County
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        • Linden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Crescent
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Crescent is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Benewah County
    • County Website:   https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Benewah:   Saint Maries
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Potlatch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Potlatch.
      • Sanders
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Sanders is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
      • De Smet
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • De Smet is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • Tensed
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • North South Ski Bowl
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • North South Ski Bowl is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North South Ski Bowl
      • Emida
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Benewah
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Benewah is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benewah
      • Willard
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Alder Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Alder Creek is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
      • Rover
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Rover is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Cardwell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cardwell is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Lotus
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lotus is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Mashburn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Mashburn is located in Benewah County
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        • Renfrew
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Renfrew is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
        • Santa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wayland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Wayland is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Mowry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Mowry is located in Benewah County
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        • Fernwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Tyson Creek Station
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Tyson Creek Station is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Creek Station
        • Plummer Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Plummer Junction is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Junction
        • Plummer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Flat Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
        • Hawleys Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Hawleys Landing is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleys Landing
        • Parkline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Parkline is located in Benewah County
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        • Pedee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Pedee is located in Benewah County
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        • Rocky Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
  • Clearwater County
  • Nez Perce County
  • Shoshone County
  • Spokane County
  • Whitman County
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax (WA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Potlatch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Potlatch.
      • Ringo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ringo is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
      • Grinnell
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Palouse
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ladow
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Ladow is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladow
      • Lairds
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Lairds is located in Whitman County (WA)
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      • Fallon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Madson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Madson is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madson
      • Walters
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Walters is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Farmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Eden
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whelan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
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        • Crabtree
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Crabtree is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
        • Elberton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Sunshine
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunshine is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
        • Belmont
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Kitzmiller
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Kitzmiller is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
        • Seltice
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Sokulk
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Sokulk is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sokulk
        • Albion
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Pullman
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Whitlow
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Whitlow is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow
        • Glenwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Parvin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Parvin is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
        • Shawnee
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Robinson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Robinson is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Warner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Warner is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
        • Armstrong
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Armstrong is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Busby
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Busby is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Pullman Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
        • Wilma ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilma is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilma
        • Risbeck
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Risbeck is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risbeck
        • Oakesdale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Staley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Tekoa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Colfax
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Steptoe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Willard
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Flaig
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Flaig is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaig
        • Lone Pine
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Chambers
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Johnson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Johnson is located in Whitman County (WA)
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        • Union Center
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Union Center is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Cashup
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cashup is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
        • Ewartsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ewartsville is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
        • Harpole
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Harpole is located in Whitman County (WA)
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        • Manning
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Manning is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
        • Fairbanks
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Fairbanks is located in Whitman County (WA)
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        • Mockonema
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Mockonema is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
        • McCoy
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • McCoy is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
        • Thornton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Thornton is located in Whitman County (WA)
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        • Colton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Leon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Uniontown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Diamond
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Diamond is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Pandora
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Pandora is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
        • Balder
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Balder is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balder
        • Donahue
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Donahue is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
        • Wilcox
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Wilcox is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Sunset
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
        • Almota
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wawawai ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Wawawai is located in Whitman County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai

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- Potlatch) 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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