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Nearest Communities to Rising River,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Rising River.<1>

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


Rising River is located in Bingham County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bingham County: Bannock, Blaine, Bonneville, Butte, Caribou, Jefferson & Power.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rising River. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Bingham 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 Rising River (which is Bingham 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 Rising River

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

  • Bingham County   (where Rising River resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.binghamid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bingham:   Blackfoot
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising River.
      • Rose
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Rose is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
      • McDonaldville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • McDonaldville is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonaldville
      • Peterson ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Peterson is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Kimball
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Kimball is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Wapello
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wapello is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapello
      • Firth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Goshen Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Goshen Junction is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Junction
      • Groveland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Groveland is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
      • Basalt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Collins
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Collins is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
      • Aiken
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Aiken is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Clarkson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Clarkson is located in Bingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
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        • Moreland
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Blackfoot
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Aberdeen Junction
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Aberdeen Junction is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
        • Riverside
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Riverside is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Rouse
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rouse is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouse
        • Shelley
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Woodville
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodville is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
        • Goshen
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Goshen is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
        • Mitchell
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Mitchell is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Rockford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Rockford is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Thomas
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Thomas is located in Bingham County
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        • Havens
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Havens is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
        • Cox
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Cox is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
        • Olsen
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Olsen is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsen
        • Liberty
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Liberty is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Gibson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Gibson is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
        • Fullmer
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Fullmer is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullmer
        • Taber
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Taber is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taber
        • Alridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Alridge is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alridge
        • Pingree
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wolverine
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Wolverine is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
        • Fort Hall
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Gay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Gay is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
        • Springfield
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Trailton ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Trailton is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailton
        • Atomic City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Morgan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Morgan is located in Bingham County
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        • Sterling
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Sterling is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
        • Grandview
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Grandview is located in Bingham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Bannock County
  • Bonneville County
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnevillecountyidaho.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonneville:   Idaho Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising River.
      • Cotton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Cotton is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
      • Gerrard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Gerrard is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
      • Taylorville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Taylorville is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
      • Idaho Falls
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ammon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Osgood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Osgood is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
      • Orvin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Orvin is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orvin
      • Lincoln
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Lincoln is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Payne
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Payne is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Beachs Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Beachs Corner is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachs Corner
      • Iona
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • 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>
      • Ozone
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
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        • Coltman
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Coltman is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltman
        • Bone
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Bone is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
        • Ucon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • 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>
        • Milo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Milo is located in Bonneville County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Caribou County
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Rigby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rising River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rising River.
      • Bassett
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bassett is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
      • Grant
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Grant is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Barlow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Barlow is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Garfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Garfield is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
      • Roberts
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lewisville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Power County

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- Rising River) 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.