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Nearest Communities to Sandpoint,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Sandpoint is located in Bonner County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bonner County: Boundary, Kootenai, Lincoln, Shoshone, Sanders (MT), Pend Oreille (WA) & Spokane (WA).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 89 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sandpoint. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Bonner 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 Sandpoint (which is Bonner 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 Sandpoint

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

  • Bonner County   (where Sandpoint resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonner:   Sandpoint
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandpoint   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandpoint.
      • Ponderay
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dover
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kootenai
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lignite
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Lignite is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
      • Bronx
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Bronx is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
      • Culver
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Culver is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
      • Algoma
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sagle
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Boyer
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Selle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Selle is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selle
      • Sunnyside
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Sunnyside is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Oden
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Oden is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
      • Continue List   (48 more) ...
        • Dufort
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Broten
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Broten is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broten
        • Newman
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Newman is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
        • Wrencoe
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Colburn
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Garfield
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Garfield is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Morton
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Morton is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
        • Trestle Creek
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
        • Talache
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Talache is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talache
        • Westmond
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Glengary
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Glengary is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
        • Samuels
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Talache Landing
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Talache Landing is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talache Landing
        • Hope
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Blacktail
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Blacktail is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
        • Cocolalla
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Laclede
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Riverside ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Riverside is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • East Hope
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • East Hope is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
        • Seneacquoteen
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Seneacquoteen is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneacquoteen
        • Evans Landing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Evans Landing is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
        • Sawyer
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Sawyer is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
        • Denton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Denton is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Elmira
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Elmira is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
        • Granite
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Granite is located in Bonner County
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        • Thama
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Thama is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thama
        • Vay
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Vay is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vay
        • Careywood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Priest River
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Cedar Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Edgemere
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Edgemere is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemere
        • Coolin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Kelso
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Kelso is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
        • Clark Fork
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Dickensheet Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dickensheet Junction is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensheet Junction
        • Sherwood Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Sherwood Beach is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Beach
        • Harlem
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Harlem is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
        • Four Corners
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Four Corners is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
        • Outlet Bay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Outlet Bay is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet Bay
        • Lakeview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Clagstone
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Clagstone is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagstone
        • Oldtown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Lamb Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Lamb Creek is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Creek
        • Vans Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Vans Corner is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Corner
        • Coleman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Coleman is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
        • Cabinet ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Blanchard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Nordman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Boundary County
    • County Website:   https://boundarycountyid.org/
    • County Seat for Boundary:   Bonners Ferry
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandpoint   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandpoint.
      • McArthur
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • McArthur is located in Boundary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
      • Shiloh
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Shiloh is located in Boundary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Naples
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Burns
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Burns is located in Boundary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
      • Deep Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Deep Creek is located in Boundary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
      • Moravia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Moravia is located in Boundary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Bonners Ferry
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Schnoors
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Schnoors is located in Boundary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnoors
  • Kootenai County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Kootenai:   Coeur d'Alene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandpoint   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandpoint.
      • Bayview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Wright ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Wright is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Athol
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Belmont
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Spirit Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Corbin Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Corbin Junction is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Junction
      • North Pole
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • North Pole is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
      • Silver Beach
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Chilco
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Chilco is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilco
      • Ramsey
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Echo Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Silver Sands Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
      • Twinlow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Twinlow is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinlow
  • Shoshone County
  • Sanders County
  • Pend Oreille County
    • County Website:   https://www.pendoreille.gov/
    • County Seat for Pend Oreille:   Newport (WA)
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sandpoint   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sandpoint.
      • Newport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Tweedie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Tweedie is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie
      • Penrith
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Penrith is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrith
      • Wolfred
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Wolfred is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfred
      • Furport
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Furport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furport
      • Scotia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sandpoint) 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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