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Nearest Communities to Santa,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

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

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

Santa 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 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Santa. Of these communities, 66 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 Santa (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 Santa

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

  • Benewah County   (where Santa resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Benewah:   Saint Maries
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa.
      • Renfrew
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Renfrew is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrew
      • Wayland
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Wayland is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Mashburn
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Mashburn is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashburn
      • Tyson Creek Station
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Tyson Creek Station is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Creek Station
      • Fernwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Flat Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Flat Creek is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
      • Cardwell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cardwell is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
      • Rover
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rover is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
      • Emida
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Alder Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Alder Creek is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
      • Lotus
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lotus is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • North South Ski Bowl
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • North South Ski Bowl is located in Benewah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North South Ski Bowl
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Saint Joe
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Milltown
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Milltown is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
        • Omega
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Omega is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
        • Meadowhurst
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Meadowhurst is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowhurst
        • Saint Maries
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverdale
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Riverdale is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Benewah
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Benewah is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benewah
        • Sanders
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Sanders is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
        • Parkline
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Parkline is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
        • Ramsdell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ramsdell is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsdell
        • Silvertip Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Silvertip Landing is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertip Landing
        • Rocky Point
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Rocky Point is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
        • Hawleys Landing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Hawleys Landing is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawleys Landing
        • Pedee
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pedee is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedee
        • Chatcolet
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • De Smet
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • De Smet is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
        • Tensed
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Plummer Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Plummer Junction is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer Junction
        • Plummer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mowry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mowry is located in Benewah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
        • Willard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Clearwater County
  • Kootenai County
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa.
      • Sherwin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Sherwin is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwin
      • Slabtown
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Slabtown is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Bovill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Harvard
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Chambers ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Chambers is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Avon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Avon is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
      • Stanford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Stanford is located in Latah County
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      • Vassar
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Vassar is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
      • Yale ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Yale is located in Latah County
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      • Deary
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Helmer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Helmer is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
      • Hampton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hampton is located in Latah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Princeton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Mountain Home is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Onaway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Onaway is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
        • Cora
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Freeze
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Potlatch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Potlatch Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Nora
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Nora is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
        • Jamestown ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Jamestown is located in Latah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Shoshone County
    • County Website:   https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa.
      • Emerald Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarkia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Calder
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Keeler
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Keeler is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
      • Herrick
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Herrick is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
      • Pocono
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Pocono is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocono
      • Marble Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Creek
      • Erlmo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Erlmo is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlmo
      • Masonia ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Masonia is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonia
      • Hoyt
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Hoyt is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Ethelton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Ethelton is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelton
      • Horsecamp
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsecamp
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Kingston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Pinehurst
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Page
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Page is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • Enaville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
        • Pine Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
        • Smelterville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wardner
          (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)
  • Spokane County
  • Whitman County

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 from Point A (ie- Santa) 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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