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Nearest Communities to Silver Beach,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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.


Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kootenai County: Benewah, Bonner, Shoshone & Spokane (WA).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Silver Beach. Of these communities, 104 are located in counties other than Kootenai 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 Silver Beach (which is Kootenai 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 Silver Beach

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

  • Kootenai County   (where Silver Beach resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.kcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Kootenai:   Coeur d'Alene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Beach.
      • Spirit Lake
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Fir Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Fir Grove is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
      • Silver Sands Beach
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
      • Echo Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Echo Beach is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Beach
      • Excelsior Beach
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Excelsior Beach is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Beach
      • Twinlow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Twinlow is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinlow
      • Sturgeon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Sturgeon is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
      • Ramsey
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
      • Wright ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Wright is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • North Pole
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • North Pole is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
      • Athol
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Chilco
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Chilco is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilco
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        • Corbin Junction
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Corbin Junction is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Junction
        • Garwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Garwood is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
        • Rathdrum
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Belmont
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Belmont is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
        • Howelltown
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Howelltown is located in Kootenai County
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        • Haycrop
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Haycrop is located in Kootenai County
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        • Coeur d'Alene Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • East Greenacres
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • East Greenacres is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenacres
        • Hayden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Hayden is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,713 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayden <3>
        • English point
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • English point is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English point
        • Hauser
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Harris Landing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Harris Landing is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
        • Hayden Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockaway Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
        • Bayview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Dalton Gardens
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Grand Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Grand Junction is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
        • Clarksville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Clarksville is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Huetter
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Huetter is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huetter
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
        • McGuire
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • McGuire is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire
        • Post Falls
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Atlas
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Atlas is located in Kootenai County
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        • Blackwell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Blackwell is located in Kootenai County
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        • Coeur d'Alene
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Gibbs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Gibbs is located in Kootenai County
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        • Pleasant View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant View is located in Kootenai County
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        • State Line Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County
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        • State Line
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • State Line is located in Kootenai County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
        • Fernan Lake Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Fernan Lake Village is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernan Lake Village
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
        • Mica
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Mica is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
        • Lyondale ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Lyondale is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyondale
        • Twin Beaches
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Twin Beaches is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beaches
        • Eddyville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Eddyville is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
        • Wolf Lodge
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Wolf Lodge is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lodge
        • Bellgrove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Bellgrove is located in Kootenai County
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        • Len Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Len Landing is located in Kootenai County
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        • Rockford Bay
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Rockford Bay is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Bay
  • Bonner County
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonner:   Sandpoint
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Beach.
      • Coleman
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Coleman is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Clagstone
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Clagstone is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagstone
      • Blanchard
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Harlem
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Harlem is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Edgemere
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Edgemere is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemere
      • Kelso
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Kelso is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Careywood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Vay
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Vay is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vay
      • Thama
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Thama is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thama
      • Sawyer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sawyer is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Seneacquoteen
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Seneacquoteen is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneacquoteen
      • Laclede
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Priest River
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Cocolalla
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Oldtown
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Riverside ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Riverside is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Evans Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Evans Landing is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Landing
        • Westmond
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Westmond is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmond
        • Morton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Morton is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
        • Lakeview
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Dufort
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Dufort is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dufort
        • Cedar Creek
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
        • Wrencoe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Wrencoe is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrencoe
        • Algoma
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Algoma is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
        • Blacktail
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Blacktail is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
        • Talache Landing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Talache Landing is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talache Landing
        • Four Corners
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Four Corners is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
        • Granite
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Granite is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
        • Sagle
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Talache
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Talache is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talache
        • Dover
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lignite
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lignite is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignite
        • Garfield
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Garfield is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Newman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Newman is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
        • Sandpoint
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Broten
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Broten is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broten
        • Ponderay
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Glengary
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Glengary is located in Bonner County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
        • Kootenai
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shoshone 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 Silver Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Beach.
      • Tweedie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Tweedie is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie
      • Grahams
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Grahams is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams
      • Scotia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Camden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
      • Newport
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Newport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
      • Penrith
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Penrith is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrith
      • Diamond Lake
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Diamond Lake is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
      • Wolfred
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Wolfred is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfred
      • Deer Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Valley
      • Furport
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Furport is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furport
      • Dalkena
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkena
      • Delkena
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Delkena is located in Pend Oreille County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delkena
      • Usk
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Spokane County
    • County Website:   https://www.spokanecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Spokane:   Spokane (WA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Beach.
      • Newman Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Moab
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Moab is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moab
      • East Farms
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • East Farms is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Farms
      • Peone
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Peone is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peone
      • Elk
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Green Bluff
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
      • Otis Orchards - East Farms
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Otis Orchards
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Milan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Milan is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
      • Liberty Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Chattaroy
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Alpha ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Alpha is located in Spokane County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Continue List   (38 more) ...
        • Austin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Austin is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
        • Greenacres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Trentwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Trentwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trentwood
        • Velox
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Velox is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velox
        • Colbert
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Grays Landing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
        • Pocahontas Bay
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Pocahontas Bay is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas Bay
        • Buckeye
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Buckeye is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Hutton Settlement
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Hutton Settlement is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutton Settlement
        • Irwin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Irwin is located in Spokane County (WA)
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        • Mead
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Orchard Prairie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Orchard Prairie is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Prairie
        • Spokane Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Vera
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Vera is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
        • Veradale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Millwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Millwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
        • Opportunity
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Opportunity is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opportunity
        • Pasadena Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Pasadena Park is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena Park
        • Denison
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Denison is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
        • Hamann Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Hamann Corner is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamann Corner
        • Dartford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Dartford is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
        • Orchard Avenue
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Orchard Avenue is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Avenue
        • Country Homes
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Country Homes is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
        • Dishman
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Dishman is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dishman
        • Fairwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairwood is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
        • Hillyard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Hillyard is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillyard
        • Orchard Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Orchard Park is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
        • Parkwater
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Parkwater is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkwater
        • Deer Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • T Bridge Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • T Bridge Corner is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for T Bridge Corner
        • Chester
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Chester is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
        • East Spokane
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • East Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spokane
        • Town and Country
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Town and Country is located in Spokane County (WA)
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        • Yardley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Yardley is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yardley
        • Hazard
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Hazard is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
        • Glenrose
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Glenrose is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrose
        • Mica
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Mica is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mica
        • Spokane
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Spokane is located in Spokane County (WA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
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  • Stevens County

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- Silver Beach) 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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