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Nearest Communities to Steamboat Rocks,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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


Steamboat Rocks is located in Shoshone County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shoshone County: Benewah, Bonner, Clearwater, Kootenai, Latah, Mineral (MT) & Sanders (MT).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Steamboat Rocks. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Shoshone 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 Steamboat Rocks (which is Shoshone 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 Steamboat Rocks

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

  • Shoshone County   (where Steamboat Rocks resides)
    • County Website:   https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steamboat Rocks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steamboat Rocks.
      • Elkhorn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Elkhorn is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Steamboat ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Steamboat is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
      • Nelson ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Nelson is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Prichard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Prichard is located in Shoshone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
      • Linfor
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Linfor is located in Shoshone County
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      • Eagle
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Eagle is located in Shoshone County
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      • Delta
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Delta is located in Shoshone County
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      • Murray
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Thiard
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Thiard is located in Shoshone County
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      • Enaville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Enaville is located in Shoshone County
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      • Bradley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bradley is located in Shoshone County
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      • Pine Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County
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        • Smelter Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County
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        • Smelterville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Sweeney
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County
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        • Elizabeth Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County
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        • Elk Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County
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        • Ferguson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Ferguson is located in Shoshone County
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        • Kellogg
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Kingston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Page
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Page is located in Shoshone County
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        • Pinehurst
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Carbon Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County
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        • Wardner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Sunset ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunset is located in Shoshone County
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        • Nuckols
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Nuckols is located in Shoshone County
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        • Osburn
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Bunn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Bunn is located in Shoshone County
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        • Blackcloud
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County
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        • McCarthy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • McCarthy is located in Shoshone County
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        • Silverton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Black Bear
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County
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        • Burke ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Burke is located in Shoshone County
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        • Cornwall
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County
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        • Frisco
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Frisco is located in Shoshone County
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        • Gem
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Gem is located in Shoshone County
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        • Mace
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mace is located in Shoshone County
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  • Bonner County
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonner:   Sandpoint
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steamboat Rocks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steamboat Rocks.
      • Cabinet ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Cabinet is located in Bonner County
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      • Lakeview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
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      • Clark Fork
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
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      • Granite
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Granite is located in Bonner County
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      • Denton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Denton is located in Bonner County
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      • Blacktail
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Blacktail is located in Bonner County
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      • Evans Landing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Evans Landing is located in Bonner County
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      • Talache Landing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Talache Landing is located in Bonner County
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      • Talache
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Talache is located in Bonner County
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      • East Hope
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • East Hope is located in Bonner County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
      • Garfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Garfield is located in Bonner County
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      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Hope
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Glengary
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Glengary is located in Bonner County
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        • Newman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Newman is located in Bonner County
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        • Broten
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Broten is located in Bonner County
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        • Careywood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Cocolalla
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Westmond
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Westmond is located in Bonner County
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        • Dufort
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Dufort is located in Bonner County
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        • Trestle Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County
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        • Kelso
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Kelso is located in Bonner County
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        • Algoma
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Algoma is located in Bonner County
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        • Lignite
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lignite is located in Bonner County
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        • Sagle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunnyside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunnyside is located in Bonner County
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  • Kootenai County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Kootenai:   Coeur d'Alene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steamboat Rocks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steamboat Rocks.
      • Bayview
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Belmont
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Belmont is located in Kootenai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Cataldo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Athol
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Canyon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Canyon is located in Kootenai County
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      • Corbin Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Corbin Junction is located in Kootenai County
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      • Rockaway Beach
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County
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      • Chilco
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Chilco is located in Kootenai County
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      • English point
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • English point is located in Kootenai County
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      • Harris Landing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Harris Landing is located in Kootenai County
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      • North Pole
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • North Pole is located in Kootenai County
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      • Wright ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Wright is located in Kootenai County
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      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Dudley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Dudley is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
        • Wolf Lodge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Wolf Lodge is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lodge
        • Rose Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rose Lake is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Lake
        • Clarksville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Clarksville is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
        • Garwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Garwood is located in Kootenai County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
  • Sanders County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sanders.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Sanders:   Thompson Falls (MT)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steamboat Rocks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steamboat Rocks.
      • Heron
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
      • Smead ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Smead is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smead
      • Noxon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tuscor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Tuscor is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscor
      • Larchwood
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Larchwood is located in Sanders County (MT)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
      • Trout Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Steamboat Rocks) 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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