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Nearest Communities to Swan Valley,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 Swan Valley.<1>

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


Swan Valley is located in Bonneville County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bonneville County: Bingham, Caribou, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Lincoln (WY) & Teton (WY).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Swan Valley. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Bonneville 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 Swan Valley (which is Bonneville 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 Swan Valley

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

  • Bonneville County   (where Swan Valley resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnevillecountyidaho.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonneville:   Idaho Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Swan Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Swan Valley.
      • Irwin
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Irwin is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <3>
      • Palisades
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Palisades is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
      • Guyaz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Guyaz is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyaz
      • Keenan City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Keenan City is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan City
      • Dehlin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Dehlin is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dehlin
      • Herman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Herman is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
      • Poplar
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Poplar is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar
      • Caribou City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Caribou City is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou City
      • Bone
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Bone is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone
      • Ozone
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Ozone is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
      • Gray
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Gray is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Milo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Milo is located in Bonneville County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Rigby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Swan Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Swan Valley.
      • Heise
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Heise is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heise
      • Ririe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ririe is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ririe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ririe <3>
      • Rudy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rudy is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.madison.id.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Rexburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Swan Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Swan Valley.
      • Herbert
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Herbert is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
      • Byrne
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Byrne is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne
      • Sunnydell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunnydell is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydell
      • Woods Crossing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Woods Crossing is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
      • Archer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Archer is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Jensen
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jensen is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen
      • Gale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Gale is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale
      • Walker
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Walker is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Teton County
    • County Website:   https://tetoncountyidaho.gov/
    • County Seat for Teton:   Driggs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Swan Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Swan Valley.
      • Cedron
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedron is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedron
      • Victor
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The String
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • The String is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The String
      • Chapin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Chapin is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
      • Fox Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Fox Creek is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
      • Bates
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Bates is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Sam
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Sam is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam
      • Two Forks
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Two Forks is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Forks
      • Twin Forks
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Twin Forks is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Forks
      • Darby
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Darby is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
      • Aline ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Aline is located in Teton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
      • Driggs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Cache
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Cache is located in Teton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
        • Clawson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Clawson is located in Teton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
        • Tetonia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Haden ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Haden is located in Teton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haden
        • Clementsville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Clementsville is located in Teton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
        • Felt
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln County
  • Teton County
    • County Website:   https://tetoncountywy.gov/
    • County Seat for Teton:   Jackson (WY)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Swan Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Swan Valley.
      • Wilson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Moose Wilson Road
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
      • Rafter J Ranch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Rafter J Ranch is located in Teton County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rafter J Ranch
      • Alta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • South Park is located in Teton County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
      • Teton Village
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jackson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jackson is located in Teton County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,572 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
      • Hoback
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Hoback Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Hoback Junction is located in Teton County (WY)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoback Junction

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Swan Valley) 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.