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Nearest Communities to Morkill,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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.


Morkill is located in Piscataquis County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Piscataquis County: Aroostook, Penobscot & Somerset.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Morkill. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Piscataquis 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 Morkill (which is Piscataquis 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 Morkill

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

  • Piscataquis County   (where Morkill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.piscataquis.us/
    • County Seat for Piscataquis:   Dover - Foxcroft
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    • Nearest Communities to Morkill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morkill.
      • Bodfish
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bodfish is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Elliottsville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Elliottsville is located in Piscataquis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottsville
      • Greenville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Highlands
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • The Highlands is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Upper Shirley Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Upper Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Lower Shirley Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lower Shirley Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Greenville Junction
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Onawa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Onawa is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Shirley Mills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Shirley Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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      • Beaver Cove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Beaver Cove is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Shirley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Shirley is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Moose Brook
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Moose Brook is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Monson
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Monson is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
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        • Willimantic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Willimantic is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Goodell Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Goodell Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Benson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Benson is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Lily Bay
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Lily Bay is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Blanchard
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Blanchard is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Earley Landing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Earley Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Packard Landing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Packard Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Sebec Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sebec Lake is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Parrot
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Parrot is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Moosehorn
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Moosehorn is located in Piscataquis County
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        • North Guilford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • North Guilford is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Monson Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Monson Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Moosehead
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Moosehead is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Edes Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Edes Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Upper Abbot
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Upper Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Abbot
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Abbot is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
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        • Kokadjo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Kokadjo is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Cole Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Cole Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Bowerbank
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bowerbank is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Dunham Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Dunham Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Greeleys Landing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Greeleys Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Guilford Center
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Guilford Center is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Williamsburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Williamsburg is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Guilford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Happy Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Happy Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Parson Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Parson Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Steadman Landing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Steadman Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Barnard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Barnard is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Mooresville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Mooresville is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Kingsbury Plantation
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Kingsbury Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
        • Sangerville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Barnard Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Barnard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Goffs Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Goffs Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Parkman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Howard Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Howard Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Prairie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Prairie is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Pingree Center
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Pingree Center is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Dover - Foxcroft
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • East Sangerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • East Sangerville is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Sebec
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
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        • Brownville Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Brownville Junction is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Kingsbury
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Kingsbury is located in Piscataquis County
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        • East Dover
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • East Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Brownville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Mill Brook
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Mill Brook is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Burdin Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Burdin Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Sebec Corners
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Sebec Corners is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Starbirds
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Starbirds is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Huff Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Huff Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Jackman Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Jackman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • West Dover
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • West Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Gilman Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Gilman Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Hurd Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Hurd Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • South Sebec
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • South Sebec is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Knights Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Knights Landing is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Schoodic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Schoodic is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Dover South Mills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Dover South Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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        • South Dover
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • South Dover is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Packards
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Packards is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Hutchins Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Hutchins Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Wellington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Wellington is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
        • Atkinson Mills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Atkinson Mills is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Berrys Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Berrys Corner is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Milo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Milo is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,314 people
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        • Lake View
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Lake View is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Atkinson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Atkinson is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Derby
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Derby is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Adams
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Adams is located in Piscataquis County
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        • Lake View Plantation
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Lake View Plantation is located in Piscataquis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
        • North East Carry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • North East Carry is located in Piscataquis County
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  • Penobscot County
    • County Website:   https://www.penobscot-county.net/
    • County Seat for Penobscot:   Bangor
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    • Nearest Communities to Morkill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morkill.
      • North Dexter
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • North Dexter is located in Penobscot County
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      • Silvers Mills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Silvers Mills is located in Penobscot County
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      • Haseltine Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Haseltine Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • Dexter
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Dexter is located in Penobscot County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,702 people
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      • Coolidge Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Coolidge Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • Oliver Hill Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Oliver Hill Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • Preble Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Preble Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • West Seboeis
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • West Seboeis is located in Penobscot County
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      • Carr Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Carr Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • Durbin Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Durbin Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • Gordon Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Gordon Corner is located in Penobscot County
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      • Russell Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Russell Corner is located in Penobscot County
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  • Somerset County
    • County Website:   https://somersetcounty-me.org/
    • County Seat for Somerset:   Skowhegan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Morkill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morkill.
      • Troutdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Troutdale is located in Somerset County
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      • Somerset Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Somerset Junction is located in Somerset County
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      • Lake Moxie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Lake Moxie is located in Somerset County
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      • Rockwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Tarratine
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Tarratine is located in Somerset County
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      • The Forks
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • The Forks is located in Somerset County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • The Forks has also been known as:
        • The Forks Plantation
        • Plantation of The Forks
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      • Brassua
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Brassua is located in Somerset County
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      • Deadwater
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Deadwater is located in Somerset County
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      • Mayfield Corner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayfield Corner is located in Somerset County
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      • Pleasant Pond
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Pond is located in Somerset County
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      • West Forks Plantation
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • West Forks Plantation is located in Somerset County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
      • Poplar Ripps
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Poplar Ripps is located in Somerset County
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        • West Forks
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Mackamp
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mackamp is located in Somerset County
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        • Brighton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Brighton is located in Somerset County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
          • Brighton has also been known as:
          • Brighton Plantation
        • Cambridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Caratunk
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ogontz
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ogontz is located in Somerset County
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        • Lake Parlin ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Lake Parlin is located in Somerset County
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        • Harmony
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Ripley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Ripley is located in Somerset County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
        • Todds Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Todds Corner is located in Somerset County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Corner

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 from Point A (ie- Morkill) 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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