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Nearest Communities to Walker,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.<1>

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


Walker is located in Aroostook County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Aroostook County: Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 123 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walker.

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 Walker (which is Aroostook 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 Walker

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

  • Aroostook County   (where Walker resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Aroostook County, we have limited the list to those within 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> of Walker (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://aroostook.me.us/
    • County Seat for Aroostook:   Houlton
    • Note: The Canadian Province of Quebec lies to the northwest and the Province of New Brunswick to the east
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
      • Chapman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mapleton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huson Landing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Huson Landing is located in Aroostook County
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      • Grindstone
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Grindstone is located in Aroostook County
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      • Castle Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Squapan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Squapan is located in Aroostook County
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      • Ashland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Sheridan
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sheridan is located in Aroostook County
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      • State Road
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • State Road is located in Aroostook County
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      • Deadmans Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Deadmans Corner is located in Aroostook County
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      • Masardis
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Spragueville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Spragueville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Presque Isle
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bugbee
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Bugbee is located in Aroostook County
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        • Wade
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Wade is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
        • Adaline
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Crouseville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Crouseville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Presque Isle Junction
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Presque Isle Junction is located in Aroostook County
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        • Rands
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Rands is located in Aroostook County
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        • Skerry
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Skerry is located in Aroostook County
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        • Blackwater
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Blackwater is located in Aroostook County
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        • Garfield Plantation
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Garfield Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
        • Phair
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Phair is located in Aroostook County
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        • Washburn
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Washburn Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Washburn Junction is located in Aroostook County
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        • Nashville Plantation
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Nashville Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
        • Griswold
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Griswold is located in Aroostook County
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        • Westfield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Westfield is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
        • North Wade
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • North Wade is located in Aroostook County
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        • Portage
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hawkins
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Hawkins is located in Aroostook County
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        • Easton Station
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Easton Station is located in Aroostook County
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        • Easton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Easton is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,177 people
        • Perham
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Parkhurst
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Parkhurst is located in Aroostook County
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        • Grassy Landing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Grassy Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Carson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Carson is located in Aroostook County
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        • Campbell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Campbell is located in Aroostook County
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        • Maysville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Maysville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Portage Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Portage Lake is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
        • Pride
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Pride is located in Aroostook County
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        • Oxbow
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Easton Center
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Easton Center is located in Aroostook County
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        • Fairmount
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Fairmount is located in Aroostook County
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        • Mars Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Spaulding
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Spaulding is located in Aroostook County
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        • McGraw
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Pauls
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Pauls is located in Aroostook County
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        • Roberts
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Roberts is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sawyer Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Sawyer Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Oxbow Plantation
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Oxbow Plantation is located in Aroostook County
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          • Estimated population in 2018: 61 people
        • Greenlaw Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Greenlaw Crossing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Blaine
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Kings Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Powers Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Powers Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Woodland Center
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Woodland Center is located in Aroostook County
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        • Green Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Green Ridge is located in Aroostook County
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        • Maple Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Maple Grove is located in Aroostook County
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        • Buffalo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Buffalo is located in Aroostook County
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        • Colby
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Colby is located in Aroostook County
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        • Hanford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Hanford is located in Aroostook County
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        • Margison
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Margison is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bishop
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Bishop is located in Aroostook County
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        • Caribou
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • East Lyndon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Grimes Mill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hurd
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Maine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Maine is located in Aroostook County
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        • McShea
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • McShea is located in Aroostook County
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        • Howe Brook
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Howe Brook is located in Aroostook County
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        • Little Canada
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Little Canada is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bridgewater Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Robinson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Robinson is located in Aroostook County
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        • Rand Landing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Rand Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Ogren
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Ogren is located in Aroostook County
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        • Barretts
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Fort Fairfield
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Goodwin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Goodwin is located in Aroostook County
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        • Stevensville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Stevensville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Nixon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Nixon is located in Aroostook County
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        • Bridgewater
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • McKeen Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • McKeen Crossing is located in Aroostook County
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        • New Sweden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sweden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Sweden is located in Aroostook County
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        • Houghtonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Houghtonville is located in Aroostook County
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        • Russell Crossing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Russell Crossing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Blackstone
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Blackstone is located in Aroostook County
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        • New Sweden Station
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • New Sweden Station is located in Aroostook County
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        • Westmanland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Westmanland is located in Aroostook County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
        • Goodrich
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Goodrich is located in Aroostook County
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        • Somers Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Weeksboro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Weeksboro is located in Aroostook County
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        • Harvey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Harvey is located in Aroostook County
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        • Snow Settlement
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Snow Settlement is located in Aroostook County
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        • Sugar Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sugar Hill is located in Aroostook County
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        • Brown Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Brown Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • North Lyndon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Morey Brow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Morey Brow is located in Aroostook County
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        • Cote Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cote Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Morris Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • High Landing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • High Landing is located in Aroostook County
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        • Shorey
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Shorey is located in Aroostook County
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        • Jewells Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jewells Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • Round Mountain
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Round Mountain is located in Aroostook County
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        • Four Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Four Corners is located in Aroostook County
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        • Grass Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Grass Corner is located in Aroostook County
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        • McNally
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • McNally is located in Aroostook County
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Footnotes ...

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