Nearest Communities to Alder,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Alder, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Alder:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
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.
Alder is located in Madison County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Fremont (ID), Beaverhead, Gallatin, Jefferson & Silver Bow.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alder. Of these communities, 11 are located in counties other than Madison 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 Alder (which is Madison 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 Alder
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Madison County (where Alder resides)
- County Seat for Madison: Virginia City
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- Madison County
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- Nearest Communities to Alder ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alder.
- Ruby
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Laurin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Junction ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Nevada City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
- Nevada City is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
- Kingrey Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingrey Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingrey Place
- Kingrey Place is located in Madison County
- Central City ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Central City is located in Madison County
- Virginia City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <4>
- Brandon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Sheridan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Sheridan is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>
- Summit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Burdick Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burdick Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick Place
- Burdick Place is located in Madison County
- Ball Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Place
- Ball Place is located in Madison County
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- Campbell Place
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Place
- Campbell Place is located in Madison County
- Bowman Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowman Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Place
- Bowman Place is located in Madison County
- Hale Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Place
- Hale Place is located in Madison County
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Sweetwater is located in Madison County
- Leiterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leiterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leiterville
- Leiterville is located in Madison County
- Holden Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holden Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Place
- Holden Place is located in Madison County
- Varney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Centerville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Madison County
- Ennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
- Ennis is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
- Twin Bridges
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Bridges <4>
- Hoffman Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Place
- Hoffman Place is located in Madison County
- Jeffers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Fries Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fries Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries Place
- Fries Place is located in Madison County
- Reeder Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeder Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Place
- Reeder Place is located in Madison County
- Tate Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Place
- Tate Place is located in Madison County
- McAllister
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister
- McAllister is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllister <4>
- Leary Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary Place
- Leary Place is located in Madison County
- Leonard Place
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Place
- Leonard Place is located in Madison County
- Woodward Place
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Place
- Woodward Place is located in Madison County
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
- Watkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Mammoth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Madison County
- Strawberry ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Madison County
- Iron Rod ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Pony ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Pony is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <4>
- Silver Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
- Silver Star is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Star <4>
- Norris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Norris is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norris <4>
- Waterloo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Cowboys Heaven
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowboys Heaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowboys Heaven
- Cowboys Heaven is located in Madison County
- Rochester
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Red Bluff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Shaws
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Abe ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Harrison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
- Campbell Place
- Beaverhead County
- County Seat for Beaverhead: Dillon
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- Nearest Communities to Alder ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Alder.
- Guntner Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guntner Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntner Place
- Guntner Place is located in Beaverhead County
- Bishop Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Place
- Bishop Place is located in Beaverhead County
- East Bench ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bench
- East Bench is located in Beaverhead County
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Sodak Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodak Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodak Mill
- Sodak Mill is located in Beaverhead County
- Dillon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Dillon is located in Beaverhead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillon <4>
- Bond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Apex
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Birch Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Creek
- Birch Creek is located in Beaverhead County
- Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Glen is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen <4>
- Navy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
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- Alder) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3238, Longitude: -112.1072 In this case, the coordinates for Alder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |