Nearest Communities to Amherst,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Amherst, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Amherst:
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 Amherst.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Amherst is located in Fergus County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fergus County: Blaine, Chouteau, Golden Valley, Judith Basin, Musselshell, Petroleum, Phillips & Wheatland.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Amherst. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Fergus 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 Amherst (which is Fergus 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 Amherst
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fergus County (where Amherst resides)
- County Website: https://fergusmt.gov/
- County Seat for Fergus: Lewistown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Amherst ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Amherst.
- Kingston
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Spring Creek Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ware
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hanover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hanover is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Ross Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ross Fork is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Fork
- Danvers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- King Colony Ranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- King Colony Ranch is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Colony Ranch
- Deerfield Colony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Deerfield Colony is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Colony
- Baxter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baxter is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- West Lewistown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lewistown
- Samples Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Samples Crossing is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Crossing
- Glengarry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glengarry is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
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- Lewistown Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- Roy - Winifred Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Lewistown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Akerville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Akerville is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akerville
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Lewistown Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Kendall ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kendall is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Moore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seright ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Seright is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seright
- Eddies Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eddies Corner is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddies Corner
- Corbly ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corbly is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbly
- Hoosac
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hoosac is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac
- Beaver Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Hilger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- New Year
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Year is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Year
- Ruby Gulch ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ruby Gulch is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Gulch
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Sipple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sipple is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipple
- Box Springs ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Box Springs is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Maiden
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Moulton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Roy Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Canyon ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Canyon is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Rustle is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustle
- Denton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Heath is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Skaggs ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Skaggs is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Salt Creek ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Salt Creek is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Christina
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Christina is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Straw
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Straw is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Piper
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Piper is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Cheadle ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cheadle is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheadle
- Armells ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Armells is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armells
- Cone Butte ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cone Butte is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Butte
- Buffalo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McClave
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McClave is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- Suffolk
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suffolk is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
- Coffee Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Forestgrove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Novary ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Novary is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novary
- Fergus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fergus is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus
- Garneill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rumble Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rumble Creek is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Creek
- Winifred
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Judith Basin County
- County Website: https://jbcountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Judith Basin: Stanford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Amherst ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Amherst.
- Kolin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kolin is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolin
- Moccasin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hobson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hauck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hauck is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauck
- Philbrook ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Philbrook is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
- Benchland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Benchland is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchland
- Windham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Windham is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Utica
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Utica is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Stanford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lehigh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lehigh is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Arrow Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arrow Creek is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Creek
- Scholtztown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Scholtztown is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholtztown
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dover is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Amherst) 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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