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Nearest Communities to Bitter Root,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 from Bitter Root.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Bitter Root is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Ravalli County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ravalli County: Idaho (ID), Lemhi (ID), Beaverhead, Granite & Missoula.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bitter Root. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Ravalli County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Bitter Root (which is Ravalli 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 Bitter Root

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

  • Ravalli County   (where Bitter Root resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.ravalli.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Ravalli:   Hamilton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bitter Root   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bitter Root.
      • Kenspur
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenspur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenspur
        • Kenspur is located in Ravalli County
      • Sweeney Creek ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Creek
        • Sweeney Creek is located in Ravalli County
      • Bitterroot Court
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitterroot Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Court
        • Bitterroot Court is located in Ravalli County
      • Bitterroot Pines
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitterroot Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Pines
        • Bitterroot Pines is located in Ravalli County
      • Florence
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
        • Florence is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
      • Stevensville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Apple Blossom Court
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Blossom Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Blossom Court
        • Apple Blossom Court is located in Ravalli County
      • Mountain Shadows Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Shadows Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows Estates
        • Mountain Shadows Estates is located in Ravalli County
      • Eight Mile ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eight Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
        • Eight Mile is located in Ravalli County
      • Cinnabar Court
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
        • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
      • Bell Crossing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Crossing
        • Bell Crossing is located in Ravalli County
      • Bing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bing
        • Bing is located in Ravalli County
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        • Etna ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
          • Etna is located in Ravalli County
        • Burnt Fork ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fork
          • Burnt Fork is located in Ravalli County
        • Victor Crossing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor Crossing
          • Victor Crossing is located in Ravalli County
        • Victor
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Tucker
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
          • Tucker is located in Ravalli County
        • Cobb
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobb have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
          • Cobb is located in Ravalli County
        • Quast
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quast have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quast
          • Quast is located in Ravalli County
        • Corvallis
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Woodside Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Crossing
          • Woodside Crossing is located in Ravalli County
        • Woodside
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
          • Woodside is located in Ravalli County
        • Pinesdale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinesdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinesdale
          • Pinesdale is located in Ravalli County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinesdale <5>
        • Dutch Hill ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dutch Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
          • Dutch Hill is located in Ravalli County
        • Riverside
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
          • Riverside is located in Ravalli County
        • Hamilton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Leisure Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
          • Leisure Village is located in Ravalli County
        • Grantsdale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Curdys Cove
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curdys Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdys Cove
          • Curdys Cove is located in Ravalli County
        • Gird Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gird Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gird Point
          • Gird Point is located in Ravalli County
        • Ward
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
          • Ward is located in Ravalli County
  • Granite County
    • County Seat for Granite:   Philipsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bitter Root   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bitter Root.
      • Eightmile Saddle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile Saddle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Saddle
        • Eightmile Saddle is located in Granite County
      • Quigley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley
        • Quigley is located in Granite County
      • Baird ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baird have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
        • Baird is located in Granite County
      • Ravenna
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
        • Ravenna is located in Granite County
      • Nimrod
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nimrod have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
        • Nimrod is located in Granite County
      • Byrne
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne
        • Byrne is located in Granite County
  • Missoula County
    • County Website:   www.co.missoula.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Missoula:   Missoula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bitter Root   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bitter Root.
      • Carlton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Missoula County
      • McClain
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain
        • McClain is located in Missoula County
      • Cozy Court
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozy Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
        • Cozy Court is located in Missoula County
      • Lolo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Yukon Saddle
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon Saddle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon Saddle
        • Yukon Saddle is located in Missoula County
      • Missoula
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
        • Missoula is located in Missoula County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <5>
      • Orchard Homes
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
        • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
      • Clinton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
        • Clinton is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
      • Turah
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turah
        • Turah is located in Missoula County
      • Bonner Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonner Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Junction
        • Bonner Junction is located in Missoula County
      • East Missoula
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
        • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
      • Hell Gate ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hell Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
        • Hell Gate is located in Missoula County
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Travois Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
          • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
        • Piltzville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piltzville
          • Piltzville is located in Missoula County
        • Bonner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Carols Court
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carols Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
          • Carols Court is located in Missoula County
        • Milltown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Mountain View Court
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Court
          • Mountain View Court is located in Missoula County
        • Pinegrove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinegrove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegrove
          • Pinegrove is located in Missoula County
        • West Riverside
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Riverside
          • West Riverside is located in Missoula County
        • Iris
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iris have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
          • Iris is located in Missoula County
        • Westview Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Park
          • Westview Park is located in Missoula County
        • De Smet
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Smet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
          • De Smet is located in Missoula County
        • Grass Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
          • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
        • Primrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
          • Primrose is located in Missoula County
        • Miller
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
          • Miller is located in Missoula County
        • Lolo Hot Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolo Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo Hot Springs
          • Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula County
        • Grant Creek ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Creek
          • Grant Creek is located in Missoula County
        • Wye
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
          • Wye is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <5>
        • Schilling
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schilling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
          • Schilling is located in Missoula County
        • Twin Creeks
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Creeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creeks
          • Twin Creeks is located in Missoula County
        • Ardrum ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardrum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardrum
          • Ardrum is located in Missoula County
        • Nagos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nagos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nagos
          • Nagos is located in Missoula County
        • McNamara
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNamara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNamara
          • McNamara is located in Missoula County
        • Potomac
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
          • Potomac is located in Missoula County

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- Bitter Root) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bitter Root. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.5730, Longitude: -114.0468       In this case, the coordinates for Bitter Root have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bitter Root, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.




 

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