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Nearest Communities to Borax,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Borax.<1>

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


Borax is located in Mineral County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mineral County: Clearwater (ID), Shoshone (ID), Missoula & Sanders.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 92 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Borax. Of these communities, 79 are located in counties other than Mineral 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 Borax (which is Mineral 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 Borax

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

  • Mineral County   (where Borax resides)
    • County Website:   https://co.mineral.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Superior
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Borax   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Borax.
      • Sohon
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Sohon is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sohon
      • East Portal ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • East Portal is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
      • Taft
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Taft is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Bryson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Bryson is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Saltese
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Haugan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • De Borgia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Henderson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Henderson is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Cabin City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Cabin City is located in Mineral County
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      • Drexel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Drexel is located in Mineral County
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      • Foraker
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Foraker is located in Mineral County
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      • Buford ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Buford is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
      • Saint Regis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Sanders County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sanders.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Sanders:   Thompson Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Borax   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Borax.
      • Belknap
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Belknap is located in Sanders County
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      • Shannonville ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Shannonville is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannonville
      • Thompson Falls
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ashleys Settlement ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Ashleys Settlement is located in Sanders County
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      • Talc
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Talc is located in Sanders County
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      • White Pine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • White Pine is located in Sanders County
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      • Snider
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Snider is located in Sanders County
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      • Childs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Childs is located in Sanders County
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      • Eddy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Eddy is located in Sanders County
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      • Larchwood
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Larchwood is located in Sanders County
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      • Trout Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Shoshone County
    • County Website:   https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Borax   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Borax.
      • Tammany
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Tammany is located in Shoshone County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany
      • Borax ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Borax is located in Shoshone County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
      • Bullion ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Bullion is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Pottsville ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pottsville is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Roland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Roland is located in Shoshone County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
      • Dorsey ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Dorsey is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Larson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Larson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Carbonate ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Carbonate is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Falcon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Falcon is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Adair
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Adair is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Bogle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Bogle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Pearson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pearson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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      • Continue List   (56 more) ...
        • Mullan
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Mullan is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullan
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullan <3>
        • Kyle ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Kyle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Burke ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Burke is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Cornwall
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Cornwall is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Mace
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mace is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Golconda
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Golconda is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Stull
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Stull is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Black Bear
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Black Bear is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Frisco
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Frisco is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Gem
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Gem is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Gentry
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Gentry is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Sunset ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Stetson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Stetson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • McCarthy
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • McCarthy is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Webb
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Webb is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Woodland Park
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Woodland Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Blackcloud
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Blackcloud is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Bunn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Bunn is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Wallace
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Wallace is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallace <3>
        • Carbon Center
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Carbon Center is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Nuckols
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Nuckols is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Silverton
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ferguson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ferguson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
        • Avery
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Murray
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Thiard
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Thiard is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiard
        • Ethelton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Ethelton is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Osburn
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Osburn is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
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        • Delta
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Delta is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Hoyt
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hoyt is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Eagle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Eagle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Horsecamp
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Horsecamp is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Elk Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Elk Creek is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
        • Elizabeth Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Elizabeth Park is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Prichard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Prichard is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Erlmo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Erlmo is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlmo
        • Marble Creek
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Marble Creek is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Pocono
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Pocono is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Wardner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Wardner is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardner
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardner <3>
        • Gold Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Gold Creek is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
        • Herrick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Herrick is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Kellogg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Kellogg is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,130 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <3>
        • Masonia ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Masonia is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonia
        • Nelson ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Nelson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Bradley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Bradley is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Smelter Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Smelter Heights is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Heights
        • Sweeney
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Sweeney is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Page
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Page is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • Smelterville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Calder
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Steamboat ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Steamboat is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Pine Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Pinehurst
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Enaville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Enaville is located in Shoshone County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enaville
        • Linfor
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Linfor is located in Shoshone County (ID)
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        • Kingston
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

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 from Point A (ie- Borax) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.