Nearest Communities to Canyon,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Canyon, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Canyon:
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.
Keep in mind 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Canyon is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Canyon. Of these communities, 4 are located in counties other than Fergus 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 Canyon (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 Canyon
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Fergus County (where Canyon resides)
- County Website: https://fergusmt.gov/
- County Seat for Fergus: Lewistown
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Canyon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Canyon.
- Maiden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Maiden is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
- Rustle ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rustle is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustle
- Fort Maginnis ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort Maginnis is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Maginnis
- Giltedge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Giltedge is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltedge
- Andersonville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- New Year
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Year is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Year
- Nelson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Ruby Gulch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruby Gulch is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Gulch
- Hilger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cheadle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cheadle is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheadle
- Skaggs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Skaggs is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaggs
- Armells ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Armells is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armells
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- Roy Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roy Junction is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Junction
- Corbly ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corbly is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbly
- Baxter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brooks is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Novary ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Novary is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novary
- Fergus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fergus is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergus
- Heath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Piper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Piper is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Akerville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Akerville is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akerville
- Lewistown Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Junction is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Junction
- Roy - Winifred Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kendall is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Moulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Box Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Box Springs is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Lewistown Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lewistown Heights is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown Heights
- West Lewistown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Lewistown is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lewistown
- Bell Ranch Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell Ranch Colony is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Ranch Colony
- Chippewa ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chippewa is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa
- Forestgrove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lewistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Christina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Christina is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christina
- Roy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ayers Ranch Colony
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ayers Ranch Colony is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Ranch Colony
- Dryland ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dryland is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryland
- Hanover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Box Elder ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Box Elder is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
- Spring Creek Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Becket
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Becket is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
- Cottonwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Glengarry
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glengarry is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengarry
- Kingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingston is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Beaver Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Creek is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Amherst is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
- Suffolk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Suffolk is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
- Cone Butte ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cone Butte is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Butte
- Grass Range
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- King Colony Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- King Colony Ranch is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Colony Ranch
- Ware
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Salt Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Creek is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Creek
- Deerfield Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Deerfield Colony is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Colony
- Danvers
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Danvers is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Ross Fork
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ross Fork is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Fork
- Seright ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seright is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seright
- Samples Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Samples Crossing is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Crossing
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Moore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winifred
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Eddies Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eddies Corner is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddies Corner
- Rumble Creek ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rumble Creek is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumble Creek
- Battrick ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battrick is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battrick
- Warr ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warr is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr
- Hoosac
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hoosac is located in Fergus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosac
- Golden Valley County
- County Website: https://www.goldenvalleycountymt.org/
- County Seat for Golden Valley: Ryegate
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Canyon ...
- Sahara ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sahara is located in Golden Valley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahara
- Judith Basin County
- County Website: https://jbcountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Judith Basin: Stanford
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Canyon ...
- Kolin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kolin is located in Judith Basin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolin
- Petroleum County
- County Website: https://petroleumcountymt.org/
- County Seat for Petroleum: Winnett
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Canyon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Canyon.
- Blakeslee ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Blakeslee is located in Petroleum County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee
- Teigen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Canyon, 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. |
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