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Nearest Communities to Columbus,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town 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 starting from Columbus.<1>

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

Columbus is located in Stillwater County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stillwater County: Carbon, Golden Valley, Park, Sweet Grass & Yellowstone.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 41 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Columbus. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Stillwater 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 Columbus (which is Stillwater 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 Columbus

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

  • Stillwater County   (where Columbus resides)
    • County Seat for Stillwater:   Columbus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbus.
      • Craver
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Craver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craver
        • Craver is located in Stillwater County
      • Springtime
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springtime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtime
        • Springtime is located in Stillwater County
      • Absarokee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Reed Point
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Park City
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
        • Park City is located in Stillwater County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
      • Fishtail
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Busteed
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busteed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busteed
        • Busteed is located in Stillwater County
      • Molt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rapelje
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Beehive
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehive
        • Beehive is located in Stillwater County
      • Dean
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
        • Dean is located in Stillwater County
      • Nye
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carbon County
    • County Seat for Carbon:   Red Lodge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbus.
      • Boyd
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Joliet
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joliet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
        • Joliet is located in Carbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <4>
      • Selmes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmes
        • Selmes is located in Carbon County
      • Roberts
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Montaqua
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montaqua
        • Montaqua is located in Carbon County
      • Silesia ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silesia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silesia
        • Silesia is located in Carbon County
      • Rockvale ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockvale
        • Rockvale is located in Carbon County
      • Peterson Place
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Place
        • Peterson Place is located in Carbon County
      • Edgar
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Simpkins Place
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpkins Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Place
        • Simpkins Place is located in Carbon County
      • Coalville ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
        • Coalville is located in Carbon County
      • George Place ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Place
        • George Place is located in Carbon County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Roscoe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Alex Boggio Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alex Boggio Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex Boggio Place
          • Alex Boggio Place is located in Carbon County
        • Fromberg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fromberg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromberg
          • Fromberg is located in Carbon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fromberg <4>
        • Fox ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
          • Fox is located in Carbon County
        • Linley ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linley
          • Linley is located in Carbon County
        • Luther
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
          • Luther is located in Carbon County
        • Cherry Springs ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Springs
          • Cherry Springs is located in Carbon County
        • Rankin Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Place
          • Rankin Place is located in Carbon County
        • Bridger
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
          • Bridger is located in Carbon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <4>
  • Sweet Grass County
  • Yellowstone County
    • County Website:   www.co.yellowstone.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Yellowstone:   Billings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Columbus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Columbus.
      • Spurling
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spurling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurling
        • Spurling is located in Yellowstone County
      • Laurel
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
        • Laurel is located in Yellowstone County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,715 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
      • Mossmain
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossmain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossmain
        • Mossmain is located in Yellowstone County
      • Hesper
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
        • Hesper is located in Yellowstone County
      • Baseline
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baseline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baseline
        • Baseline is located in Yellowstone County
      • Rimrock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimrock
        • Rimrock is located in Yellowstone County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Columbus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6417, Longitude: -109.2549    
<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.




 

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