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Nearest Communities to Daytown,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 Daytown is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Lewis and Clark County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis and Clark County: Broadwater, Cascade, Flathead, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell & Teton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Daytown. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Lewis and Clark 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 Daytown (which is Lewis and Clark 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 Daytown

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

  • Lewis and Clark County   (where Daytown resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lccountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Lewis and Clark:   Helena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Daytown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Daytown.
      • Cavetown
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
      • Canyon Ferry
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Canyon Ferry is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Ferry
      • York
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • York is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Lakeside
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Lakeside is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Vista
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Vista is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Nelson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Nelson is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • East Helena
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Four Range
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Four Range is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Range
      • Old Weiss And French Place
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Evergreen Court
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Evergreen Court is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Court
      • Helena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Helena is located in Lewis and Clark County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
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      • Iron
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Broadwater
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Broadwater is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
        • Kenwood ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Kenwood is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Seven Mile ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Seven Mile is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Dotsonville ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Dotsonville is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Fort Harrison
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Tobin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Tobin is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
        • Unionville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Unionville is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Park City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Birdseye
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Birdseye is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Gearing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Gearing is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearing
        • Blue Cloud ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Blue Cloud is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cloud
        • Dennison ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Dennison is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Silver City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Silver City is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Austin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Austin is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
        • Trinity ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Trinity is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
        • Sieben
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sieben is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Weed
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Weed is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
        • Skyline
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Skyline is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Rimini ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rimini is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Canyon Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Forest Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Forest Heights is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Wolf Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Belmont ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Belmont is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Frontier Town
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Marysville ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Broadwater County
    • County Website:   https://www.broadwatercountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Broadwater:   Townsend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Daytown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Daytown.
      • Whites City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
      • Winston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Diamond City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
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      • Barker
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Barker is located in Broadwater County
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      • Noble
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Noble is located in Broadwater County
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      • Canton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Canton is located in Broadwater County
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      • Bedford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Bedford is located in Broadwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • McMullan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • McMullan is located in Broadwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullan
      • Hassel ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hassel is located in Broadwater County
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      • Townsend
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Deep Creek is located in Broadwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
      • Holker
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Holker is located in Broadwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holker
  • Cascade County
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty-mt.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Boulder
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Daytown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Daytown.
      • Clasoil
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
      • Louisville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
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      • Montana City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clancy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewiston ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Lewiston is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • New Haven ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • New Haven is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • Alhambra
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
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      • Jefferson City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Corbin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
      • Wickes ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
      • Elkhorn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Glenbeg ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Glenbeg is located in Jefferson County
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      • Amazon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Amazon is located in Jefferson County
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      • Portal
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Portal is located in Jefferson County
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  • Meagher County
    • County Website:   https://www.meagherco.com/
    • County Seat for Meagher:   White Sulphur Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Daytown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Daytown.
      • Watson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Watson is located in Meagher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Preston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Preston is located in Meagher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Lingshire
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Lingshire is located in Meagher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingshire
      • Fort Logan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
      • Manger
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Manger is located in Meagher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manger
      • Buckingham
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Buckingham is located in Meagher County
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  • Powell 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 from Point A (ie- Daytown) 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 Daytown, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.