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Nearest Communities to Elkhorn,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.


Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, Lewis and Clark, Madison, Powell & Silver Bow.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 89 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elkhorn. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Jefferson 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 Elkhorn (which is Jefferson 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 Elkhorn

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

  • Jefferson County   (where Elkhorn resides)
    • County Website:   https://jeffersoncounty-mt.gov/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Boulder
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkhorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkhorn.
      • Queen
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Queen is located in Jefferson County
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      • Blazing Place
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Blazing Place is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazing Place
      • Kyle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Kyle is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
      • Rieder
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Rieder is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieder
      • Jefferson City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Amazon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Amazon is located in Jefferson County
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      • Boulder
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Corbin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Corbin is located in Jefferson County
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      • Portal
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Portal is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portal
      • Wickes ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wickes is located in Jefferson County
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      • Comet ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Glenbeg ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenbeg is located in Jefferson County
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        • Alhambra
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Fuller
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Fuller is located in Jefferson County
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        • Clancy
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Lewiston ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Lewiston is located in Jefferson County
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        • New Haven ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • New Haven is located in Jefferson County
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        • Big Foot ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Foot is located in Jefferson County
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        • Basin
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Montana City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Bernice
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Bernice is located in Jefferson County
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        • Valley ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Valley is located in Jefferson County
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        • Clasoil
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
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        • Louisville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
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        • Elk Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Paul Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Paul Place is located in Jefferson County
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        • Trask
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Trask is located in Jefferson County
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        • Sunlight
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Sunlight is located in Jefferson County
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        • Tippet Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Tippet Place is located in Jefferson County
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        • Cardwell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Whitehall
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Pappas Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Pappas Place is located in Jefferson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pappas Place
        • Woodville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodville is located in Jefferson County
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        • Leadville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Leadville is located in Jefferson County
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        • La Hood Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • La Hood Park is located in Jefferson County
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        • Pipestone Hot Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pipestone
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Welch
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Welch is located in Jefferson County
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  • Broadwater County
    • County Website:   https://www.broadwatercountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Broadwater:   Townsend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkhorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkhorn.
      • McMullan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • McMullan is located in Broadwater County
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      • Hassel ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Hassel is located in Broadwater County
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      • Radersburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
      • Parker
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Parker is located in Broadwater County
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      • Bedford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Bedford is located in Broadwater County
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      • Winston
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Townsend
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Holker
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Holker is located in Broadwater County
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      • Canton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Canton is located in Broadwater County
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      • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Deep Creek is located in Broadwater County
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      • Toston
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
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        • Brewer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Brewer is located in Broadwater County
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        • Noble
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Noble is located in Broadwater County
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        • Copper City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
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        • Barker
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Barker is located in Broadwater County
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        • Lombard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Lombard is located in Broadwater County
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        • Eustis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Eustis is located in Broadwater County
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        • Three Forks Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Three Forks Junction is located in Broadwater County
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  • Gallatin County
  • Lewis and Clark County
    • County Website:   https://www.lccountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Lewis and Clark:   Helena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elkhorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elkhorn.
      • Unionville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Unionville is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Park City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Park City is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Rimini ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • East Helena
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Four Range
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Four Range is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Helena
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Broadwater
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Broadwater is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Dotsonville ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Dotsonville is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Kenwood ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Kenwood is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Fort Harrison
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Blue Cloud ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Blue Cloud is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Evergreen Court
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Evergreen Court is located in Lewis and Clark County
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      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Seven Mile ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Seven Mile is located in Lewis and Clark County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
        • Tobin
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Tobin is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Forest Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Forest Heights is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Frontier Town
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Frontier Town is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Birdseye
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Canyon Ferry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Canyon Ferry is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Iron
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Iron is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Lakeside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Lakeside is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Cavetown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Austin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Daytown ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Daytown is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Weed
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Weed is located in Lewis and Clark County
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        • Skyline
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Skyline is located in Lewis and Clark County
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  • Madison County
  • Powell County
  • Silver Bow 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- Elkhorn) 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.
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