Nearest Communities to Foraker,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Foraker, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Foraker:
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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Foraker.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Foraker 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 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Foraker. Of these communities, 37 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 Foraker (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 Foraker
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Mineral County (where Foraker resides)
- County Website: https://co.mineral.mt.us/
- County Seat for Mineral: Superior
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foraker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foraker.
- Buford ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buford is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
- Drexel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Saint Regis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cabin City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cabin City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Toole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toole is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toole
- De Borgia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haugan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Gulch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Gulch is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gulch
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Keystone is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Cedar Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Junction is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Junction
- Hopkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hopkins is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Saltese
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Superior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amador ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Amador is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador
- Cedar Mouth ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Mouth is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mouth
- Oliverville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oliverville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverville
- Bryson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
- Riverbend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Riverbend is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
- Taft
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taft is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- East Portal ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- East Portal is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portal
- Westfall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westfall is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
- Crescent City ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent City is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
- Lozeau
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Lozeau is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lozeau
- Borax
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Borax is located in Mineral County
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- Sohon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sohon is located in Mineral County
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- Quartz
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Quartz is located in Mineral County
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- Tarkio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarkio is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
- Missoula County
- County Website: https://www.missoulacounty.us/
- County Seat for Missoula: Missoula
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foraker ...
- Old Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Missoula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Sanders County
- County Website: https://www.co.sanders.mt.us/
- County Seat for Sanders: Thompson Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foraker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foraker.
- Donlan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Donlan is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donlan
- Quinns
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Quinns is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns
- Eddy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Eddy is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
- Plains
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weeksville is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
- Island City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Island City is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Paradise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ashleys Settlement ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ashleys Settlement is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashleys Settlement
- Snider
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Thompson Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Knowles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Knowles is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
- Blanchards Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blanchards Corner is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchards Corner
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- Shannonville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shannonville is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannonville
- Belknap
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Perma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Perma is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perma
- Camas Prairie
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camas Prairie is located in Sanders County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas Prairie
- Clearwater County
- County Website: https://www.clearwatercounty.org/
- County Seat for Clearwater: Orofino (ID)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foraker ...
- The Cedars
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- The Cedars is located in Clearwater County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Cedars
- Shoshone County
- County Website: https://shoshonecounty.id.gov/
- County Seat for Shoshone: Wallace (ID)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Foraker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Foraker.
- Gold Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Creek is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Creek
- McDonalds
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McDonalds is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonalds
- Adair
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adair is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Olsons
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Olsons is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsons
- Falcon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Roland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Roland is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Tammany
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Tammany is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammany
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bullion is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Borax ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Borax is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
- Bogle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bogle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogle
- Pearson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pearson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Pottsville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pottsville is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
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- Kyle ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Kyle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle
- Stetson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stetson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetson
- Dorsey ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dorsey is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey
- Larson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carbonate ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carbonate is located in Shoshone County (ID)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
- Mullan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
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- Foraker) 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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