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Nearest Communities to Frenchtown,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Frenchtown.<1>

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


Frenchtown is located in Missoula County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Missoula County: Clearwater (ID), Idaho (ID), Flathead, Granite, Lake, Mineral, Powell, Ravalli & Sanders.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Frenchtown. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Missoula 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 Frenchtown (which is Missoula 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 Frenchtown

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

  • Missoula County   (where Frenchtown resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.missoulacounty.us/
    • County Seat for Missoula:   Missoula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Frenchtown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Frenchtown.
      • Schilling
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Schilling is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
      • Huson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Stovepipe ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Stovepipe was located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovepipe
      • Ardrum ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Ardrum was located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardrum
      • Nagos
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Nagos is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nagos
      • Six Mile ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Six Mile was located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
      • Evaro
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Evaro is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
      • Primrose
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Primrose is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Wye
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Grass Valley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Grass Valley is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • De Smet
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • De Smet is also located in Missoula County
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      • Ninemile
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Ninemile is also located in Missoula County
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        • Shangville ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Shangville was located in Missoula County
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        • Soudan
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Soudan is also located in Missoula County
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        • Schley
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Schley is also located in Missoula County
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        • Lothrop
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Lothrop is also located in Missoula County
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        • Grant Creek ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Grant Creek was located in Missoula County
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        • Hell Gate ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hell Gate was located in Missoula County
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        • Westview Park
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Westview Park is also located in Missoula County
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        • Orchard Homes
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Orchard Homes is also located in Missoula County
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        • Travois Village
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Travois Village is also located in Missoula County
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        • Missoula
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Missoula is also located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
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        • Stark
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Stark is also located in Missoula County
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        • East Missoula
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • East Missoula is also located in Missoula County
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        • Pinegrove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pinegrove is also located in Missoula County
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        • Carols Court
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Carols Court is also located in Missoula County
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        • Mountain View Court
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Mountain View Court is also located in Missoula County
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        • West Riverside
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • West Riverside is also located in Missoula County
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        • Cozy Court
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Cozy Court is also located in Missoula County
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        • Lolo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Bonner Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Bonner Junction is also located in Missoula County
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        • Bonner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Milltown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Piltzville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Piltzville is also located in Missoula County
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        • Miller
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Miller is also located in Missoula County
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        • McClain
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • McClain is also located in Missoula County
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        • Turah
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Turah is also located in Missoula County
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        • Carlton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Carlton is also located in Missoula County
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        • Lolo Hot Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lolo Hot Springs is also located in Missoula County
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        • Twin Creeks
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Twin Creeks is also located in Missoula County
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        • McNamara
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • McNamara is also located in Missoula County
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        • Old Town
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Old Town is also located in Missoula County
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        • Yukon Saddle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Yukon Saddle is also located in Missoula County
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        • Clinton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake County
  • Mineral County
    • County Website:   https://co.mineral.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Superior
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Frenchtown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Frenchtown.
      • Alberton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cyr
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cyr is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr
      • Tarkio
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Tarkio is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
      • Quartz
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Quartz is located in Mineral County
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      • Lozeau
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Lozeau is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lozeau
      • Crescent City ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Crescent City was located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
      • Westfall
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Westfall is located in Mineral County
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      • Riverbend
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Ravalli County
    • County Website:   https://ravalli.us/
    • County Seat for Ravalli:   Hamilton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Frenchtown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Frenchtown.
      • Bitterroot Pines
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Bitterroot Pines is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Pines
      • Florence
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Sweeney Creek ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Sweeney Creek was located in Ravalli County
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      • Eight Mile ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Eight Mile was located in Ravalli County
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      • Kenspur
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Kenspur is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenspur
  • Sanders County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sanders.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Sanders:   Thompson Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Frenchtown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Frenchtown.
      • Agency
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Agency is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
      • Dixon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Old Agency
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
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      • McDonald
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • McDonald is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • Perma
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Perma is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perma

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Frenchtown) 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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