Nearest Communities to Independence,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Independence, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Independence:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Independence.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Independence is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Park County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Park County: Carbon, Gallatin, Meagher, Stillwater, Sweet Grass & Park (WY).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 40 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Independence. Of these communities, 15 are located in counties other than Park 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 Independence (which is Park 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 Independence
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Park County (where Independence resides)
- County Website: www.parkcounty.org/
- County Seat for Park: Livingston
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Montana
- Park County
- From Family Search:
- State of Montana
- Park County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Montana
- Park County
- Nearest Communities to Independence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Independence.
- Lazy Day ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Montanapolis Springs ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montanapolis Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montanapolis Springs
- Montanapolis Springs is located in Park County
- Silver Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Gate
- Silver Gate is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Gate <5>
- Contact
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north) - Cooke City - Silver Gate
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke City - Silver Gate
- Cooke City - Silver Gate is located in Park County
- Cooke City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooke City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke City
- Cooke City is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooke City <5>
- Ricci Trailer Terraces
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricci Trailer Terraces have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricci Trailer Terraces
- Ricci Trailer Terraces is located in Park County
- Jardine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardine
- Jardine is located in Park County
- White City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Park County
- Chico Hot Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico Hot Springs
- Chico Hot Springs is located in Park County
- Chico
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Pray
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pray
- Pray is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pray <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chicory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Pine Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Park County
- Gardiner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardiner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Gardiner is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <5>
- Emigrant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant
- Emigrant is located in Park County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emigrant <5>
- Merriman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Brisbin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Corwin Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin Springs
- Corwin Springs is located in Park County
- Electric
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Aldridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Dailey ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Dahl Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dahl Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahl Place
- Dahl Place is located in Park County
- Minnie Rahn Place
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnie Rahn Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnie Rahn Place
- Minnie Rahn Place is located in Park County
- Sphinx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Chicory
- Carbon County
- County Seat for Carbon: Red Lodge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Montana
- Carbon County
- From Family Search:
- State of Montana
- Carbon County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Montana
- Carbon County
- Nearest Communities to Independence ...
- Stillwater County
- County Seat for Stillwater: Columbus
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Montana
- Stillwater County
- From Family Search:
- State of Montana
- Stillwater County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Montana
- Stillwater County
- Nearest Communities to Independence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Independence.
- Mouat ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Mountain View
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Stillwater County
- Limestone
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Meyers Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meyers Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Creek
- Meyers Creek is located in Stillwater County
- Nye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye
- Nye is located in Stillwater County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nye <5>
- Dean
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
- Dean is located in Stillwater County
- Park County
- County Website: www.parkcounty.us/
- County Seat for Park: Cody (WY)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Wyoming
- Park County
- From Family Search:
- State of Wyoming
- Park County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Wyoming
- Park County
- Nearest Communities to Independence ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Independence.
- Buffalo Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ford
- Buffalo Ford is located in Park County (WY)
- Yanceys
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Bannock Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bannock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannock Ford
- Bannock Ford is located in Park County (WY)
- Tower Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Junction
- Tower Junction is located in Park County (WY)
- Devils Den
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Den have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Den
- Devils Den is located in Park County (WY)
- Soda Butte ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Butte
- Soda Butte is located in Park County (WY)
- Fossil Forest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fossil Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossil Forest
- Fossil Forest is located in Park County (WY)
- Mammoth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
- Mammoth is located in Park County (WY)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Independence) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Independence. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2124, Longitude: -110.2463 In this case, the coordinates for Independence have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Independence, 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> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |