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Nearest Communities to Kerns,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 starting from Kerns.<1>

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


Kerns is located in Gallatin County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gallatin County: Fremont (ID), Broadwater, Jefferson, Madison, Meagher, Park, Park (WY) & Teton (WY).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kerns. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Gallatin 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 Kerns (which is Gallatin 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 Kerns

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

  • Gallatin County   (where Kerns resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.gallatinmt.gov/
    • County Seat for Gallatin:   Bozeman
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    • Nearest Communities to Kerns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerns.
      • Middle Creek ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Middle Creek is located in Gallatin County
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      • Dogtown ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Dogtown is located in Gallatin County
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      • Bisel
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Bisel is located in Gallatin County
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      • Reasville ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Reasville is located in Gallatin County
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      • Monforton ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Monforton is located in Gallatin County
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      • Cowan
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Cowan is located in Gallatin County
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      • Story
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Story is located in Gallatin County
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      • Gilroy
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Gilroy is located in Gallatin County
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      • King Arthur Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • King Arthur Park is located in Gallatin County
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      • Four Corners
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Four Corners is located in Gallatin County
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      • Korner Kourt
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Korner Kourt is located in Gallatin County
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      • Sheds ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sheds is located in Gallatin County
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        • West Gallatin
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • West Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
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        • Catron
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Catron is located in Gallatin County
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        • Springhill Park
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Springhill Park is located in Gallatin County
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        • Belgrade
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Camona
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Camona is located in Gallatin County
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        • Lux
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Lux is located in Gallatin County
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        • Blackwood
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Blackwood is located in Gallatin County
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        • West College Park
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • West College Park is located in Gallatin County
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        • Greenwood
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenwood is located in Gallatin County
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        • Bozeman
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Powers
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Powers is located in Gallatin County
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        • Wisner Crossing
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Wisner Crossing is located in Gallatin County
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        • Holland
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Holland is located in Gallatin County
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        • Walker ‑ Historic
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Walker is located in Gallatin County
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        • Atkins
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Atkins is located in Gallatin County
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        • Balmont
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Balmont is located in Gallatin County
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        • Matthews
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Matthews is located in Gallatin County
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        • Busch
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Busch is located in Gallatin County
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        • Nelsons Crossing ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Nelsons Crossing is located in Gallatin County
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        • Country Court
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Country Court is located in Gallatin County
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        • Lay Settlement ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Lay Settlement is located in Gallatin County
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        • Patterson
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Patterson is located in Gallatin County
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        • Belgrade Junction
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Belgrade Junction is located in Gallatin County
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        • Gallatin Gateway Inn Park
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Gallatin Gateway
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Amsterdam - Churchill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
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        • Churchill
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
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        • Thomasville ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Thomasville is located in Gallatin County
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        • Amsterdam
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Westlake
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Westlake is located in Gallatin County
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        • Lower Bridger ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Lower Bridger is located in Gallatin County
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        • Reese Creek ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Reese Creek is located in Gallatin County
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        • Springhill
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Springhill is located in Gallatin County
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        • Buell
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Buell is located in Gallatin County
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        • Arnold
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
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        • Vincent
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Vincent is located in Gallatin County
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        • Upper Bridger ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Upper Bridger is located in Gallatin County
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        • Edilou
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Edilou is located in Gallatin County
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        • Penwells ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Penwells is located in Gallatin County
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        • White
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • White is located in Gallatin County
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        • Little Bear ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Little Bear is located in Gallatin County
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        • Anceney
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Anceney is located in Gallatin County
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        • Hillman
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Hillman is located in Gallatin County
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        • Chestnut
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Chestnut is located in Gallatin County
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        • Bridger
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Bridger is located in Gallatin County
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        • Manhattan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Storrs ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Storrs is located in Gallatin County
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        • West End
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • West End is located in Gallatin County
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        • Accola
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Accola is located in Gallatin County
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        • Menard Wye
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Menard Wye is located in Gallatin County
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        • Gallop ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Gallop is located in Gallatin County
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        • Menard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Menard is located in Gallatin County
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        • Logan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Logan is located in Gallatin County
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        • Lower Madison ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lower Madison is located in Gallatin County
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        • Carpenter
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Carpenter is located in Gallatin County
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        • Sedan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Sedan is located in Gallatin County
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        • Gallatin ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Gallatin is located in Gallatin County
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        • Trident
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Trident is located in Gallatin County
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        • Jefferson ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Jefferson is located in Gallatin County
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        • Three Forks
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Clarkston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Clarkston is located in Gallatin County
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        • Willow Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Maudlow
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Maudlow is located in Gallatin County
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        • Deer Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Deer Park is located in Gallatin County
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        • Francis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Francis is located in Gallatin County
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        • Sappington
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Sappington is located in Gallatin County
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  • Broadwater County
    • County Website:   https://www.broadwatercountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Broadwater:   Townsend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerns.
      • Eustis
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Eustis is located in Broadwater County
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      • Three Forks Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Three Forks Junction is located in Broadwater County
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      • Copper City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
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      • Lombard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lombard is located in Broadwater County
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  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://madisoncountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Virginia City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerns.
      • Beacon Point
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Beacon Point is located in Madison County
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      • Red Bluff
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Red Bluff is located in Madison County
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      • Cowboys Heaven
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cowboys Heaven is located in Madison County
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      • Norris
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Harrison Mill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Harrison Mill is located in Madison County
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      • Harrison
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Shaws
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Shaws is located in Madison County
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      • Stringtown ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Stringtown is located in Madison County
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  • Park County
    • County Website:   https://www.parkcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Park:   Livingston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kerns   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kerns.
      • Muir
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Muir is located in Park County
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      • Hoffman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hoffman is located in Park County
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      • Hoppers
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hoppers is located in Park County
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      • Chimney Rock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Chimney Rock is located in Park County
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      • Branding Iron Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Green Acres Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • High Ground Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Livingston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Minnesota Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Minnesota Addition is located in Park County
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      • Palace Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Palace Addition is located in Park County
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      • Park Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Park Addition is located in Park County
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      • Riverside Addition
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Riverside Addition is located in Park County
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        • Star Addition
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Star Addition is located in Park County
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        • Clyde Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Brisbin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Brisbin is located in Park County
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        • Kotke
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Kotke is located in Park County
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        • Bensons Landing ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Bensons Landing is located in Park County
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        • Shields
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Shields is located in Park County
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        • Chadborn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Chadborn is located in Park County
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        • Wilsall
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Chicory
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Chicory is located in Park County
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        • Emigrant
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerns) 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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