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Nearest Communities to Missoula,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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 starting from Missoula.<1>

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

Missoula is located in Missoula County and is the County Seat.

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 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Missoula. Of these communities, 26 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 Missoula (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 Missoula

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

  • Missoula County   (where Missoula resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.missoulacounty.us/
    • County Seat for Missoula:   Missoula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missoula   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missoula.
      • Travois Village
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Travois Village is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
      • East Missoula
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Orchard Homes
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Orchard Homes is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
      • Westview Park
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Westview Park is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Park
      • Carols Court
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Carols Court is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
      • Mountain View Court
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Mountain View Court is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Court
      • Pinegrove
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Pinegrove is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegrove
      • West Riverside
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • West Riverside is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Riverside
      • Hell Gate ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Hell Gate was located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
      • Bonner Junction
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Bonner Junction is also located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Junction
      • Milltown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Grant Creek ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Grant Creek was located in Missoula County
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        • Bonner
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Piltzville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • De Smet
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Grass Valley
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Turah
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Turah is also located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turah
        • Primrose
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Primrose is also located in Missoula County
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        • Wye
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lolo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Nagos
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Nagos is also located in Missoula County
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        • Cozy Court
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cozy Court is also located in Missoula County
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        • Miller
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Miller is also located in Missoula County
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        • Ardrum ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ardrum was located in Missoula County
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        • Evaro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Evaro is also located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
        • Schilling
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Schilling is also located in Missoula County
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        • McClain
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • McClain is also located in Missoula County
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        • Twin Creeks
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Twin Creeks is also located in Missoula County
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        • Frenchtown
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlton
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Carlton is also located in Missoula County
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        • Yukon Saddle
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Yukon Saddle is also located in Missoula County
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        • McNamara
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • McNamara is also located in Missoula County
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        • Clinton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Schley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Schley is also located in Missoula County
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        • Stovepipe ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Stovepipe was located in Missoula County
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        • Potomac
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Potomac is also located in Missoula County
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        • Huson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Iris
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Iris is also located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
        • Six Mile ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Six Mile was located in Missoula County
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        • Shangville ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Shangville was located in Missoula County
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        • Soudan
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Soudan is also located in Missoula County
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        • Ninemile
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ninemile is also located in Missoula County
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        • Lothrop
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Lothrop is also located in Missoula County
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        • Copper Cliff ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Copper Cliff was located in Missoula County
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        • Sunset
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Sunset is also located in Missoula County
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        • Barite
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Barite is also located in Missoula County
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        • Greenough
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Lolo Hot Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Lolo Hot Springs is also located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo Hot Springs
        • Coloma ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Coloma was located in Missoula County
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        • Stark
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Clearwater
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Clearwater is also located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • Granite County
    • County Website:   https://www.granitecountymt.us/
    • County Seat for Granite:   Philipsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missoula   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missoula.
      • Eightmile Saddle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Eightmile Saddle is located in Granite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile Saddle
      • Baird ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Baird was located in Granite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
      • Quigley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Quigley is located in Granite County
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      • Ravenna
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ravenna is located in Granite County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
      • Nimrod
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Nimrod is located in Granite County
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      • Byrne
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Byrne is located in Granite County
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      • Stump Town ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Stump Town was located in Granite County
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  • Lake County
  • Mineral County
  • Ravalli County
    • County Website:   https://ravalli.us/
    • County Seat for Ravalli:   Hamilton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Missoula   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Missoula.
      • Bitterroot Pines
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Bitterroot Pines is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Pines
      • Eight Mile ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Eight Mile was located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
      • Florence
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Sweeney Creek ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Sweeney Creek was located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Creek
      • Kenspur
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Kenspur is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenspur
      • Bitter Root ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bitter Root was located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
      • Bitterroot Court
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Bitterroot Court is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Court
      • Apple Blossom Court
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Apple Blossom Court is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Blossom Court
      • Stevensville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Mountain Shadows Estates
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Cinnabar Court
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Burnt Fork ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Burnt Fork was located in Ravalli County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Fork
        • Bing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Bell Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Bell Crossing is located in Ravalli County
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        • Etna ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Etna was located in Ravalli County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna

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- Missoula) 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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