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Nearest Communities to Primrose,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Primrose.<1>

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


Primrose 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 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Primrose. Of these communities, 23 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 Primrose (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 Primrose

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

  • Missoula County   (where Primrose resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.missoulacounty.us/
    • County Seat for Missoula:   Missoula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Grass Valley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
      • Wye
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • De Smet
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • De Smet is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • Schilling
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Schilling is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
      • Hell Gate ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hell Gate is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
      • Westview Park
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Westview Park is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Park
      • Ardrum ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Ardrum is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardrum
      • Nagos
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Nagos is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nagos
      • Frenchtown
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Grant Creek ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Grant Creek is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Creek
      • Travois Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
      • Orchard Homes
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
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      • Continue List   (33 more) ...
        • Evaro
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Evaro is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
        • Missoula
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Huson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Stovepipe ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Stovepipe is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovepipe
        • East Missoula
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • East Missoula is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Missoula
        • Six Mile ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Six Mile is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
        • Shangville ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Shangville is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangville
        • Pinegrove
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Pinegrove is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegrove
        • Soudan
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Soudan is located in Missoula County
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        • Cozy Court
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Cozy Court is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Court
        • Lolo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Carols Court
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Carols Court is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carols Court
        • Milltown
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Mountain View Court
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Mountain View Court is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Court
        • West Riverside
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • West Riverside is located in Missoula County
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        • Schley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Schley is located in Missoula County
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        • Ninemile
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Ninemile is located in Missoula County
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        • Lothrop
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Lothrop is located in Missoula County
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        • Bonner Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Bonner Junction is located in Missoula County
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        • Bonner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Piltzville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Piltzville is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piltzville
        • McClain
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • McClain is located in Missoula County
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        • Turah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Turah is located in Missoula County
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        • Carlton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Carlton is located in Missoula County
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        • Miller
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Miller is located in Missoula County
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        • Stark
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Stark is located in Missoula County
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        • Twin Creeks
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Twin Creeks is located in Missoula County
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        • Yukon Saddle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Yukon Saddle is located in Missoula County
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        • Lolo Hot Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula County
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        • McNamara
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • McNamara is located in Missoula County
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        • Clinton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Potomac
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Potomac is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
        • Iris
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Iris is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
  • Granite County
  • Lake County
  • Mineral County
    • County Website:   https://co.mineral.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Superior
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Alberton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Cyr
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Cyr is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr
      • Tarkio
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Tarkio is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
      • Quartz
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Quartz is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
  • Ravalli County
    • County Website:   https://ravalli.us/
    • County Seat for Ravalli:   Hamilton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Primrose   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Primrose.
      • Bitterroot Pines
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bitterroot Pines is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Pines
      • Florence
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Sweeney Creek ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sweeney Creek is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Creek
      • Eight Mile ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Eight Mile is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
      • Kenspur
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Kenspur is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenspur
      • Bitter Root ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bitter Root is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Root
      • Bitterroot Court
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Bitterroot Court is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterroot Court
      • Apple Blossom Court
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Apple Blossom Court is located in Ravalli County
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      • Mountain Shadows Estates
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Stevensville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cinnabar Court
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Cinnabar Court is located in Ravalli County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnabar Court
  • Sanders County

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- Primrose) 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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