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Nearest Communities to Smead,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Smead is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Sanders County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanders County: Bonner (ID), Shoshone (ID), Flathead, Lake, Lincoln, Mineral & Missoula.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Smead. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Sanders 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 Smead (which is Sanders 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 Smead

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

  • Sanders County   (where Smead resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.sanders.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Sanders:   Thompson Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smead   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smead.
      • Noxon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxon
        • Noxon is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxon <5>
      • Heron
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
        • Cedar is located in Sanders County
      • Tuscor
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscor
        • Tuscor is located in Sanders County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tuscor
        • From Smead to Tuscor
      • Larchwood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larchwood
        • Larchwood is located in Sanders County
      • Trout Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Childs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
        • Childs is located in Sanders County
      • White Pine
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine
        • White Pine is located in Sanders County
      • Talc
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talc have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talc
        • Talc is located in Sanders County
  • Lincoln County
    • County Website:   www.lincolncountymt.us/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Libby
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smead   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smead.
      • Manicke ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manicke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manicke
        • Manicke is located in Lincoln County
      • Pioneer Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Junction
        • Pioneer Junction is located in Lincoln County
      • White Haven
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Haven
        • White Haven is located in Lincoln County
      • Libby
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libby
        • Libby is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,845 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Libby <5>
      • Kootenai Falls
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kootenai Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenai Falls
        • Kootenai Falls is located in Lincoln County
      • Green Acres
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
        • Green Acres is located in Lincoln County
      • Troy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Bonner County
    • County Website:   www.co.bonner.id.us/
    • County Seat for Bonner:   Sandpoint (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smead   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smead.
      • Cabinet ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Clark Fork
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
        • Clark Fork is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <5>
      • Denton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Denton is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • East Hope
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hope
        • East Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
      • Hope
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
        • Hope is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
      • Granite
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
        • Granite is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Glengary
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glengary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
        • Glengary is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Cedar Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Garfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Garfield is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Broten
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broten have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broten
        • Broten is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Newman
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
        • Newman is located in Bonner County (ID)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Trestle Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trestle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trestle Creek
          • Trestle Creek is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Blacktail
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacktail have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacktail
          • Blacktail is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Talache Landing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talache Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talache Landing
          • Talache Landing is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Sunnyside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
          • Sunnyside is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Talache
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talache have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talache
          • Talache is located in Bonner County (ID)
  • Shoshone County
    • County Seat for Shoshone:   Wallace (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Smead   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Smead.
      • Steamboat Rocks
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat Rocks
        • Steamboat Rocks is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Elkhorn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
        • Elkhorn is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Prichard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prichard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
        • Prichard is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Eagle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
        • Eagle is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Murray
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
        • Murray is located in Shoshone County (ID)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <5>
      • Nelson ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Nelson is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Steamboat ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
        • Steamboat is located in Shoshone County (ID)
      • Delta
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
        • Delta is located in Shoshone County (ID)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Delta
        • From Smead to Delta
      • Thiard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thiard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thiard
        • Thiard is located in Shoshone County (ID)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0207, Longitude: -115.8548       In this case, the coordinates for Smead 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 Smead, 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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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