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Nearest Communities to Stark,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Stark.<1>

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

Stark 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 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Stark. Of these communities, 41 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 Stark (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 Stark

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

  • Missoula County   (where Stark resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.missoula.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Missoula:   Missoula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stark.
      • Ninemile
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninemile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninemile
        • Ninemile is located in Missoula County
      • Soudan
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soudan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soudan
        • Soudan is located in Missoula County
      • Lothrop
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lothrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lothrop
        • Lothrop is located in Missoula County
      • Six Mile ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile
        • Six Mile is located in Missoula County
      • Huson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shangville ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shangville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shangville
        • Shangville is located in Missoula County
      • Stovepipe ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovepipe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovepipe
        • Stovepipe is located in Missoula County
      • Old Town
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
        • Old Town is located in Missoula County
      • Frenchtown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
        • Frenchtown is located in Missoula County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frenchtown <4>
      • Schilling
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schilling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schilling
        • Schilling is located in Missoula County
      • Ardrum ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ardrum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardrum
        • Ardrum is located in Missoula County
      • Evaro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evaro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaro
        • Evaro is located in Missoula County
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Nagos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nagos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nagos
          • Nagos is located in Missoula County
        • Primrose
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
          • Primrose is located in Missoula County
        • Schley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
          • Schley is located in Missoula County
        • Wye
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wye
          • Wye is located in Missoula County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wye <4>
        • Grass Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grass Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
          • Grass Valley is located in Missoula County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Grass Valley
          • From Stark to Grass Valley
        • De Smet
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for De Smet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
          • De Smet is located in Missoula County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to De Smet
          • From Stark to De Smet
        • Hell Gate ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hell Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Gate
          • Hell Gate is located in Missoula County
        • Grant Creek ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Creek
          • Grant Creek is located in Missoula County
        • Westview Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Park
          • Westview Park is located in Missoula County
        • Lolo Hot Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolo Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolo Hot Springs
          • Lolo Hot Springs is located in Missoula County
        • Orchard Homes
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Homes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Homes
          • Orchard Homes is located in Missoula County
        • Travois Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Travois Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travois Village
          • Travois Village is located in Missoula County
        • Missoula
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Missoula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missoula
          • Missoula is located in Missoula County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,848 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Missoula <4>
  • Lake County
    • County Website:   www.lakecounty-mt.org/
    • County Seat for Lake:   Polson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stark.
      • Ravalli
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravalli have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravalli
        • Ravalli is located in Lake County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravalli <4>
      • Arlee
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Moiese
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Ignatius
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ignatius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ignatius
        • Saint Ignatius is located in Lake County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ignatius <4>
      • Charlo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlo
        • Charlo is located in Lake County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlo <4>
      • Post Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Creek
        • Post Creek is located in Lake County
      • Allentown
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allentown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
        • Allentown is located in Lake County
      • Round Butte
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Butte
        • Round Butte is located in Lake County
      • Kicking Horse
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kicking Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kicking Horse
        • Kicking Horse is located in Lake County
  • Mineral County
    • County Website:   www.co.mineral.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Superior
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stark.
      • Alberton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Cyr
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyr
        • Cyr is located in Mineral County
      • Lozeau
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lozeau have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lozeau
        • Lozeau is located in Mineral County
      • Quartz
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
        • Quartz is located in Mineral County
      • Tarkio
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarkio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio
        • Tarkio is located in Mineral County
      • Westfall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
        • Westfall is located in Mineral County
      • Crescent City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City
        • Crescent City is located in Mineral County
      • Riverbend
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
        • Riverbend is located in Mineral County
      • Amador ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amador have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amador
        • Amador is located in Mineral County
      • Cedar Mouth ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mouth
        • Cedar Mouth is located in Mineral County
      • Oliverville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliverville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverville
        • Oliverville is located in Mineral County
      • Superior
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Hopkins
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
          • Hopkins is located in Mineral County
        • Keystone ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
          • Keystone is located in Mineral County
        • Cedar Junction ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Junction
          • Cedar Junction is located in Mineral County
        • Spring Gulch
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gulch
          • Spring Gulch is located in Mineral County
        • Toole
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toole
          • Toole is located in Mineral County
        • Saint Regis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sanders County
    • County Website:   www.co.sanders.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Sanders:   Thompson Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Stark   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Stark.
      • McDonald
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
        • McDonald is located in Sanders County
      • Dixon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
        • Dixon is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <4>
      • Perma
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perma
        • Perma is located in Sanders County
      • Agency
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
        • Agency is located in Sanders County
      • Old Agency
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Agency
        • Old Agency is located in Sanders County
      • Knowles
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
        • Knowles is located in Sanders County
      • Quinns
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinns
        • Quinns is located in Sanders County
      • Island City ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
        • Island City is located in Sanders County
      • Paradise
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Paradise is located in Sanders County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paradise <4>
      • Camas Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camas Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas Prairie
        • Camas Prairie is located in Sanders County
      • Donlan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donlan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donlan
        • Donlan is located in Sanders County
      • Sloan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • Sloan is located in Sanders County
      • Plains
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shoshone County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stark) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stark. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1250, Longitude: -114.5050       In this case, the coordinates for Stark have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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