Nearest Communities to Vista,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Vista, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Vista:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Vista.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Vista is located in Lewis and Clark County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis and Clark County: Broadwater, Cascade, Flathead, Jefferson, Meagher, Powell & Teton.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vista. Of these communities, 24 are located in counties other than Lewis and Clark 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 Vista (which is Lewis and Clark 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 Vista
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lewis and Clark County (where Vista resides)
- County Website: https://www.lccountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Lewis and Clark: Helena
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vista.
- York
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- York is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Daytown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daytown was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daytown
- Nelson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nelson is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Canyon Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canyon Ferry is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Ferry
- Cavetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cavetown is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Old Weiss And French Place
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dennison ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dennison was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
- East Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Four Range
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Four Range is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Range
- Evergreen Court
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Court is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Court
- Iron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <3>
- Kenwood ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Kenwood was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Seven Mile ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile
- Craig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broadwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Broadwater is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwater
- Fort Harrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tobin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tobin is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin
- Gearing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Gearing is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gearing
- Sieben
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sieben is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sieben
- Wolf Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dotsonville was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Birdseye
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Birdseye is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
- Silver City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Silver City is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Unionville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Park City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is also located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Trinity ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Trinity was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Blue Cloud ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Cloud was located in Lewis and Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Cloud
- Canyon Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Broadwater County
- County Website: https://www.broadwatercountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Broadwater: Townsend
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vista.
- Whites City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whites City is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
- Diamond City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Barker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Barker is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
- Noble
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Noble is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Winston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Canton is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bedford is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- McMullan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- McMullan is located in Broadwater County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullan
- Cascade County
- County Website: https://www.cascadecountymt.gov/
- County Seat for Cascade: Great Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vista.
- Adel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Adel is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
- Millegan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Millegan is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millegan
- Mid Canon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mid Canon is located in Cascade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid Canon
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://jeffersoncounty-mt.gov/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Boulder
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vista.
- Clasoil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clasoil is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clasoil
- Louisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Montana City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clancy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- New Haven ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Haven was located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Alhambra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
- Meagher County
- County Website: https://www.meagherco.com/
- County Seat for Meagher: White Sulphur Springs
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Vista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Vista.
- Lingshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lingshire is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingshire
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Preston is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Watson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watson is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Fort Logan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
- Manger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Manger is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manger
- Buckingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buckingham is located in Meagher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
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 from Point A (ie- Vista) 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |