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Nearest Communities to Waltham,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 starting from Waltham.<1>

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


Waltham is located in Chouteau County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chouteau County: Blaine, Cascade, Fergus, Hill, Judith Basin, Liberty, Pondera & Teton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Waltham. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Chouteau 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 Waltham (which is Chouteau 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 Waltham

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

  • Chouteau County   (where Waltham resides)
    • County Website:   https://co.chouteau.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Chouteau:   Fort Benton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waltham   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waltham.
      • Pack and Lacey Crossing
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Shepherd Crossing
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Shepherd Crossing is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Crossing
      • Highwood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lander Crossing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Lander Crossing is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander Crossing
      • Big Sag
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Big Sag is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sag
      • Floweree
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Carter
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Patterson ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Patterson is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Shonkin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Shonkin is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shonkin
      • Tunis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Tunis is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Kershaw
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Kershaw is located in Chouteau County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kershaw
      • Fort Benton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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        • Montague
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Montague is located in Chouteau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
        • Pleasant Valley ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Chouteau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Woods Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Woods Crossing is located in Chouteau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing
        • Lonetree ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Lonetree is located in Chouteau County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
        • Geraldine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Cascade County
    • County Website:   https://www.cascadecountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Cascade:   Great Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waltham   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waltham.
      • Belt Creek
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Belt Creek is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt Creek
      • Rogers
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Rogers is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Salem
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Salem is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Wayne
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Wayne is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Fife
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Fife is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Cooper
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Cooper is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Portage
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Portage is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
      • Belt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Belt is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belt <3>
      • Box Elder ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Box Elder is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Elder
      • Sheffels
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Sheffels is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffels
      • Belton ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Belton is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
      • Armington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Armington is located in Cascade County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington
      • Continue List   (38 more) ...
        • Rainbow
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rainbow is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
        • Armington Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Armington Junction is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armington Junction
        • Gerber
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Gerber is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber
        • Number Seven
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Number Seven is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number Seven
        • Tracy
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Tracy is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
        • Gibson Flats
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Gibson Flats is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Flats
        • Pleasant Valley Colony
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sand Coulee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Boston Heights ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Boston Heights is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Heights
        • North Great Falls ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • North Great Falls is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Great Falls
        • Smelter Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Smelter Hill is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Hill
        • Watson ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Watson is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Blythe
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Blythe is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe
        • Fields
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Fields is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
        • Black Eagle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Little Chicago ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Little Chicago is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
        • Big Stone Colony
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Stone Colony is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Colony
        • Stockett
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Countryside Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Countryside Village is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
        • Great Falls
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Benton Lake ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Benton Lake is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Lake
        • Donovan Park ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Donovan Park is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donovan Park
        • Johnstown ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Johnstown is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
        • Three Forks
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Three Forks is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
        • Giffen
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Giffen is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giffen
        • Emerson Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Emerson Junction is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson Junction
        • Flood ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Flood is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flood
        • Riceville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Riceville is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
        • Manchester
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Manchester is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Eden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Eden is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Sun Prairie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
        • Evans
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Evans is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
        • Albright ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Albright is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albright
        • Michigan Settlement ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Michigan Settlement is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Settlement
        • Truly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Truly is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truly
        • Calvert
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Calvert is located in Cascade County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
        • Ulm
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Vaughn
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Judith Basin County
    • County Website:   https://jbcountymt.gov/
    • County Seat for Judith Basin:   Stanford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Waltham   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Waltham.
      • Mann ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Mann is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann
      • Raynesford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Spion Kop
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Spion Kop is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spion Kop
      • Kibbey ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Kibbey is located in Judith Basin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibbey
      • Geyser
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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 from Point A (ie- Waltham) 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.