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Nearest Communities to Wetzel,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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


Wetzel is located in Glacier County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Glacier County: Flathead, Pondera & Toole.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 35 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wetzel. Of these communities, 4 are located in counties other than Glacier 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 Wetzel (which is Glacier 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 Wetzel

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

  • Glacier County   (where Wetzel resides)
    • County Seat for Glacier:   Cut Bank
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wetzel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wetzel.
      • Douglas ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Douglas is located in Glacier County
      • Starr School
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
        • Starr School is located in Glacier County
      • Saint Mary
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Babb
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Star
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
        • Star is located in Glacier County
      • North Browning
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
        • North Browning is located in Glacier County
      • Kiowa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Browning
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • South Browning
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
        • South Browning is located in Glacier County
      • Sullivan ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
        • Sullivan is located in Glacier County
      • Durham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
        • Durham is located in Glacier County
      • Rising Sun
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
        • Rising Sun is located in Glacier County
      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Blackfoot
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackfoot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
          • Blackfoot is located in Glacier County
        • Big Sky Colony
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sky Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sky Colony
          • Big Sky Colony is located in Glacier County
        • Cassidy Curve
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cassidy Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Curve
          • Cassidy Curve is located in Glacier County
        • East Glacier Park Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • East Glacier Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Meriwether
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriwether have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriwether
          • Meriwether is located in Glacier County
        • Altyn ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altyn
          • Altyn is located in Glacier County
        • Siyeh Bend
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siyeh Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siyeh Bend
          • Siyeh Bend is located in Glacier County
        • Swiftcurrent
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftcurrent
          • Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County
        • Del Bonita
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Del Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Bonita
          • Del Bonita is located in Glacier County
        • Fort Piegan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Piegan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Piegan
          • Fort Piegan is located in Glacier County
        • Bison
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
          • Bison is located in Glacier County
        • Seville Colony
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seville Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville Colony
          • Seville Colony is located in Glacier County
        • False Summit
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for False Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False Summit
          • False Summit is located in Glacier County
        • Family ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Family have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Family
          • Family is located in Glacier County
        • Glendale Colony
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Colony
          • Glendale Colony is located in Glacier County
        • Hidden Lake Colony
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake Colony
          • Hidden Lake Colony is located in Glacier County
        • Sundance
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
          • Sundance is located in Glacier County
        • Piegan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piegan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piegan
          • Piegan is located in Glacier County
  • Flathead County
    • County Website:   www.co.flathead.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Flathead:   Kalispell
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wetzel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wetzel.
      • Crystal Point
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
        • Crystal Point is located in Flathead County
      • Packers Roost
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packers Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packers Roost
        • Packers Roost is located in Flathead County
      • Red Rock Point
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock Point
        • Red Rock Point is located in Flathead County
      • Sperry Chalets
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sperry Chalets have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry Chalets
        • Sperry Chalets is located in Flathead County

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- Wetzel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wetzel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.7533, Longitude: -113.1648       In this case, the coordinates for Wetzel 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.
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