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Nearest Communities to Wise River,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Wise River.<1>

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

Wise River is located in Beaverhead County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaverhead County: Clark (ID), Fremont (ID), Lemhi (ID), Deer Lodge, Madison, Ravalli & Silver Bow.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 86 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wise River. Of these communities, 72 are located in counties other than Beaverhead 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 Wise River (which is Beaverhead 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 Wise River

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

  • Beaverhead County   (where Wise River resides)
  • Deer Lodge County
    • County Website:   https://adlc.us/
    • County Seat for Deer Lodge:   Anaconda
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wise River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wise River.
      • French Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • French Town is located in Deer Lodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Gulch ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • French Gulch is located in Deer Lodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Gulch
      • Fishtrap
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Fishtrap is located in Deer Lodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
      • Gregson ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Crackerville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Crackerville is located in Deer Lodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackerville
      • Staton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Staton is located in Deer Lodge County
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      • Mill Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Mill Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
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      • Mine Creek
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Stuart
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Stuart is located in Deer Lodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Anaconda - Deer Lodge County is located in Deer Lodge County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda - Deer Lodge County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,204 people
      • Opportunity
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Opportunity is located in Deer Lodge County
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      • Sunnyside
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
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        • Anaconda
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Stump Town
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Stump Town is located in Deer Lodge County
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        • West Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • West Valley is located in Deer Lodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
        • Lost Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Lost Creek is located in Deer Lodge County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
        • Morel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Morel is located in Deer Lodge County
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        • Warm Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Gold Coin ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gold Coin is located in Deer Lodge County
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        • Silver Lake ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Silver Lake is located in Deer Lodge County
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        • Cable City ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Cable City is located in Deer Lodge County
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  • Jefferson County
  • Madison County
  • Silver Bow County
    • County Website:   https://co.silverbow.mt.us/
    • County Seat for Silver Bow:   Butte
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wise River   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wise River.
      • Delano Place
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Delano Place is located in Silver Bow County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Place
      • Divide
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Woodin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Woodin is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Johnson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Johnson is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Maiden Rock
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Maiden Rock is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Quinn
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Quinn is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Feely
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Feely is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Sciuchetti Place
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sciuchetti Place is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Buxton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Buxton is located in Silver Bow County
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      • Butte - Silver Bow
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Butte - Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 34,207 people
      • Melrose
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Durant
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Durant is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Moose Town
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Moose Town is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Fairmont Hot Springs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Finlen
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Finlen is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Hackney
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Hackney is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Miles Crossing
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Miles Crossing is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Ramsay
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Silver Bow ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Silver Bow is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Highland City ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Highland City is located in Silver Bow County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
        • Royston ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Royston is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Nissler
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Nissler is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Red Mountain is located in Silver Bow County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
        • Newcomb
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Newcomb is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Rocker
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Rocker is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Janney
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Burlington ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Burlington is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Williamsburg
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Nine-mile
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Nine-mile is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Anselmo ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Anselmo is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Butte
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pioneer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Pioneer is located in Silver Bow County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • Centerville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Centerville is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Floral Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Floral Park is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Walkerville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Highview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Highview is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Allendale ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Allendale is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Butchertown ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Butchertown is located in Silver Bow County
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        • East Butte
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • East Butte is located in Silver Bow County
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        • McQueen
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • McQueen is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Meaderville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Meaderville is located in Silver Bow County
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        • North Walkerville ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Silver Bow Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Silver Bow Park is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Skones
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Skones is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Stringtown ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Stringtown is located in Silver Bow County
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        • Columbia Gardens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Columbia Gardens is located in Silver Bow County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Gardens
        • Grace
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Grace is located in Silver Bow County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wise River) 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.
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