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Nearest Communities to Silva,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Silva is located in Pierce County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pierce County: Benson, Bottineau, McHenry, Rolette, Sheridan, Towner & Wells.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 38 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Silva. Of these communities, 28 are located in counties other than Pierce 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 Silva (which is Pierce 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 Silva

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

  • Pierce County   (where Silva resides)
    • County Seat for Pierce:   Rugby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silva.
      • Balta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
        • Balta is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balta <4>
      • Orrin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Rugby
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Tunbridge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
        • Tunbridge is located in Pierce County
      • Leverich
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leverich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverich
        • Leverich is located in Pierce County
      • Clifton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Clifton is located in Pierce County
      • Aylmer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aylmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylmer
        • Aylmer is located in Pierce County
      • Selz
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selz
        • Selz is located in Pierce County
      • Wolford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolford
        • Wolford is located in Pierce County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolford <4>
      • Barton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
        • Barton is located in Pierce County
  • Benson County
    • County Seat for Benson:   Minnewaukan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silva.
      • Fillmore
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
        • Fillmore is located in Benson County
      • Esmond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
        • Esmond is located in Benson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esmond <4>
      • Baker
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Benson County
      • Pleasant Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleasant Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
        • Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
      • Isabel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Knox
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
        • Knox is located in Benson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
      • Harlow
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow
        • Harlow is located in Benson County
      • York
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hesper
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
        • Hesper is located in Benson County
      • Maddock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maddock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddock
        • Maddock is located in Benson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maddock <4>
      • Leeds
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Comstock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comstock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
        • Comstock is located in Benson County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Brinsmade
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinsmade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinsmade
          • Brinsmade is located in Benson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinsmade <4>
        • Niles
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Niles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
          • Niles is located in Benson County
        • Flora
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
          • Flora is located in Benson County
        • Tilden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilden
          • Tilden is located in Benson County
  • McHenry County
    • County Seat for McHenry:   Towner
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silva.
      • Funston
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
        • Funston is located in McHenry County
      • Berwick
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
        • Berwick is located in McHenry County
      • Anamoose
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anamoose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anamoose
        • Anamoose is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anamoose <4>
      • Guthrie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
        • Guthrie is located in McHenry County
      • Towner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Drake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
        • Drake is located in McHenry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drake <4>
      • Rangeley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangeley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeley
        • Rangeley is located in McHenry County
  • Rolette County
  • Sheridan County
  • Wells County
    • County Seat for Wells:   Fessenden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silva.
      • Wellsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
        • Wellsburg is located in Wells County
      • Harvey
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
        • Harvey is located in Wells County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,587 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <4>
      • Heimdal
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heimdal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heimdal
        • Heimdal is located in Wells 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 from Point A (ie- Silva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1689, Longitude: -99.9185       In this case, the coordinates for Silva 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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