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Nearest Communities to Basalt,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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 south 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 Basalt.<1>

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


Basalt is located in Mineral County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mineral County: Mono (CA), Churchill, Esmeralda, Lyon & Nye.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 34 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Basalt. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than Mineral 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 Basalt (which is Mineral 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 Basalt

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

  • Mineral County   (where Basalt resides)
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Hawthorne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basalt.
      • Bley ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bley
        • Bley is located in Mineral County
      • Mount Montgomery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Montgomery
        • Mount Montgomery is located in Mineral County
      • Candelaria Junction ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Candelaria Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria Junction
        • Candelaria Junction is located in Mineral County
      • Candelaria ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candelaria
        • Candelaria is located in Mineral County
      • Metallic City ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Metallic City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metallic City
        • Metallic City is located in Mineral County
        • Metallic City has also been known as:
        • Pickhandle Gulch
      • Belleville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
        • Belleville is located in Mineral County
      • Marietta ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
        • Marietta is located in Mineral County
      • Tonopah Junction ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah Junction
        • Tonopah Junction is located in Mineral County
      • Rhodes ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhodes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
        • Rhodes is located in Mineral County
      • Camp Douglas ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Douglas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
        • Camp Douglas is located in Mineral County
      • Sodaville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodaville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodaville
        • Sodaville is located in Mineral County
      • Qualeys Camp
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Qualeys Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualeys Camp
        • Qualeys Camp is located in Mineral County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Mina
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jaggersville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaggersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaggersville
          • Jaggersville is located in Mineral County
        • Whiskey Spring ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Spring
          • Whiskey Spring is located in Mineral County
        • Garfield ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
          • Garfield is located in Mineral County
        • New Boston ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
          • New Boston is located in Mineral County
  • Esmeralda County
    • County Seat for Esmeralda:   Goldfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basalt.
      • Oneota ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneota have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneota
        • Oneota is located in Esmeralda County
      • Gold Hit
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Hit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hit
        • Gold Hit is located in Esmeralda County
      • Calmville ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmville
        • Calmville is located in Esmeralda County
      • Columbus ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
        • Columbus is located in Esmeralda County
      • Arlemont ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlemont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlemont
        • Arlemont is located in Esmeralda County
      • Argentum ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argentum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentum
        • Argentum is located in Esmeralda County
      • The Crossing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Crossing
        • The Crossing is located in Esmeralda County
      • Fish Lake ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fish Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake
        • Fish Lake is located in Esmeralda County
      • Coaldale ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
        • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
        • Coaldale has also been known as:
        • Coaldale Junction
      • Dyer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair Junction ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blair Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
        • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
      • Coyote Hole
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Hole have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Hole
        • Coyote Hole is located in Esmeralda County
  • Mono County
    • County Website:   www.monocounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Mono:   Bridgeport (CA)
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Basalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Basalt.
      • Montgomery City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery City
        • Montgomery City is located in Mono County (CA)
      • Pizona ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pizona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizona
        • Pizona is located in Mono County (CA)
      • Benton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Benton Hot Springs
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Hot Springs
        • Benton Hot Springs is located in Mono County (CA)
      • Hammil
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammil
        • Hammil is located in Mono County (CA)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Basalt) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Basalt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0074, Longitude: -118.2732       In this case, the coordinates for Basalt 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>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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