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Nearest Communities to Fort Defiance,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Fort Defiance is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Washoe County.

The following 13 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washoe County: Lassen (CA), Modoc (CA), Nevada (CA), Placer (CA), Sierra (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Humboldt, Lyon, Pershing, Storey, Harney (OR) & Lake (OR).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fort Defiance. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Washoe County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Fort Defiance (which is Washoe 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 Fort Defiance

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

  • Washoe County   (where Fort Defiance resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.washoe.nv.us/
    • County Seat for Washoe:   Reno
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Defiance   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Defiance.
      • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olinghouse have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
        • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
      • Dodge
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
        • Dodge is located in Washoe County
      • Clarks ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Clarks is located in Washoe County
      • Roderick ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roderick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick
        • Roderick is located in Washoe County
      • Lower Crossing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
        • Lower Crossing is located in Washoe County
      • Wadsworth
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Nixon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Upper Pyramid ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Pyramid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pyramid
        • Upper Pyramid is located in Washoe County
      • Patrick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
        • Patrick is located in Washoe County
      • Pyramid ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pyramid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
        • Pyramid is located in Washoe County
      • Spanish Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
        • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
      • Mustang
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
        • Mustang is located in Washoe County
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        • Hafed
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hafed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
          • Hafed is located in Washoe County
        • Wedekind
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wedekind have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedekind
          • Wedekind is located in Washoe County
        • Sutcliffe
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutcliffe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe
          • Sutcliffe is located in Washoe County
        • Vista
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
          • Vista is located in Washoe County
        • Sun Valley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Sparks
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Glendale
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
          • Glendale is located in Washoe County
        • Hidden Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Nashville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • North Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
          • North Valley is located in Washoe County
        • Golden Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Lemmon Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Panther Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Reno
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Raleigh Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Grand View Terrace
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Terrace
          • Grand View Terrace is located in Washoe County
        • Martin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
          • Martin is located in Washoe County
        • Reno - Stead
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno - Stead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno - Stead
          • Reno - Stead is located in Washoe County
        • Anderson ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
          • Anderson is located in Washoe County
          • Anderson has also been known as:
          • Junction House
          • Sparks Ranch
        • Huffaker ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffaker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker
          • Huffaker is located in Washoe County
        • Huffakers ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
          • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
        • Five Mile House ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Mile House have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
          • Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
        • West Reno
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reno
          • West Reno is located in Washoe County
        • Mayberry - Highland Park
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry - Highland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry - Highland Park
          • Mayberry - Highland Park is located in Washoe County
        • Lawton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayberrys ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberrys have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberrys
          • Mayberrys is located in Washoe County
        • Steamboat
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
          • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
        • Copperfield ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Mogul
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Cold Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
          • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
        • Pleasant Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Border Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Heinz ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heinz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinz
          • Heinz is located in Washoe County
  • Churchill County
    • County Website:   www.churchillcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Churchill:   Fallon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Defiance   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Defiance.
      • Leete ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leete have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leete
        • Leete is located in Churchill County
      • Hazen
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Fillmore ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
        • Fillmore is located in Churchill County
      • Massie
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massie
        • Massie is located in Churchill County
      • Lahontan City ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Diatom
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Diatom. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diatom
        • Diatom is located in Churchill County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Diatom
        • From Fort Defiance to Diatom
      • Northam ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northam
        • Northam is located in Churchill County
      • Willowtown ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowtown
        • Willowtown is located in Churchill County
      • Leeteville ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeteville
        • Leeteville is located in Churchill County
      • Ragtown ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ragtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
        • Ragtown is located in Churchill County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ragtown
        • From Fort Defiance to Ragtown
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   www.lyon-county.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Yerington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Defiance   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Defiance.
      • Fernley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Argo ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
        • Argo is located in Lyon County
      • Ramsey ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
        • Ramsey is located in Lyon County
      • Darwin ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Talapoosa
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talapoosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talapoosa
        • Talapoosa is located in Lyon County
      • Ramsey Station
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramsey Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Station
        • Ramsey Station is located in Lyon County
      • Stagecoach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Nevada Station ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nevada Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Station
        • Nevada Station is located in Lyon County
      • Silver Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carson Rapids City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson Rapids City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Rapids City
        • Carson Rapids City is located in Lyon County
      • Bucklands Station ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucklands Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklands Station
        • Bucklands Station is located in Lyon County
      • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Marshland ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
          • Marshland is located in Lyon County
        • Weeks ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks
          • Weeks is located in Lyon County
        • Churchill ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
          • Churchill is located in Lyon County
        • Sutro ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Pershing County
  • Storey County
    • County Seat for Storey:   Virginia City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Defiance   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Defiance.
      • Thisby
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thisby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
        • Thisby is located in Storey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Thisby
        • From Fort Defiance to Thisby
      • Gilpin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilpin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
        • Gilpin is located in Storey County
      • Clark
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Lockwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Mustang Ranch
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
        • Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
      • Lousetown ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia City Highlands
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City Highlands
        • Virginia City Highlands is located in Storey County
      • Flowery City ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowery City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
        • Flowery City is located in Storey County
      • Mark Twain Estates
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mark Twain Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain Estates
        • Mark Twain Estates is located in Storey County
      • Virginia City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Divide
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Divide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
        • Divide is located in Storey County

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 from Point A (ie- Fort Defiance) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Defiance. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7033, Longitude: -119.4205    
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fort Defiance, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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