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Nearest Communities to Franktown,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Franktown.<1>

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


Franktown is located in 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 218 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Franktown. Of these communities, 168 are located in counties other than Washoe 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 Franktown (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 Franktown

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

  • Washoe County   (where Franktown resides)
    • County Website:   https://washoecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Washoe:   Reno
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franktown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franktown.
      • Ophir City ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Ophir City is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
      • New Washoe City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Washoe City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sundown Town
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
      • Tyrolian Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
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      • Galena ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Incline Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jumbo ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jumbo is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
      • Steamboat
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
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      • Crystal Bay
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Five Mile House ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
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        • Bronco ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Bronco is located in Washoe County
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          • Bronco has also been known as:
          • Bronca
        • Anderson ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Anderson is located in Washoe County
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          • Anderson has also been known as:
          • Junction House
          • Sparks Ranch
        • Huffaker ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Huffaker is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker
        • Huffakers ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
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        • Lawton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Mayberry - Highland Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Mayberrys ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Mayberrys is located in Washoe County
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        • West Reno
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • West Reno is located in Washoe County
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        • Hidden Valley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Fleish
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fleish is located in Washoe County
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        • Marmol ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Marmol is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
        • Glendale
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Glendale is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Mogul
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Reno
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Verdi - Mogul
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Verdi
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • North Valley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • North Valley is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
        • Sparks
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Vista
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Vista is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
        • Crystal Peak ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Crystal Peak is located in Washoe County
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        • Hafed
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hafed is located in Washoe County
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        • Mustang
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Mustang is located in Washoe County
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        • Panther Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Wedekind
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Wedekind is located in Washoe County
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        • Martin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Martin is located in Washoe County
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        • Raleigh Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Sun Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Golden Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Grand View Terrace
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Grand View Terrace is located in Washoe County
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        • Patrick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Patrick is located in Washoe County
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        • Copperfield ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Lemmon Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Reno - Stead
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Reno - Stead is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno - Stead
        • Spanish Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
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        • Border Town
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Heinz ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Heinz is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinz
        • Cold Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
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        • Clarks ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Clarks is located in Washoe County
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  • Carson City
    • County Website:   https://www.carson.org/
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franktown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franktown.
      • Lakeview Summit
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
      • Mill Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Carson Hot Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Carson Hot Springs is located in Carson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Hot Springs
      • Carson City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Empire
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Empire
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Brunswick ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Brunswick is located in Carson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Pinyon Hills
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pinyon Hills is located in Carson City
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      • Stewart
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Stewart is located in Carson City
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      • Fiddlers Green
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Fiddlers Green is located in Carson City
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  • Douglas County
  • Lyon County
  • Storey County
  • Alpine County
  • El Dorado County
    • County Website:   https://www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for El Dorado:   Placerville (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franktown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franktown.
      • Pomins
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Pomins is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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      • Tahoma
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenridge Park
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Glenridge Park is located in El Dorado County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenridge Park
      • Stateline
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Stateline is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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      • Meeks Bay
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Meeks Bay is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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      • Bijou Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Bijou Park is located in El Dorado County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Park
      • Bijou
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Bijou is located in El Dorado County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
      • Frosts ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Frosts is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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      • Rubicon Properties
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Rubicon Properties is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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      • Al Tahoe
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • South Lake Tahoe
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Lake Valley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Tahoe Keys
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Tahoe Keys is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Camp Richardson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Camp Richardson is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Emerald Bay
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Kiva Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Kiva Beach is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Tahoe Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Tahoe Valley is located in El Dorado County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Valley
        • Tallac Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Spring Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Rubicon Springs ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Rubicon Springs is located in El Dorado County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubicon Springs
        • Fountain Place
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Fountain Place is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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        • Fallen Leaf
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mevers
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Mevers is located in El Dorado County (CA)
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  • Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • County Website:   https://www.placer.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Placer:   Auburn (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Franktown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Franktown.
      • Brockway Vista
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Brockway Vista is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Vista
      • Brockway
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Kings Beach
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Wood Vista
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Wood Vista is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Vista
      • Kingswood Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Kingswood Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Estates
      • Tahoe Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Tahoe Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Estates
      • Tahoe Marina Estates
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Tahoe Marina Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Marina Estates
      • Tahoe Vista
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Carnelian Bay
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Ridgewood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ridgewood is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
      • Dollar Point
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
      • Carnelian Heights
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Carnelian Heights is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Lake Forest
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Comstock Acres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Comstock Acres is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock Acres
        • Sunnyside
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunnyside is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Tahoe City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Tahoe Woods
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Tahoe Woods is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Woods
        • Ponderosa Palisades
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Ponderosa Palisades is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Pine Land
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Pine Land is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Rampart
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Rampart is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Tahoe Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Tahoe Park is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Park
        • Talmont
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Talmont is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Twin Peaks Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Peaks Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Peaks Estates
        • Idlewild
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Idlewild is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Tahoe Pines
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Timberland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Timberland is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
        • Chamberlands Estates
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Chamberlands Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlands Estates
        • Chambers Lodge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Chambers Lodge is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Homewood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Tahoma Meadows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Alpine Meadows
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Alpine Meadows is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Meadows
        • Andover ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
        • Stanford ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Stanford is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Southside Highlands
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Southside Highlands is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Eder
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Eder is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
        • Soda Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Soda Springs is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Diamond Crossing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Diamond Crossing is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • Donner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Donner is located in Placer County (CA)
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        • The Cedars
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • The Cedars is located in Placer County (CA)
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  • Sierra 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Franktown) 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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