Nearest Communities to Owyhee,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Owyhee, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Owyhee:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Owyhee.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Owyhee is located in Elko County.
The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elko County: Cassia (ID), Owyhee (ID), Twin Falls (ID), Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, White Pine, Box Elder (UT) & Tooele (UT).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 28 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Owyhee. Of these communities, 12 are located in counties other than Elko 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 Owyhee (which is Elko 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 Owyhee
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Elko County (where Owyhee resides)
- County Website: www.elkocountynv.net/
- County Seat for Elko: Elko
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Nevada
- Elko County
- From Family Search:
- State of Nevada
- Elko County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Nevada
- Elko County
- Nearest Communities to Owyhee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Owyhee.
- Number One Settlement
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Number One Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number One Settlement
- Number One Settlement is located in Elko County
- Mountain City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Elko County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mountain City
- From Owyhee to Mountain City
- Patsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Rio Tinto ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rio Tinto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Tinto
- Rio Tinto is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rio Tinto
- From Owyhee to Rio Tinto
- White Rock ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- White Rock is located in Elko County
- Excelsior ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Columbia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Echo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Point of Rocks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point of Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
- Point of Rocks is located in Elko County
- Bueasta ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Rowland ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Island Mountain ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Mountain
- Island Mountain is located in Elko County
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deep Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
- Deep Creek is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Deep Creek
- From Owyhee to Deep Creek
- Williams Cabin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cabin
- Williams Cabin is located in Elko County
- Bruno City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruno City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno City
- Bruno City is located in Elko County
- Cornucopia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cornucopia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornucopia
- Cornucopia is located in Elko County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cornucopia
- From Owyhee to Cornucopia
- Deep Creek ‑ Historic
- Owyhee County
- County Website: www.owyheecounty.net/
- County Seat for Owyhee: Murphy (ID)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- From Family Search:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Idaho
- Owyhee County
- Nearest Communities to Owyhee ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Owyhee.
- Miller Creek Settlement
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller Creek Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Creek Settlement
- Miller Creek Settlement is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Dew Drop Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dew Drop Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dew Drop Place
- Dew Drop Place is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- China Hat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Dickens Place
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Place
- Dickens Place is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Riddle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riddle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Riddle is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Riddle
- From Owyhee to Riddle
- Three Forks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Frost Place
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frost Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Place
- Frost Place is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Tindall ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Dans Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dans Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dans Place
- Dans Place is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Bengoechea Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bengoechea Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengoechea Place
- Bengoechea Place is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- James Place
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Place
- James Place is located in Owyhee County (ID)
- Four Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Owyhee County (ID)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Owyhee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owyhee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9473, Longitude: -116.0986 |
| <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. |