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Nearest Communities to Reno,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest 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 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.

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

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

Reno is located in Washoe County and is the County Seat.

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 162 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Reno. Of these communities, 102 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 Reno (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 Reno

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

  • Washoe County   (where Reno resides)
    • County Website:   https://washoecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Washoe:   Reno
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reno   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reno.
      • North Valley
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • North Valley is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
      • Glendale
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Glendale is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
      • Sparks
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Panther Valley
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • West Reno
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • West Reno is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Reno
      • Sun Valley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Raleigh Heights
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Anderson ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Anderson is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
        • Anderson has also been known as:
        • Junction House
        • Sparks Ranch
      • Mayberry - Highland Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Vista
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Vista is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Golden Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Wedekind
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wedekind is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedekind
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        • Grand View Terrace
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Grand View Terrace is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Terrace
        • Huffaker ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Huffaker is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffaker
        • Huffakers ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Huffakers is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffakers
        • Hidden Valley
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mayberrys ‑ Historic
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Mayberrys is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberrys
        • Lawton
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Martin
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Martin is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Mogul
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Lemmon Valley
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Verdi - Mogul
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Hafed
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Hafed is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
        • Mustang
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Mustang is located in Washoe County
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        • Spanish Springs
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
        • Reno - Stead
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Reno - Stead is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno - Stead
        • Copperfield ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Crystal Peak ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Crystal Peak is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Peak
        • Fleish
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Fleish is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleish
        • Verdi
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Patrick
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Patrick is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
        • Galena ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Steamboat
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Steamboat is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
        • Marmol ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Marmol is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmol
        • Pleasant Valley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Cold Springs
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
        • Heinz ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Heinz is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinz
        • Sundown Town
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Sundown Town is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown Town
        • Five Mile House ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Five Mile House is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile House
        • Bronco ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Bronco is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronco
          • Bronco has also been known as:
          • Bronca
        • Border Town
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Washoe City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Nashville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • New Washoe City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Ophir City ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Ophir City is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir City
        • Jumbo ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Jumbo is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
        • Clarks ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Clarks is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Franktown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Tyrolian Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
        • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
        • Incline Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Roderick ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Roderick is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick
        • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Crystal Bay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Pyramid ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Pyramid is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
        • Upper Pyramid ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Upper Pyramid is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pyramid
        • Dodge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Dodge is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
        • Lower Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Lower Crossing is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
        • Wadsworth
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Sutcliffe
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Sutcliffe is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutcliffe
  • Carson City
    • County Website:   https://www.carson.org/
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reno   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reno.
      • Lakeview Summit
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Summit
      • Carson Hot Springs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Carson Hot Springs is located in Carson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Hot Springs
      • Empire
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mill Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • New Empire
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brunswick ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Brunswick is located in Carson City
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Carson City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Pinyon Hills
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Pinyon Hills is located in Carson City
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      • Fiddlers Green
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Fiddlers Green is located in Carson City
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      • Stewart
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Stewart is located in Carson City
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  • Douglas County
  • Lyon County
  • Storey County
    • County Website:   https://storeycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Storey:   Virginia City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reno   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reno.
      • Lockwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mustang Ranch
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
      • Lousetown ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Virginia City Highlands
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Clark
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Virginia City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Divide
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Divide is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Flowery City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Flowery City is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowery City
      • Gold Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • American Flat ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • American City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • American City is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for American City
      • Comstock ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Comstock is located in Storey County
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      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Formanville ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Formanville is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formanville
        • Lower Gold Hill ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Lower Gold Hill is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Gold Hill
        • Thisby
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Mark Twain Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mark Twain Estates is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark Twain Estates
        • Gilpin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Gilpin is located in Storey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
  • Lassen County
    • County Website:   https://co.lassen.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Lassen:   Susanville (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reno   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reno.
      • Hallelujah Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hallelujah Junction is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallelujah Junction
      • Chats ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Chats is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chats
      • Plumas
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Plumas is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas
      • Reno Junction
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Reno Junction is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Junction
      • Scotts
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Scotts is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
  • Nevada County
    • County Website:   https://www.nevadacountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for Nevada:   Nevada City (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reno   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reno.
      • Mystic ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Bronco
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Floriston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Iceland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Iceland is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iceland
      • Boca
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Boca is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boca
      • Hinton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Hinton is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hirschdale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Hirschdale is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirschdale
      • Prosser ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Prosser is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Union Mills
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Union Mills is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Hobart Mills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Hobart Mills is located in Nevada County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart Mills
      • Polaris
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Olympic Heights
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Olympic Heights is located in Nevada County (CA)
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        • Prosser Lake Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Prosser Lakeview Estates
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Ponderosa Fairway Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Truckee
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Gateway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Gateway is located in Nevada County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
        • Meadow Lake Park
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Meadow Lake Park is located in Nevada County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake Park
        • Armstrong
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Armstrong is located in Nevada County (CA)
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        • Donner Pines Tract
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Donner Pines Tract is located in Nevada County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Pines Tract
        • Lakeview
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakeview is located in Nevada County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Donner Lake Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Donner Woods
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Gelatt
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Gelatt is located in Nevada County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gelatt
        • Weeks Tract
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Weeks Tract is located in Nevada County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Tract
  • Placer County
    • County Website:   https://www.placer.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Placer:   Auburn (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reno   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reno.
      • Brockway Vista
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Brockway Vista is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway Vista
      • Kings Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Kingswood Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Kingswood Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Estates
      • Wood Vista
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Wood Vista is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Vista
      • Brockway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tahoe Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tahoe Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Estates
      • Tahoe Marina Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tahoe Marina Estates is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Marina Estates
      • Tahoe Vista
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponderosa Palisades
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ponderosa Palisades is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Palisades
      • Carnelian Bay
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carnelian Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Carnelian Heights is located in Placer County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnelian Heights
      • Ridgewood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ridgewood is located in Placer County (CA)
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      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Dollar Point
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Dollar Point is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
        • Andover ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Andover is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
        • Lake Forest
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Southside Highlands
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Southside Highlands is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Highlands
        • Eder
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Eder is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
        • Stanford ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Stanford is located in Placer County (CA)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Plumas County
  • 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 from Point A (ie- Reno) 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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