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Nearest Communities to Simpson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.


Simpson is located in Lyon County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Mono (CA), Carson City, Churchill, Douglas, Mineral, Storey & Washoe.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 106 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Simpson. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Lyon 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 Simpson (which is Lyon 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 Simpson

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

  • Lyon County   (where Simpson resides)
    • County Website:   https://lyon-county.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Yerington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Artesia ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Artesia is located in Lyon County
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      • Walker River ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Walker River is located in Lyon County
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      • Smith
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hudson ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Hudson is located in Lyon County
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      • Hoye ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Hoye is located in Lyon County
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      • Wellington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Ludwig ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Ludwig is located in Lyon County
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      • Nordyke
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Nordyke is located in Lyon County
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      • Tippecanoe ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Tippecanoe is located in Lyon County
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      • Mason
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Mason is located in Lyon County
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      • Weed Heights
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Weed Heights is located in Lyon County
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      • Wellington Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Wellington Springs is located in Lyon County
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        • Yerington
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Greenville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenville is located in Lyon County
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        • Campbell Ranch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Campbell Ranch is located in Lyon County
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        • Sulfur
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Sulfur is located in Lyon County
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        • Pine Grove ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
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        • Como ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Como is located in Lyon County
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        • Palmyra ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Palmyra is located in Lyon County
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        • Stone Cabin ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Stone Cabin is located in Lyon County
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        • Thompson ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Thompson is located in Lyon County
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        • Wabuska
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Wabuska is located in Lyon County
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        • Lux
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Lux is located in Lyon County
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        • Cambridge ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Cambridge is located in Lyon County
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        • Eureka ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Eureka is located in Lyon County
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        • Dayton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Mound House
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Churchill ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Churchill is located in Lyon County
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        • Sutro ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Sutro is located in Lyon County
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        • Johntown ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Johntown is located in Lyon County
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        • Bucklands Station ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Bucklands Station is located in Lyon County
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        • Davis Station ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Davis Station is located in Lyon County
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        • Fort Churchill ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Fort Churchill is located in Lyon County
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        • Marshland ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Marshland is located in Lyon County
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        • Weeks ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Weeks is located in Lyon County
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        • Silver City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Silver City is located in Lyon County
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        • Twin Flat
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Twin Flat is located in Lyon County
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        • Sweetwater ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sweetwater is located in Lyon County
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        • Wichman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Wichman is located in Lyon County
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  • Carson City
    • County Website:   https://www.carson.org/
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Fiddlers Green
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Fiddlers Green is located in Carson City
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      • Pinyon Hills
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pinyon Hills is located in Carson City
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      • Stewart
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Stewart is located in Carson City
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      • Brunswick ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Brunswick is located in Carson City
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      • Empire
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Empire is located in Carson City
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      • New Empire
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • New Empire is located in Carson City
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      • Carson City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson Hot Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Carson Hot Springs is located in Carson City
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  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountynv.gov/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Carman Heights ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Carman Heights is located in Douglas County
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      • Buckskin ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Buckskin is located in Douglas County
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      • Double Springs ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Double Springs is located in Douglas County
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      • Holbrook Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Holbrook Junction is located in Douglas County
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      • Mountain House ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Mountain House is located in Douglas County
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      • Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County
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      • Topaz Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
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      • Dresslerville Colony
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County
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      • Twelvemile House
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Twelvemile House is located in Douglas County
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      • Dresslerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Dresslerville is located in Douglas County
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      • Buckeye ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Buckeye is located in Douglas County
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      • Gardnerville Ranchos
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
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        • Gardnerville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Johnson Lane
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
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        • Centerville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Centerville is located in Douglas County
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        • Minden
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Valley View ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Valley View is located in Douglas County
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        • Bridge House ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Bridge House is located in Douglas County
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        • Cradlebaugh ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Cradlebaugh is located in Douglas County
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        • Sheridan ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Sheridan is located in Douglas County
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        • Mottsville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Mottsville is located in Douglas County
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        • Walleys Hot Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
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        • Indian Hills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
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        • Genoa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Kingsbury Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County
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        • Summit Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Summit Village is located in Douglas County
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        • Kingsbury Meadows
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Kingsbury Meadows is located in Douglas County
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        • Kingsbury
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County
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        • Edgewood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Edgewood is located in Douglas County
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        • Stateline
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Tahoe Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County
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        • Elk Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Elk Point is located in Douglas County
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        • Hobart ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Hobart is located in Douglas County
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        • Round Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Round Hill is located in Douglas County
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  • Mineral County
    • County Website:   https://mineralcountynv.us/
    • County Seat for Mineral:   Hawthorne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Mountain View ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Mountain View is located in Mineral County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Granite ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Granite is located in Mineral County
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      • Copper Run ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Copper Run is located in Mineral County
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      • Loma ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Loma is located in Mineral County
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      • Reservation ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Reservation is located in Mineral County
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  • Alpine County
    • County Website:   https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for Alpine:   Markleeville (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Simpson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Simpson.
      • Paynesville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
      • Loope ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Fredericksburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Mesa Vista
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Woodfords Community
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Woodfords Community is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Mount Bullion ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Mount Bullion is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Centerville ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerville is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Grays Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Markleeville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Alpine Village
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Woodfords
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Marklee Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Silver Mountain ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Silver Mountain is located in Alpine County (CA)
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      • Sorensens
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
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  • El Dorado County
  • Mono County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Simpson) 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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