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Nearest Communities to Sutcliffe,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>

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


Sutcliffe 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 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sutcliffe. Of these communities, 18 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 Sutcliffe (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 Sutcliffe

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

  • Washoe County   (where Sutcliffe resides)
    • County Website:   https://washoecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Washoe:   Reno
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sutcliffe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sutcliffe.
      • Pyramid ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Pyramid is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid
      • Upper Pyramid ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Upper Pyramid is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pyramid
      • Nixon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenobia ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Zenobia is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenobia
      • Nashville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nashville is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Fort Defiance ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Fort Defiance is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Defiance
      • Flanigan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Flanigan is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanigan
      • Spanish Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Spanish Springs is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Springs
      • Olinghouse ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Olinghouse is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinghouse
      • Sand Pass
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Sand Pass is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pass
      • Dodge
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Dodge is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
      • Lemmon Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Lemmon Valley is located in Washoe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemmon Valley
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Reno - Stead
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Reno - Stead is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno - Stead
        • Sun Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Golden Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Golden Valley is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
        • Clarks ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Clarks is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
        • Sano
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Sano is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
        • Patrick
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Patrick is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
        • Wedekind
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Wedekind is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedekind
        • Lower Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lower Crossing is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
        • Roderick ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Roderick is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roderick
        • Wadsworth
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cold Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cold Springs is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
        • Grand View Terrace
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Grand View Terrace is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Terrace
        • Martin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Martin is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Panther Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Panther Valley is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Valley
        • Raleigh Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Raleigh Heights is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Heights
        • Border Town
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Border Town is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Town
        • Copperfield ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Copperfield is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperfield
        • Heinz ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Heinz is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heinz
        • Mustang
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Mustang is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
        • North Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • North Valley is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Valley
        • Sparks
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Vista
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Vista is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
        • Glendale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Glendale is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Hafed
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Hafed is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hafed
        • Reno
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Reno is located in Washoe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 259,290 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reno <3>
  • Pershing County
  • Storey County
    • County Website:   https://storeycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Storey:   Virginia City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sutcliffe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sutcliffe.
      • Thisby
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Thisby is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thisby
      • Clark
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Clark is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
      • Gilpin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gilpin is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
      • Lockwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Lockwood is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockwood
      • Mustang Ranch
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Mustang Ranch is located in Storey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ranch
  • Lassen County
    • County Website:   https://co.lassen.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Lassen:   Susanville (CA)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sutcliffe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sutcliffe.
      • Calneva
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Calneva is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calneva
      • Omira
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Omira is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omira
      • Hallelujah Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hallelujah Junction is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallelujah Junction
      • Chats ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Chats is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chats
      • Doyle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Scotts
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Scotts is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts
      • Plumas
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Plumas is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumas
      • Reno Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Reno Junction is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Junction
      • Stacy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Stacy is located in Lassen County (CA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
  • 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- Sutcliffe) 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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