Nearest Communities to Walker River,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Walker River, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Walker River:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Walker River is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 79 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walker River. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Lyon County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Walker River (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 Walker River
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lyon County (where Walker River resides)
- County Website: https://lyon-county.org/
- County Seat for Lyon: Yerington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker River.
- Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hoye ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hoye is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoye
- Wellington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Hudson ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Tippecanoe ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tippecanoe is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tippecanoe
- Wellington Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wellington Springs is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington Springs
- Artesia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Artesia is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesia
- Nordyke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nordyke is located in Lyon County
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- Ludwig ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ludwig is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwig
- Sulfur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulfur is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulfur
- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Weed Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Weed Heights is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed Heights
- Pine Grove ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Yerington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Cambridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Campbell Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Ranch is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Ranch
- Sweetwater ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetwater is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Como ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Como is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Palmyra ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Thompson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Thompson is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Wabuska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wabuska is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabuska
- Lux
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lux is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Wichman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wichman is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wichman
- Stone Cabin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Stone Cabin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cabin
- Carson City
- County Website: https://www.carson.org/
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker River.
- Fiddlers Green
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fiddlers Green is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddlers Green
- Pinyon Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pinyon Hills is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinyon Hills
- Stewart
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in Carson City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.douglascountynv.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Minden
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker River.
- Carman Heights ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carman Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carman Heights
- Holbrook Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holbrook Junction is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Junction
- Topaz Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Topaz Lake is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topaz Lake
- Mountain House ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain House is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain House
- Double Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Double Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Buckskin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buckskin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin
- Mammoth Ledge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mammoth Ledge is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth Ledge
- Twelvemile House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Twelvemile House is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile House
- Dresslerville Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Dresslerville Colony is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville Colony
- Dresslerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dresslerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresslerville
- Gardnerville Ranchos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Gardnerville Ranchos is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardnerville Ranchos
- Buckeye ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
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- Gardnerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Valley View ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valley View is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
- Minden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Lane
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Johnson Lane is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Lane
- Sheridan ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Mottsville ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mottsville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
- Bridge House ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bridge House is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge House
- Cradlebaugh ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cradlebaugh is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cradlebaugh
- Walleys Hot Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
- Genoa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Summit Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Mineral County
- County Website: https://mineralcountynv.us/
- County Seat for Mineral: Hawthorne
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker River.
- Copper Run ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Copper Run is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Run
- Mountain View ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Granite ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Granite is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
- Loma ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Loma is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
- Reservation ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reservation is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reservation
- Alpine County
- County Website: https://www.alpinecountyca.gov/
- County Seat for Alpine: Markleeville (CA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker River.
- Loope ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Loope is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loope
- Grays Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grays Crossing is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Mount Bullion ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Bullion is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Bullion
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Fredericksburg is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Paynesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paynesville is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
- Woodfords Community
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodfords Community is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords Community
- Markleeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mesa Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mesa Vista is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa Vista
- Alpine Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Alpine Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Village
- Marklee Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marklee Village is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marklee Village
- Woodfords
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Woodfords is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfords
- Silver Mountain ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Mountain is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Mountain
- Sorensens
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- El Dorado County
- Mono County
- County Website: https://www.monocounty.ca.gov/
- County Seat for Mono: Bridgeport (CA)
- Note: The western boundary of the county is defined by the Sierra Nevada Mountains
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker River ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker River.
- Topaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Belfort ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Belfort is located in Mono County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Fales Hot Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fales Hot Springs is located in Mono County (CA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fales Hot Springs
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Walker River) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walker River, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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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