Nearest Communities to Calkins,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Calkins, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Calkins:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 from Calkins.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Calkins is located in Douglas County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 92 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Calkins. Of these communities, 5 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Calkins (which is Douglas 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 Calkins
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Douglas County (where Calkins resides)
- County Seat for Douglas: Roseburg
- Note: The northwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Calkins ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Calkins.
- Edenbower
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edenbower is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenbower
- Roseburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Riversdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riversdale is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riversdale
- Melrose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melrose is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oaks is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Winchester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elgarose
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elgarose is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgarose
- Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green is located in Douglas County
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- Shady
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Lookingglass
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lookingglass is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookingglass
- Akin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Akin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akin
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
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- Carnes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carnes is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Wilbur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Civil Bend ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Civil Bend is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil Bend
- Glengary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glengary is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
- Winston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dixonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dixonville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville
- Brockway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brockway is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockway
- Dillard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Redbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Redbell is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbell
- Round Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Round Prairie is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
- Porter Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porter Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Creek
- Oak Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
- Umpqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Deady
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deady is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deady
- Coles Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coles Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Valley
- Callahan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Callahan is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callahan
- Stephens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stephens is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Dole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dole is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole
- Ruckles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruckles is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckles
- Tenmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sutherlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Olalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Olalla is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olalla
- Reston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reston is located in Douglas County
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- Union Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Union Gap is located in Douglas County
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- Millwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Millwood is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Myrtle Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Weaver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Weaver is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Buck Fork ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Fork is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Fork
- Glide
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fair Oaks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Oaks is located in Douglas County
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- Tyee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tyee is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyee
- Rockland ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rockland is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Nonpareil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nonpareil is located in Douglas County
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- Tyee Camp
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tyee Camp is located in Douglas County
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- Tri City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tri City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Riddle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Riddle is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Former names for Riddle:
- Riddles
- Riddlesburg
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- Camas Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Peel
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peel is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel
- Isadore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Isadore is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isadore
- Surprise Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Surprise Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise Valley
- Idleyld Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Cornutt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cornutt is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornutt
- Days Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gazley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gazley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazley
- Nugget ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nugget is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugget
- Hoaglin ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hoaglin is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoaglin
- Byers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Byers is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
- Canyonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Rice Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- North Umpqua Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Umpqua Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Umpqua Village
- Hawthorne
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Peck
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Peck is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Kellogg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kellogg is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
- Elkhead
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhead is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhead
- Dads Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dads Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dads Creek
- Lavadoure ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lavadoure is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavadoure
- Smiths Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Smiths Ford is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ford
- Union Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Union Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Creek
- Perdue ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perdue is located in Douglas County
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- Skelley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Skelley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelley
- Yoncalla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cow Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cow Creek is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Creek
- Milo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milo is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Calvert ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Calvert is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
- Smith Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Ferry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Ferry
- Anchor ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Elkton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnydale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnydale is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- Drain
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ash
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ash is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Azalea
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fernvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fernvale is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Tiller
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coos County
- County Website: https://www.co.coos.or.us/
- County Seat for Coos: Coquille
- Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Calkins ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Calkins.
- Tioga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tioga is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Sitkum
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Sitkum is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitkum
- Dora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dora is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Remote
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lane County
- County Website: https://www.lanecounty.org/
- County Seat for Lane: Eugene
- Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Calkins ...
- Black Butte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Black Butte is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Butte
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- Calkins) 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |