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Nearest Communities to Crooks,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.<1>

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

Crooks is located in Union County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Baker, Grant, Umatilla & Wallowa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Crooks. Of these communities, 15 are located in counties other than Union 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 Crooks (which is Union 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 Crooks

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

  • Union County   (where Crooks resides)
    • County Website:   www.union-county.org/
    • County Seat for Union:   La Grande
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crooks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crooks.
      • Telocaset
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telocaset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telocaset
        • Telocaset is located in Union County
      • Union
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Union Junction
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
        • Union Junction is located in Union County
      • Sago
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
        • Sago is located in Union County
      • Hot Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hot Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
        • Hot Lake is located in Union County
      • North Powder
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
        • North Powder is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <4>
      • Cove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lone Tree
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
        • Lone Tree is located in Union County
      • Medical Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medical Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Springs
        • Medical Springs is located in Union County
      • Pondosa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pondosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondosa
        • Pondosa is located in Union County
      • Island City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
        • Island City is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
      • Conley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Conley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
        • Conley is located in Union County
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • La Grande
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Alicel
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alicel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicel
          • Alicel is located in Union County
        • Orodell ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orodell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
          • Orodell is located in Union County
        • Perry
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
          • Perry is located in Union County
        • Imbler
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Hilgard
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilgard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
          • Hilgard is located in Union County
        • Camp Carson ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Carson
          • Camp Carson is located in Union County
        • Rhinehart
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhinehart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
          • Rhinehart is located in Union County
        • Summerville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Motanic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Motanic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motanic
          • Motanic is located in Union County
        • Starkey
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Camp Elkanah
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Elkanah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Elkanah
          • Camp Elkanah is located in Union County
        • Elgin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
          • Elgin is located in Union County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
          • Former names for Elgin:
          • Fish Trap
          • Indian Valley
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
        • Elk Flat ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
          • Elk Flat is located in Union County
        • Bodie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bodie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
          • Bodie is located in Union County
  • Baker County
    • County Website:   www.bakercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Baker:   Baker City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Crooks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Crooks.
      • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
        • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
      • Haines
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
        • Rock Creek is located in Baker County
      • Little Alps
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Alps have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Alps
        • Little Alps is located in Baker County
      • Wing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
        • Wing is located in Baker County
      • Wingville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingville
        • Wingville is located in Baker County
      • Erwin ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
        • Erwin is located in Baker County
      • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pocahontas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
        • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
      • Keating
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keating
        • Keating is located in Baker County
      • Baker City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker City
        • Baker City is located in Baker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
        • Baker City has also been known as:
        • Baker
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker City <4>
      • Estes ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
        • Estes is located in Baker County
      • Bourne
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourne
        • Bourne is located in Baker County
      • Cableville ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cableville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
        • Cableville is located in Baker County
      • Quartz
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
        • Quartz is located in Baker County
  • Grant 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crooks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crooks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.1476, Longitude: -117.8691       In this case, the coordinates for Crooks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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