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Nearest Communities to The Dalles,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

The Dalles is located in Wasco County and is the County Seat.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wasco County: Clackamas, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Marion, Sherman, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 119 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of The Dalles. Of these communities, 84 are located in counties other than Wasco 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 The Dalles (which is Wasco 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 The Dalles

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

  • Wasco County   (where The Dalles resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wasco.or.us/
    • County Seat for Wasco:   The Dalles
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Dalles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Dalles.
      • City of The Dalles
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
      • Crates
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Crates is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
      • Cherry Heights
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Cherry Heights is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Heights
      • Chenoweth
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Petersburg is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Ortley ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rowena
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Endersby
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • English ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • English is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • Fairbanks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Boyd ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Celilo Village
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
        • Emerson
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Emerson is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
        • Chatfield
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Chatfield is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
        • Dufur
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Wrentham
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wrentham is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
        • Mosier
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Moody
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Moody is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
        • Nansene
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Lockit
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Lockit is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockit
        • Friend ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Kingsley ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Dike
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dike is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
        • Sinamox
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sinamox is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinamox
        • Oakbrook
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Oakbrook is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakbrook
        • Pine Hollow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Pine Hollow is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
        • Sherar
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Sherar is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherar
        • Tygh Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Wamic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Oak Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Oak Springs is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Springs
        • Tuskan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Tuskan is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuskan
        • Cambrai
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Cambrai is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambrai
        • East Maupin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • East Maupin is located in Wasco County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Maupin
        • Maupin
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Hood River County
    • County Website:   https://www.hoodrivercounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Hood River:   Hood River
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Dalles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Dalles.
      • Lenz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Pine Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Van Horn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Van Horn is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horn
      • Odell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Hood River
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rockford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Rockford is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
      • Summit
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Summit is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Windmaster Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Windmaster Corner is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmaster Corner
      • Clifton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Clifton is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Mount Hood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bloucher
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Bloucher is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloucher
      • Oak Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Oak Grove is located in Hood River County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Parkdale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Dee ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Dee is located in Hood River County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dee
        • Sonny
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Sonny is located in Hood River County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonny
        • Wyeth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Wyeth is located in Hood River County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
  • Jackson County
  • Sherman County
  • Klickitat County
  • Skamania County
    • County Website:   https://www.skamaniacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Skamania:   Stevenson (WA)
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the southern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to The Dalles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from The Dalles.
      • Underwood Heights
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Underwood Heights is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Heights
      • Underwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hood View Tracts
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hood View Tracts is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood View Tracts
      • Ericson View Tracts
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Ericson View Tracts is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericson View Tracts
      • Cook
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Cook is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
      • Mill A
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Mill A is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill A
      • Willard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Willard is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
      • Home Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Home Valley is located in Skamania County (WA)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Valley

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- The Dalles) 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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