Nearest Communities to Detroit,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Detroit, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Detroit:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 east 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 starting from Detroit.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Detroit is located in Marion County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Detroit. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Marion 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 Detroit (which is Marion 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 Detroit
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Marion County (where Detroit resides)
- County Website: www.co.marion.or.us/
- County Seat for Marion: Salem
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Marion County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Marion County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Marion County
- Nearest Communities to Detroit ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
- Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jawbone Flats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jawbone Flats
- Jawbone Flats is located in Marion County
- Breitenbush Hot Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breitenbush Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breitenbush Hot Springs
- Breitenbush Hot Springs is located in Marion County
- Breitenbush
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breitenbush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breitenbush
- Breitenbush is located in Marion County
- Niagara
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Minto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Elkhorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Elkhorn Woods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Woods
- Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
- Gooch
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Mehama
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Mehama is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mehama <4>
- Hullt ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Silver Falls City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
- Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
- Drake Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Crossing
- Drake Crossing is located in Marion County
- Noble ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clackamas County
- County Website: www.co.clackamas.or.us/
- County Seat for Clackamas: Oregon City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Clackamas County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Clackamas County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Clackamas County
- Nearest Communities to Detroit ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
- Ripplebrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripplebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripplebrook
- Ripplebrook is located in Clackamas County
- Three Lynx
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Lynx have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Lynx
- Three Lynx is located in Clackamas County
- Whitewater
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Clackamas County
- Kokel Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokel Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokel Corner
- Kokel Corner is located in Clackamas County
- Glen Avon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
- Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
- Wilhoit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Molalla
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molalla
- Molalla is located in Clackamas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Molalla <4>
- Linn County
- County Website: www.co.linn.or.us/
- County Seat for Linn: Albany
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Linn County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Linn County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Linn County
- Nearest Communities to Detroit ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Detroit.
- Idanha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idanha
- Idanha is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idanha <4>
- New Idanha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idanha
- New Idanha is located in Linn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Idanha <4>
- Marion Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Forks
- Marion Forks is located in Linn County
- Bryant City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant City
- Bryant City is located in Linn County
- Lone Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Gates is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gates <4>
- Anidem ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Mill City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill City
- Mill City is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill City <4>
- Fox Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Fox Valley is located in Linn County
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Linn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
- Upper Soda
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Soda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Soda
- Upper Soda is located in Linn County
- Santiam Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam Junction
- Santiam Junction is located in Linn County
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- Roberts
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Jack Shelter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Shelter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Shelter
- Jack Shelter is located in Linn County
- Jordan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Jordan is located in Linn County
- Cascadia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascadia
- Cascadia is located in Linn County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascadia <4>
- Fords Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Mill
- Fords Mill is located in Linn County
- Kingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Lacomb
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
- Lacomb is located in Linn County
- Roberts
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Detroit) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Detroit. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7349, Longitude: -122.1503 |
| <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. |