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Nearest Communities to Duncan,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 from Duncan.<1>

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


Duncan is located in Umatilla County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Umatilla County: Grant, Morrow, Union, Wallowa, Benton (WA), Columbia (WA) & Walla Walla (WA).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Duncan. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Umatilla 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 Duncan (which is Umatilla 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 Duncan

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

  • Umatilla County   (where Duncan resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.umatilla.or.us/
    • County Seat for Umatilla:   Pendleton
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northwestern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • North Fork
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • North Fork is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • Huron
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Huron is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Meacham
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonifer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Bonifer is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifer
      • Ross
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ross is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Gibbon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Gibbon is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Ruckel Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Ruckel Junction is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckel Junction
      • Thorn Hollow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Thorn Hollow is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
      • Homly
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Homly is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homly
      • Bingham Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Bingham Springs is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
      • Cayuse
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Minthorn
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Minthorn is also located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minthorn
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        • McKay
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • McKay is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
        • Weston
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Weston is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
        • Tollgate
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Tollgate is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
        • Adams
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Adams is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
        • Blakeley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Blakeley is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeley
        • Kirkpatrick
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Kirkpatrick is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
        • Tutuilla
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Tutuilla is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
        • Athena
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Athena is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athena
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athena <3>
        • Havana
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Havana is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
        • Mission
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Mission is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
        • Blue Mountain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Blue Mountain is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Downing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Downing is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Midway
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Midway is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Munra
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Munra is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munra
        • Riverside
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Riverside is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Fulton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Fulton is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
        • Green Meadows
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Green Meadows is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
        • Pendleton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Bade
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Bade is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bade
        • McCormmach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • McCormmach is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormmach
        • Sparks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Sparks is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Helix
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Helix is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <3>
        • Myrick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Myrick is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrick
        • Waterman
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Waterman is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
        • Glendale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Glendale is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
        • Pilot Rock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Milton - Freewater
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Wayland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Wayland is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Pendair Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Pendair Heights is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendair Heights
        • Pendair
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Pendair is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendair
        • Barrett
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Barrett is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
        • Cobb
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Cobb is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
        • Prunedale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Prunedale is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
        • Duroc
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Duroc is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duroc
        • McBee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • McBee is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee
        • Rieth
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Rieth is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieth
        • Crockett
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Crockett is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
        • Spofford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Spofford is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Sunnyside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Sunnyside is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Apex
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Apex is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Ferndale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ferndale is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
        • Umapine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Umapine is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Smeltz
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Smeltz is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Calhounville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Calhounville is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
        • Stanton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Stanton is also located in Umatilla County
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        • Barnhart
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Barnhart is also located in Umatilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart
  • Union County
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyor.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   La Grande
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Kamela
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Kamela is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamela
      • Bodie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Bodie is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
      • Motanic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Motanic is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motanic
      • Hilgard
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Hilgard is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
      • Summerville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Perry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Perry is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Orodell ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Orodell was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
      • Imbler
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rhinehart
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Rhinehart is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
      • Elgin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Alicel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Alicel is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicel
      • La Grande
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Conley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Conley is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
        • Island City
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Island City is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
        • Gulling
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Gulling is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulling
        • Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Cabin Creek was located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
        • Camp Elkanah
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Camp Elkanah is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Elkanah
        • Lone Tree
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Lone Tree is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
        • Elk Flat ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Elk Flat was located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
        • Starkey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Looking Glass ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Looking Glass was located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
        • Palmer Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Palmer Junction is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Junction
        • Hot Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hot Lake is located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
        • Cove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wallowa County
  • Walla Walla County

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- Duncan) 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.