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Nearest Communities to Grants Pass,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Please note 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.

Grants Pass is located in Josephine County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Josephine County: Del Norte (CA), Siskiyou (CA), Curry, Douglas & Jackson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 90 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grants Pass. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Josephine 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 Grants Pass (which is Josephine 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 Grants Pass

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

  • Josephine County   (where Grants Pass resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.josephine.or.us/
    • County Seat for Josephine:   Grants Pass
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grants Pass   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grants Pass.
      • Fruitdale
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
        • Fruitdale is located in Josephine County
      • Dimmick
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dimmick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dimmick
        • Dimmick is located in Josephine County
      • Redwood
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
        • Redwood is located in Josephine County
      • New Hope
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Murphy
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Merlin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Josephine County
      • Winona
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
        • Winona is located in Josephine County
      • Wilderville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Three Pines
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hugo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Wonder
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonder
        • Wonder is located in Josephine County
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Placer
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Williamsburg ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
          • Williamsburg is located in Josephine County
        • Love Station
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Station
          • Love Station is located in Josephine County
        • Greenback ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Sunny Valley
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Leland
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Williams
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Dryden
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
          • Dryden is located in Josephine County
        • Golden ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Galice
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Browns Mill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Mill
          • Browns Mill is located in Josephine County
        • Pollard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
          • Pollard is located in Josephine County
        • Rand
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
          • Rand is located in Josephine County
        • Wolf Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Selma
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Speaker
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speaker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaker
          • Speaker is located in Josephine County
        • California Bar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California Bar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California Bar
          • California Bar is located in Josephine County
        • Kerby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Cave Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Junction
          • Cave Junction is located in Josephine County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave Junction <4>
        • Holland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
          • Holland is located in Josephine County
        • Althouse ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Althouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Althouse
          • Althouse is located in Josephine County
        • Bridgeview
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeview
          • Bridgeview is located in Josephine County
        • Browntown ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browntown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
          • Browntown is located in Josephine County
        • Takilma
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Takilma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Takilma
          • Takilma is located in Josephine County
        • Waldo ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
          • Waldo is located in Josephine County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Waldo
          • From Grants Pass to Waldo
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   www.co.douglas.or.us/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Roseburg
    • Note: The northwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grants Pass   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grants Pass.
      • Glendale Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendale Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Junction
        • Glendale Junction is located in Douglas County
      • Glendale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Reuben
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reuben have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
        • Reuben is located in Douglas County
      • Fernvale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fernvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
        • Fernvale is located in Douglas County
      • Fortune Branch
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fortune Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortune Branch
        • Fortune Branch is located in Douglas County
      • Galesville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
        • Galesville is located in Douglas County
      • Quines Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quines Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quines Creek
        • Quines Creek is located in Douglas County
      • Azalea
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Brandt
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt
        • Brandt is located in Douglas County
      • Langdon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Douglas County
      • Anchor ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
        • Anchor is located in Douglas County
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   www.co.jackson.or.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Medford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grants Pass   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grants Pass.
      • Rogue River
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogue River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogue River
        • Rogue River is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,340 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogue River <4>
      • Starvation Heights
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starvation Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starvation Heights
        • Starvation Heights is located in Jackson County
      • Foots Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foots Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foots Creek
        • Foots Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Rock Point ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wimer
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Provolt
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Draper ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Draper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
        • Draper is located in Jackson County
      • Dardanelles
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dardanelles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dardanelles
        • Dardanelles is located in Jackson County
      • Gold Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Williams Creek ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Creek
        • Williams Creek is located in Jackson County
      • Applegate
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bybee Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bybee Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Springs
        • Bybee Springs is located in Jackson County
      • Continue List   (30 more) ...
        • Sams Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Tolo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolo
          • Tolo is located in Jackson County
        • Table Rock Station
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock Station
          • Table Rock Station is located in Jackson County
        • Seven Oaks
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
          • Seven Oaks is located in Jackson County
        • Bybee Corner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bybee Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee Corner
          • Bybee Corner is located in Jackson County
        • Jacksonville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ruch
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Beagle
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
          • Beagle is located in Jackson County
        • Central Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Perrydale ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrydale
          • Perrydale is located in Jackson County
        • Table Rock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
          • Table Rock is located in Jackson County
        • Cameron ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
          • Cameron is located in Jackson County
        • Four Corners
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
          • Four Corners is located in Jackson County
        • Spikenard ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spikenard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spikenard
          • Spikenard is located in Jackson County
        • White City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
          • White City is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <4>
        • Medford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Buncom
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Sterlingville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Asbestos ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asbestos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbestos
          • Asbestos is located in Jackson County
        • Steamboat
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steamboat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steamboat
          • Steamboat is located in Jackson County
        • McKee Bridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Bridge
          • McKee Bridge is located in Jackson County
        • Eagle Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Voorhies
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorhies have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
          • Voorhies is located in Jackson County
        • Mountain View ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
          • Mountain View is located in Jackson County
        • Wellen ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellen
          • Wellen is located in Jackson County
        • Etna ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
          • Etna is located in Jackson County
        • Shady Cove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cove
          • Shady Cove is located in Jackson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,119 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Cove <4>
        • Phoenix
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenix have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix
          • Phoenix is located in Jackson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,678 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenix <4>
        • Copper ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Copper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper
          • Copper is located in Jackson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Copper
          • From Grants Pass to Copper
        • Trail
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grants Pass) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grants Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4396, Longitude: -123.3268    
<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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