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Nearest Communities to Horse Heaven,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 west 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 from Horse Heaven.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Horse Heaven is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Crook, Deschutes, Linn, Marion, Wasco & Wheeler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 28 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Horse Heaven. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Jefferson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Horse Heaven (which is Jefferson 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 Horse Heaven

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

  • Jefferson County   (where Horse Heaven resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.jefferson.or.us
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Madras
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Horse Heaven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Horse Heaven.
      • Kilts
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilts have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilts
        • Kilts is located in Jefferson County
      • Donnybrook ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donnybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnybrook
        • Donnybrook is located in Jefferson County
        • Former names for Donnybrook:
        • Axehandle
        • Kilts
      • Ashwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jumpoff Joe
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumpoff Joe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Joe
        • Jumpoff Joe is located in Jefferson County
      • Willowdale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
        • Willowdale is located in Jefferson County
      • Grizzly
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly
        • Grizzly is located in Jefferson County
      • Gateway
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway
        • Gateway is located in Jefferson County
      • Paxton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
        • Paxton is located in Jefferson County
      • Madras
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
        • Madras is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,106 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madras <5>
  • Crook County
  • Gilliam County
  • Sherman County
    • County Website:   www.sherman-county.com/
    • County Seat for Sherman:   Moro
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Horse Heaven   ...
      • Wilcox
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Wilcox is located in Sherman County
  • Wasco County
    • County Website:   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 Horse Heaven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Horse Heaven.
      • Clarno
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
        • Clarno is located in Wasco County
      • Antelope
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaniko
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Shaniko Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaniko Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaniko Junction
        • Shaniko Junction is located in Wasco County
      • Axford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Axford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
        • Axford is located in Wasco County
      • South Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Junction
        • South Junction is located in Wasco County
      • Bakeoven
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bakeoven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakeoven
        • Bakeoven is located in Wasco County
  • Wheeler County
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Fossil
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Horse Heaven   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Horse Heaven.
      • Twickenham ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twickenham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twickenham
        • Twickenham is located in Wheeler County
      • Old Kelly Mill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Kelly Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kelly Mill
        • Old Kelly Mill is located in Wheeler County
      • Mitchell
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldron ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
        • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
      • Fossil
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Richmond ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
        • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
      • Service Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Service Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
        • Service Creek is located in Wheeler County
      • Kinzua ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
        • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
      • Spoos Mill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoos Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoos Mill
        • Spoos Mill is located in Wheeler 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- Horse Heaven) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horse Heaven. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7156, Longitude: -120.5074    
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Horse Heaven, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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