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Nearest Communities to Rhinehart,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Rhinehart is located in Union County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Baker, Grant, Umatilla & Wallowa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rhinehart. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Union 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 Rhinehart (which is Union 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 Rhinehart

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

  • Union County   (where Rhinehart resides)
    • County Website:   https://unioncountyor.gov/
    • County Seat for Union:   La Grande
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rhinehart   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rhinehart.
      • Imbler
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Elgin
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Elgin is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
      • Alicel
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Alicel is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicel
      • Elk Flat ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Elk Flat was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
      • Gulling
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Gulling is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulling
      • Conley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Conley is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
      • Island City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Island City is also located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
      • Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Cabin Creek was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
      • Orodell ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Orodell was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
      • La Grande
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Looking Glass ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Looking Glass was located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
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        • Palmer Junction
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Palmer Junction is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Junction
        • Lone Tree
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Lone Tree is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
        • Cove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Cove is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <3>
        • Perry
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Perry is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
        • Hot Lake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Hot Lake is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Lake
        • Hilgard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Hilgard is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
        • Union Junction
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Union Junction is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Junction
        • Union
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Union is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
        • Bodie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Bodie is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
        • Motanic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Motanic is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motanic
        • Kamela
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Kamela is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamela
        • Crooks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Crooks is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks
        • Telocaset
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Telocaset is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telocaset
        • Sago
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Sago is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
        • Camp Elkanah
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Camp Elkanah is also located in Union County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Elkanah
        • Starkey
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Umatilla County
    • 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 Rhinehart   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rhinehart.
      • Ruckel Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ruckel Junction is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckel Junction
      • North Fork
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • North Fork is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
      • Duncan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Duncan is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Huron
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Huron is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Tollgate
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
      • Bingham Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
      • Meacham
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ross
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Ross is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
      • Bonifer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Bonifer is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifer
      • Gibbon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Gibbon is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Thorn Hollow
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Thorn Hollow is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
      • Homly
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Homly is located in Umatilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homly
  • Wallowa County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wallowa.or.us/
    • County Seat for Wallowa:   Enterprise
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rhinehart   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rhinehart.
      • Minam
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Minam is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minam
      • Kimmell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Kimmell is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmell
      • Rondowa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rondowa is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondowa
      • Sevier
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Sevier is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier
      • Wallowa
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Eustis ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Eustis was located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
      • Evans
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Evans is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Lostine Station
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Lostine Station is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostine Station
      • Lostine
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Maxville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Maxville was located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Grossman ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Grossman was located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossman
      • Freels
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Freels is located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freels
      • Promise ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Promise was located in Wallowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise

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- Rhinehart) 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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