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Nearest Communities to Ripplebrook,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ripplebrook.<1>

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


Ripplebrook is located in Clackamas County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ripplebrook. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than Clackamas 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 Ripplebrook (which is Clackamas 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 Ripplebrook

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

  • Clackamas County   (where Ripplebrook resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.clackamas.us/
    • County Seat for Clackamas:   Oregon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ripplebrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ripplebrook.
      • Three Lynx
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Three Lynx is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Whitewater
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Whitewater is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Dodge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Dodge is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Bissell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bissell is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Garfield ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Garfield was located in Clackamas County
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      • George
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • George is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Faubion
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Faubion is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Rhododendron
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Welches
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Wemme
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Wemme is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Zigzag
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Elwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Elwood is also located in Clackamas County
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      • Continue List   (65 more) ...
        • Faraday
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Faraday is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Springwater
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Springwater is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Mount Hood Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Mount Hood Village is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Mountain Air Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Mountain Air Park is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Salmon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Salmon is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Wildwood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Wildwood is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Dover
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Dover is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Tracy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Tracy is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Old Colton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Old Colton is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Alder Creek
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Alder Creek is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Brightwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Cherryville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Cherryville is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Government Camp
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Estacada
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Estacada is also located in Clackamas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacada
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,193 people
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        • Colton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Marmot
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Currinsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Currinsville is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Highland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Highland is also located in Clackamas County
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        • North Highland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • North Highland is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Upper Highland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Upper Highland is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Fernwood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Fernwood is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Glen Avon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Glen Avon is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Timber Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Timber Grove is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Clarkes
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Clarkes is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Firwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Firwood is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Cedardale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Cedardale is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Paradise Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Paradise Park is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Viola
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Viola is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Dickey Prairie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Dickey Prairie is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Kokel Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Kokel Corner is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Eagle Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sandy
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Sandy is also located in Clackamas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,566 people
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        • Molalla
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Molalla is also located in Clackamas County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,303 people
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        • Shady Dell
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Shady Dell is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Bull Run
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Bull Run is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Cedarhurst Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Cedarhurst Park is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Fallsview
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Fallsview is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Logan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Logan is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Wilhoit
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Wilhoit is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Aims
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Aims is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Fischers Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Fischers Mill is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Kelso
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Kelso is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Union Mills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Union Mills is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Barton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Barton is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Beavercreek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Deep Creek ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Deep Creek was located in Clackamas County
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        • Liberal
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Liberal is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Mulino
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Boring
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Carus
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Carus is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Cottrell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Cottrell is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Redland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Redland is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Echo Dell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Echo Dell is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Fishers Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fishers Corner is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Haley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Haley is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Henrici
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Henrici is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Wetzels Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Wetzels Corner is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Rural Dell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Rural Dell is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Anderson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Anderson is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Carver
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Damascus Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Damascus Heights is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Damascus
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Holcomb
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Holcomb is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Wilson Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilson Corner is also located in Clackamas County
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        • Dryland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Dryland is also located in Clackamas County
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  • Hood River County
  • Linn County
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.marion.or.us/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Salem
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ripplebrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ripplebrook.
      • Jawbone Flats ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jawbone Flats was located in Marion County
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      • Breitenbush Hot Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Breitenbush
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Breitenbush is located in Marion County
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      • Elkhorn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Elkhorn is located in Marion County
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      • Detroit
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Elkhorn Woods
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Elkhorn Woods is located in Marion County
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      • Niagara
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Niagara is located in Marion County
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      • Minto
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Minto is located in Marion County
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      • Noble ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Noble was located in Marion County
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      • Scotts Mills
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Multnomah County
    • County Website:   https://multco.us/
    • County Seat for Multnomah:   Portland
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ripplebrook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ripplebrook.
      • Pleasant Home
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Home is located in Multnomah County
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      • Orient
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Orient is located in Multnomah County
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  • Wasco 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- Ripplebrook) 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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