Nearest Communities to Ruckel Junction,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ruckel Junction, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ruckel Junction:
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.
Keep in mind 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.
Ruckel Junction 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 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ruckel Junction. Of these communities, 38 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 Ruckel Junction (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 Ruckel Junction
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Umatilla County (where Ruckel Junction 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 Ruckel Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ruckel Junction.
- Bingham Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham Springs is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
- Tollgate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tollgate is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- North Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Fork is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Bonifer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bonifer is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonifer
- Gibbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbon is also located in Umatilla County
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- Huron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huron is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Meacham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorn Hollow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Thorn Hollow is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hollow
- Ross
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ross is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Homly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Homly is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homly
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (33 more) ...
- Downing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Downing is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Athena
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Mountain is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Cayuse
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Adams
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Minthorn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Minthorn is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minthorn
- Bade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bade is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bade
- Milton - Freewater
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blakeley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blakeley is also located in Umatilla County
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- McKay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- McKay is also located in Umatilla County
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- Cobb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is also located in Umatilla County
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- Spofford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spofford is also located in Umatilla County
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- Kirkpatrick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kirkpatrick is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick
- Barrett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett is also located in Umatilla County
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- Prunedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prunedale is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prunedale
- Sunnyside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Waterman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterman is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
- Havana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Havana is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Mission
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mission is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Crockett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Crockett is also located in Umatilla County
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- Ferndale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferndale is also located in Umatilla County
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- Midway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Midway is also located in Umatilla County
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- Tutuilla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tutuilla is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutuilla
- Wayland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Calhounville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhounville is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Helix
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Umapine
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Umapine is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umapine
- Munra
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Munra is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munra
- Riverside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverside is also located in Umatilla County
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- Duroc
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duroc is also located in Umatilla County
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- Myrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Myrick is also located in Umatilla County
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- Fulton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fulton is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- McCormmach
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- McCormmach is also located in Umatilla County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormmach
- Union County
- County Website: https://unioncountyor.gov/
- County Seat for Union: La Grande
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ruckel Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ruckel Junction.
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gulling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gulling is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulling
- Summerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cabin Creek was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Rhinehart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rhinehart is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinehart
- Imbler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Flat ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elk Flat was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Flat
- Looking Glass ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Looking Glass was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
- Palmer Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Palmer Junction is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Junction
- Alicel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alicel is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicel
- Bodie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bodie is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodie
- Kamela
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kamela is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamela
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Conley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Conley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
- Hilgard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hilgard is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilgard
- Orodell ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Orodell was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orodell
- Perry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Perry is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Motanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Motanic is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motanic
- Island City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- La Grande
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lone Tree is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree
- Hot Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hot Lake is located in Union County
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- Cove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wallowa County
- County Website: https://www.co.wallowa.or.us/
- County Seat for Wallowa: Enterprise
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ruckel Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ruckel Junction.
- Kimmell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kimmell is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmell
- Rondowa
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rondowa is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondowa
- Minam
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Minam is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minam
- Eustis ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Eustis was located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eustis
- Sevier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sevier is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier
- Wenaha Forks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wenaha Forks is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenaha Forks
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Maxville was located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Wallowa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Grossman ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grossman was located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grossman
- Walla Walla County
- County Website: https://www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/
- County Seat for Walla Walla: Walla Walla (WA)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the southwestern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Ruckel Junction ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Ruckel Junction.
- Kooskooskie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kooskooskie is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskooskie
- Baker - Langdon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Baker - Langdon is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker - Langdon
- Thomas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Thomas is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Langdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langdon is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
- Calhounville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Stateline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stateline is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateline
- Mojonnier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
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- Ruckel Junction) 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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