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Nearest Communities to Sinks,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 starting from Sinks.<1>

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

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

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sherman County: Gilliam, Wasco, Wheeler & Klickitat (WA).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sinks. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Sherman 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 Sinks (which is Sherman 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 Sinks

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

  • Sherman County   (where Sinks resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.sherman.or.us/
    • County Seat for Sherman:   Moro
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sinks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sinks.
      • Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Klondike
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Wasco
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Early ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Early is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
      • Webfoot
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Webfoot is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webfoot
      • Goff
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Goff is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
      • Rufus
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Thornberry
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Thornberry is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
      • Fairview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Fairview is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • De Moss Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust Grove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Locust Grove is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • McDonald
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • McDonald is located in Sherman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Monkland
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Gordon ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Moro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Harmony
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Harmony is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Biggs Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Biggs
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Biggs is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
        • Miller
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Miller is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
        • Erskine
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Erskine is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erskine
        • Boardman ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Boardman is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
        • Rutledge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Rutledge is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
        • Grass Valley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Rosebush ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Eakin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Eakin is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakin
        • Bourbon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Bourbon is located in Sherman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbon
        • Kent
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Gilliam County
    • County Website:   https://www.gilliamcountyor.gov/
    • County Seat for Gilliam:   Condon
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sinks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sinks.
      • Quinton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Quinton is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
      • Rock Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Rock Creek is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Barnett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Barnett is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
      • Ajax ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Arlington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Mikkalo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Mikkalo is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikkalo
      • Eddy ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Eddy is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
      • Shutler
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Shutler is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutler
      • Olex
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Clem
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Montague ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Montague is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Alville ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Alville is located in Gilliam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alville
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Speece
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Speece is located in Gilliam County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speece
        • Willows
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Willows is located in Gilliam County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
        • Gwendolen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Gwendolen is located in Gilliam County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwendolen
        • Igo ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Igo is located in Gilliam County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
        • Heppner Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Heppner Junction is located in Gilliam County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner Junction
  • Wasco County
    • County Website:   https://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 Sinks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sinks.
      • Lockit
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Lockit is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockit
      • Moody
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Moody is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Celilo Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Celilo Village is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
      • Emerson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Emerson is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Fairbanks
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Dike
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Dike is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dike
      • English ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • English is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • Wrentham
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Wrentham is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
      • Sinamox
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sinamox is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinamox
      • Petersburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Petersburg is located in Wasco County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Rice ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Boyd ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Klickitat County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sinks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sinks, 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.
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