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Nearest Communities to Sisters,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.<1>

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

Sisters is located in Deschutes County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Deschutes County: Crook, Harney, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Lane & Linn.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 35 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sisters. Of these communities, 17 are located in counties other than Deschutes 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 Sisters (which is Deschutes 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 Sisters

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

  • Deschutes County   (where Sisters resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.deschutes.or.us/
    • County Seat for Deschutes:   Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sisters   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sisters.
      • Cloverdale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
        • Cloverdale is located in Deschutes County
      • Indian Ford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ford
        • Indian Ford is located in Deschutes County
      • Plainview
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Deschutes County
      • Black Butte Ranch
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Lower Bridge ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Bridge
        • Lower Bridge is located in Deschutes County
      • Cline Falls ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cline Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Falls
        • Cline Falls is located in Deschutes County
      • Tumalo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Deschutes Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deschutes Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes Junction
        • Deschutes Junction is located in Deschutes County
      • Deschutes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deschutes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes
        • Deschutes is located in Deschutes County
      • Prineville Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prineville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prineville Junction
        • Prineville Junction is located in Deschutes County
      • Redmond
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond
        • Redmond is located in Deschutes County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,293 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redmond <4>
      • Terrebonne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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        • Bend
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Deschutes River Woods
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deschutes River Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes River Woods
          • Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes County
        • Elk Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Lake
          • Elk Lake is located in Deschutes County
        • Lava
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
          • Lava is located in Deschutes County
        • Sunriver
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Alfalfa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crook County
    • County Website:   www.co.crook.or.us/
    • County Seat for Crook:   Prineville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sisters   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sisters.
      • O'Neil
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Neil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
        • O'Neil is located in Crook County
      • Forest Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crossing
        • Forest Crossing is located in Crook County
      • Powell Butte
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   www.co.jefferson.or.us
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Madras
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sisters   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sisters.
      • Camp Sherman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Geneva ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crooked River Ranch
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Grandview ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Opal City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal City
        • Opal City is located in Jefferson County
      • Culver
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Culver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
        • Culver is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,686 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culver <4>
      • Metolius
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metolius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metolius
        • Metolius is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metolius <4>
      • Lamonta ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamonta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamonta
        • Lamonta is located in Jefferson County
      • Seekseequa Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekseequa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekseequa Junction
        • Seekseequa Junction is located in Jefferson County
  • Lane County
  • Linn County
    • County Website:   www.co.linn.or.us/
    • County Seat for Linn:   Albany
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sisters   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sisters.
      • Jack Shelter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jack Shelter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Shelter
        • Jack Shelter is located in Linn County
      • Santiam Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santiam Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiam Junction
        • Santiam Junction is located in Linn County
      • Marion Forks
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Forks
        • Marion Forks is located in Linn 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sisters) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sisters. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2913, Longitude: -121.5475    
<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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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