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Nearest Communities to Spray,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southeast 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 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.

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

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


Spray is located in Wheeler County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wheeler County: Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson & Sherman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 32 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spray. Of these communities, 16 are located in counties other than Wheeler 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 Spray (which is Wheeler 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 Spray

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

  • Wheeler County   (where Spray resides)
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Fossil
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spray.
      • Winlock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
        • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
      • Service Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Service Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service Creek
        • Service Creek is located in Wheeler County
      • Wetmore
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
        • Wetmore is located in Wheeler County
      • Richmond ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
        • Richmond is located in Wheeler County
      • Waldron ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
        • Waldron is located in Wheeler County
      • Cone Mill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cone Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cone Mill
        • Cone Mill is located in Wheeler County
      • Waterman ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterman
        • Waterman is located in Wheeler County
      • Kinzua ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
        • Kinzua is located in Wheeler County
      • Lost Valley ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Valley
        • Lost Valley is located in Wheeler County
      • Twickenham ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twickenham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twickenham
        • Twickenham is located in Wheeler County
      • Edwards
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
        • Edwards is located in Wheeler County
      • Caleb ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caleb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caleb
        • Caleb is located in Wheeler County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Fossil
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Spoos Mill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spoos Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spoos Mill
          • Spoos Mill is located in Wheeler County
        • Antone ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antone
          • Antone is located in Wheeler County
        • Mitchell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Gilliam County
    • County Seat for Gilliam:   Condon
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spray.
      • Lonerock
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonerock
        • Lonerock is located in Gilliam County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Trail Fork ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Fork
        • Trail Fork is located in Gilliam County
      • Mayville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayville
        • Mayville is located in Gilliam County
      • Thirtymile
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thirtymile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtymile
        • Thirtymile is located in Gilliam County
  • Grant County
    • County Seat for Grant:   Canyon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spray.
      • Kimberly
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Monument
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Erickson Mill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erickson Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Mill
        • Erickson Mill is located in Grant County
      • Hamilton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Hamilton is located in Grant County
      • Courtrock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courtrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtrock
        • Courtrock is located in Grant County
      • Dayville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
        • Dayville is located in Grant County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <4>
  • Morrow County
    • County Website:   www.morrowcountyoregon.com/
    • County Seat for Morrow:   Heppner
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spray.
      • Parkers Mill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Mill
        • Parkers Mill is located in Morrow County
      • Reeds Mill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Mill
        • Reeds Mill is located in Morrow County
      • Hardman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman
        • Hardman is located in Morrow County
        • Hardman has also been known as:
        • Dairyville
        • Dogtown
        • Raw Dog
        • Yaller Dog
      • Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
        • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
      • Eightmile
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eightmile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eightmile
        • Eightmile is located in Morrow County
      • Ruggs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruggs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggs
        • Ruggs is located in Morrow 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- Spray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.8347, Longitude: -119.7939    
<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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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