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Nearest Communities to Sumpter,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Sumpter.<1>

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

Sumpter is located in Baker County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Baker County: Adams (ID), Grant, Malheur, Union, Wallowa & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 41 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sumpter. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Baker 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 Sumpter (which is Baker 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 Sumpter

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

  • Baker County   (where Sumpter resides)
    • County Website:   www.bakercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Baker:   Baker City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sumpter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sumpter.
      • Bourne
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • McEwen
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McEwen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
        • McEwen is located in Baker County
      • Whitney ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cableville ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cableville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cableville
        • Cableville is located in Baker County
      • Carroll ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll
        • Carroll is located in Baker County
      • Parkersville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersville
        • Parkersville is located in Baker County
      • Pocahontas ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pocahontas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
        • Pocahontas is located in Baker County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Pocahontas
        • From Sumpter to Pocahontas
      • Audrey ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Audrey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audrey
        • Audrey is located in Baker County
      • Auburn ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
        • Rock Creek is located in Baker County
      • Greenhorn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Little Alps
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Alps have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Alps
        • Little Alps is located in Baker County
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Wingville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingville
          • Wingville is located in Baker County
        • Wing
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
          • Wing is located in Baker County
        • Estes ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
          • Estes is located in Baker County
        • Salisbury
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
          • Salisbury is located in Baker County
        • Haines
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Baker City
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Hutchinson ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson
          • Hutchinson is located in Baker County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Hutchinson
          • From Sumpter to Hutchinson
        • Hereford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Rogers
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
          • Rogers is located in Baker County
        • Quartz
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz
          • Quartz is located in Baker County
        • Unity
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
          • Unity is located in Baker County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unity <5>
        • Encina
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Encina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encina
          • Encina is located in Baker County
        • Pleasant Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Baker County
        • Bridgeport
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Erwin ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
          • Erwin is located in Baker County
        • China Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Town
          • China Town is located in Baker County
  • Grant County
    • County Seat for Grant:   Canyon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sumpter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sumpter.
      • Porterville ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
        • Porterville is located in Grant County
      • Granite
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cabell City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Robinsonville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
        • Robinsonville is located in Grant County
      • Austin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Austin Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Junction
        • Austin Junction is located in Grant County
      • Bates
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Susanville ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Galena
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Union County
    • County Website:   www.union-county.org/
    • County Seat for Union:   La Grande
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sumpter   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sumpter.
      • Camp Carson ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Carson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Carson
        • Camp Carson is located in Union County
      • North Powder
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Powder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Powder
        • North Powder is located in Union County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Powder <5>
      • Sago
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sago have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sago
        • Sago is located in Union County
      • Telocaset
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Telocaset have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telocaset
        • Telocaset is located in Union County

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- Sumpter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sumpter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7474, Longitude: -118.2012    
<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>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.
<5>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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