Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Wenaha Forks, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Wenaha Forks:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 starting from Wenaha Forks.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Wenaha Forks is located in Wallowa County.
The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wallowa County: Adams (ID), Idaho (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Baker, Umatilla, Union, Asotin (WA), Columbia (WA) & Garfield (WA).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wenaha Forks. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Wallowa 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 Wenaha Forks (which is Wallowa 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 Wenaha Forks
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Wallowa County (where Wenaha Forks resides)
- County Website: www.co.wallowa.or.us/
- County Seat for Wallowa: Enterprise
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Wallowa County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Wallowa County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Wallowa County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Eden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Grossman ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Promise ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise
- Promise is located in Wallowa County
- Powwatka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Rondowa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Eustis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Bartlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Troy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Wallowa County
- Grouse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Kimmell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Maxville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Minam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Flora ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
- Flora is located in Wallowa County
- Sevier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Paradise
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Wallowa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallowa
- Wallowa is located in Wallowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallowa <4>
- Flora ‑ Historic
- Umatilla County
- County Website: www.co.umatilla.or.us/
- County Seat for Umatilla: Pendleton
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northwestern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Umatilla County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Umatilla County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Umatilla County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Tollgate
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Tollgate is located in Umatilla County
- Bingham Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Springs
- Bingham Springs is located in Umatilla County
- Spofford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Ruckel Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruckel Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckel Junction
- Ruckel Junction is located in Umatilla County
- Cobb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west) - Milton - Freewater
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton - Freewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton - Freewater
- Milton - Freewater is located in Umatilla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,052 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton - Freewater <4>
- Blue Mountain
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain is located in Umatilla County
- Crockett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Ferndale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Bade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Calhounville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Calhounville is located in Umatilla County
- Downing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Prunedale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Union County
- County Website: www.union-county.org/
- County Seat for Union: La Grande
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Oregon
- Union County
- From Family Search:
- State of Oregon
- Union County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Oregon
- Union County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Looking Glass ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looking Glass have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looking Glass
- Looking Glass is located in Union County
- Palmer Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmer Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Junction
- Palmer Junction is located in Union County
- Cabin Creek ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Creek
- Cabin Creek is located in Union County
- Gulling
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Elk Flat ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Elgin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Former names for Elgin:
- Fish Trap
- Indian Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
- Asotin County
- County Website: www.co.asotin.wa.us/
- County Seat for Asotin: Asotin (WA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Washington
- Asotin County
- From Family Search:
- State of Washington
- Asotin County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Washington
- Asotin County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Grouse
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Hanson Ferry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Ferry
- Hanson Ferry is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Mountain View
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Asotin County (WA)
- Columbia County
- County Website: www.columbiaco.com/
- County Seat for Columbia: Dayton (WA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Washington
- Columbia County
- From Family Search:
- State of Washington
- Columbia County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Washington
- Columbia County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Mountain Home Park
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home Park
- Mountain Home Park is located in Columbia County (WA)
- Mountain Top
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Mountain Top is located in Columbia County (WA)
- Baileysburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileysburg
- Baileysburg is located in Columbia County (WA)
- Patit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Dumas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Long
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest) - Dayton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Columbia County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
- Huntsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County (WA)
- Varna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Covello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Ronan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Menoken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Menoken is located in Columbia County (WA)
- Whetstone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Garfield County
- County Seat for Garfield: Pomeroy (WA)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Washington
- Garfield County
- From Family Search:
- State of Washington
- Garfield County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Washington
- Garfield County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Stentz Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stentz Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stentz Spring
- Stentz Spring is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Rose Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Springs
- Rose Springs is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Peola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
- Peola is located in Garfield County (WA)
- Walla Walla County
- County Website: 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 ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Washington
- Walla Walla County
- From Family Search:
- State of Washington
- Walla Walla County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Washington
- Walla Walla County
- Nearest Communities to Wenaha Forks ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Wenaha Forks.
- Kooskooskie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskooskie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskooskie
- Kooskooskie is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Five Points
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Thomas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Eastman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Dixie is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixie <4>
- Minnick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Tracy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Gilliam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Kibler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Kibler is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Buroker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Harbert
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Coppei
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sapolil
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Baker - Langdon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker - Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker - Langdon
- Baker - Langdon is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Langdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Waitsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waitsburg
- Waitsburg is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waitsburg <4>
- Walla Walla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walla Walla
- Walla Walla is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,096 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walla Walla <4>
- Russell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - College Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Place
- College Place is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,491 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Place <4>
- Stateline
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Bolles
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest) - Valley Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Calhounville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calhounville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhounville
- Calhounville is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Garrett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west) - Mojonnier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mojonnier
- Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County (WA)
- Sapolil
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- Wenaha Forks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wenaha Forks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.9507, Longitude: -117.7941 In this case, the coordinates for Wenaha Forks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |