Nearest Communities to Winchester Bay,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Winchester Bay, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Winchester Bay:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Winchester Bay.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Winchester Bay is located in Douglas County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Douglas County: Coos, Curry, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath & Lane.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Winchester Bay. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Douglas 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 Winchester Bay (which is Douglas 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 Winchester Bay
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Douglas County (where Winchester Bay resides)
- County Seat for Douglas: Roseburg
- Note: The northwestern boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
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- Nearest Communities to Winchester Bay ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Winchester Bay.
- Umpqua City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Umpqua City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umpqua City
- Reedsport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willard ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Willard is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Gardiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tharp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tharp is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp
- East Gardiner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Gardiner is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gardiner
- Brenham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brenham is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
- Franz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franz is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franz
- Kroll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kroll is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroll
- Bass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bass is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Booth ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- North Fork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- North Fork is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
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- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Green Acres
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Scottsburg ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ash
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Smith Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Smith Ferry is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Ferry
- Elkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coos County
- County Website: https://www.co.coos.or.us/
- County Seat for Coos: Coquille
- Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
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- Nearest Communities to Winchester Bay ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Winchester Bay.
- Lakeside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tenmile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tenmile is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
- Templeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Saunders Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Saunders Lake is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Lake
- Hauser
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hauser is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
- Rogers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Shorewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shorewood is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Cordes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cordes is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordes
- Glasgow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glasgow is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- North Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Allegany
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cooston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cooston is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooston
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- Empire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Empire is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Coos Bay
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coos River
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Coos River is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos River
- Eastside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bay Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bay Park is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Park
- Bunker Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
- Dellwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dellwood is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood
- Englewood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Englewood is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Barview
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Barview is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barview
- Cleo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cleo is located in Coos County
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- Libby
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Libby is located in Coos County
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- McCormac
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McCormac is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormac
- Millington
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Millington is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
- Charleston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crown Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Crown Point is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Point
- Coos City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coos City is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coos City
- Southport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Southport is located in Coos County
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- Sumner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sumner is located in Coos County
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- Delmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Delmar is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Kings Landing ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Green Acres
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Green Acres is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Overland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Overland is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Coaledo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coaledo is located in Coos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaledo
- Lane County
- County Website: https://www.lanecounty.org/
- County Seat for Lane: Eugene
- Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Winchester Bay ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Winchester Bay.
- Westlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- North Beach is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
- Siltcoos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Siltcoos is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siltcoos
- Ada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Dunes City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunes City is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Canary
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Canary is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canary
- Glenada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Glenada is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenada
- Siboco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Siboco is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siboco
- Acme
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cushman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cushman is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Heceta Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Heceta Junction is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heceta Junction
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- Wendson
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wendson is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendson
- Earl ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Heceta Beach
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Heceta Beach is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heceta Beach
- Point Terrace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Point Terrace is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
- Tiernan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiernan is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiernan
- Mercer ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mercer is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Minerva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Mapleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brickerville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brickerville is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickerville
- Firo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Firo is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firo
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- Winchester Bay) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |
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