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Nearest Communities to Blue Creek,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Blue Creek is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Box Elder County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Box Elder County: Cassia (ID), Oneida (ID), Elko (NV), Cache, Tooele & Weber.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Blue Creek. Of these communities, 36 are located in counties other than Box Elder County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Blue Creek (which is Box Elder 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 Blue Creek

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

  • Box Elder County   (where Blue Creek resides)
  • Cache County
    • County Seat for Cache:   Logan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blue Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blue Creek.
      • Clarkston
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston
        • Clarkston is located in Cache County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkston <4>
      • Cache Junction ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Cache
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ballard Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Newton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
        • Newton is located in Cache County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
      • Quigley Crossing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quigley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quigley Crossing
        • Quigley Crossing is located in Cache County
      • Peter
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter
        • Peter is located in Cache County
      • Petersboro
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Mendon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
        • Mendon is located in Cache County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,382 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendon <4>
      • Morton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Trenton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Utida
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
        • Utida is located in Cache County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Utida
        • From Blue Creek to Utida
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Benson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Cornish
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Riverside
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
          • Riverside is located in Cache County
        • Amalga
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Preston (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blue Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blue Creek.
      • Utida
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Utida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utida
        • Utida is located in Franklin County (ID)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Utida
        • From Blue Creek to Utida
      • Anderson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anderson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
        • Anderson is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Weston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Weston is located in Franklin County (ID)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <4>
      • Thorenson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorenson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorenson
        • Thorenson is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Silver Star
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Star have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star
        • Silver Star is located in Franklin County (ID)
      • Dayton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
        • Dayton is located in Franklin County (ID)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
  • Oneida County
    • County Seat for Oneida:   Malad City (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blue Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blue Creek.
      • Ridgedale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgedale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
        • Ridgedale is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Stone
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodruff
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Samaria
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Samaria have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
        • Samaria is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Nelson ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Nelson is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Gwenford
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Holbrook Summit
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Summit
        • Holbrook Summit is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Ireland Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Springs
        • Ireland Springs is located in Oneida County (ID)
      • Cherry Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasantview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Holbrook
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
        • Holbrook is located in Oneida County (ID)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <4>
      • Saint Johns
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Malad City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malad City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malad City
        • Malad City is located in Oneida County (ID)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,117 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malad City <4>
      • Black Pine
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pine
        • Black Pine is located in Oneida County (ID)

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 from Point A (ie- Blue Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8622, Longitude: -112.4571    
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<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.
<6>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.




 

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