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Nearest Communities to Fort Duchesne,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.<1>

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

Fort Duchesne is located in Uintah County.

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Uintah County: Garfield (CO), Moffat (CO), Rio Blanco (CO), Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand & Summit.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fort Duchesne. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Uintah 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 Fort Duchesne (which is Uintah 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 Fort Duchesne

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

  • Uintah County   (where Fort Duchesne resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.uintah.ut.us/
    • County Seat for Uintah:   Vernal
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Duchesne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Duchesne.
      • Gusher
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Randlett
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Independence ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Independence is located in Uintah County
      • Ballard
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
        • Ballard is located in Uintah County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Bennett
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett
        • Bennett is located in Uintah County
      • Leeton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
        • Leeton is located in Uintah County
      • Lapoint
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapoint have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapoint
        • Lapoint is located in Uintah County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapoint <3>
      • Tridell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hayden
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
        • Hayden is located in Uintah County
      • Whiterocks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Leota
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
        • Leota is located in Uintah County
      • Ouray
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouray
        • Ouray is located in Uintah County
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        • Fort Robidoux ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Robidoux. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Robidoux
          • Fort Robidoux is located in Uintah County
          • Fort Robidoux has also been known as:
          • Antoine Robidoux's Fort
          • Fort Kit Carson
          • William Reed's Post
        • Maeser
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maeser
          • Maeser is located in Uintah County
        • Vernal
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernal
          • Vernal is located in Uintah County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,468 people
          • Former names for Vernal:
          • Ashley
          • Bench
          • The Bench
          • Hatch
          • Jericho
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernal <3>
        • Dry Fork
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Fork
          • Dry Fork is located in Uintah County
        • Naples
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Squaw Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squaw Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaw Crossing
          • Squaw Crossing is located in Uintah County
        • Jensen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Escalante Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escalante Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escalante Crossing
          • Escalante Crossing is located in Uintah County
        • Red Wash
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Wash have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wash
          • Red Wash is located in Uintah County
  • Duchesne County
    • County Website:   www.duchesnegov.net/
    • County Seat for Duchesne:   Duchesne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fort Duchesne   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fort Duchesne.
      • Roosevelt
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cedarview ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
        • Cedarview is located in Duchesne County
      • Myton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Neola
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ioka
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ioka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
        • Ioka is located in Duchesne County
      • Monarch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
        • Monarch is located in Duchesne County
      • Upalco
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upalco
        • Upalco is located in Duchesne County
      • Bluebell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Arcadia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
        • Arcadia is located in Duchesne County
        • Former name for Arcadia:
        • Red Cap
      • Bridgeland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeland
        • Bridgeland is located in Duchesne County
      • Mount Emmons
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Emmons have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Emmons
        • Mount Emmons is located in Duchesne County
      • Altamont
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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        • Altonah
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altonah
          • Altonah is located in Duchesne County
          • Former name for Altonah:
          • Queen City
        • Boneta
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boneta
          • Boneta is located in Duchesne County
        • Mountain Home
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
          • Mountain Home is located in Duchesne County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <3>
        • Duchesne
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchesne
          • Duchesne is located in Duchesne County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,725 people
          • Former names for Duchesne:
          • Dora
          • Theodore
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duchesne <3>
        • Talmage
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
          • Talmage is located in Duchesne County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talmage <3>
        • Utahn ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utahn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahn
          • Utahn is located in Duchesne 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Duchesne) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Duchesne. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2910, Longitude: -109.8592    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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