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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Oak Creek.<1>

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


Oak Creek is located in Sanpete County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sanpete County: Carbon, Emery, Juab, Millard, Sevier & Utah.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oak Creek. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Sanpete 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 Oak Creek (which is Sanpete 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 Oak Creek

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

  • Sanpete County   (where Oak Creek resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.sanpetecountyutah.gov/
    • County Seat for Sanpete:   Manti
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oak Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oak Creek.
      • Milburn
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Milburn is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Hill Top
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hill Top is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
      • Fairview
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Dams
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Beaver Dams is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dams
        • Beaver Dams has also been known as:
        • Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area
      • Mount Pleasant
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Mount Pleasant is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,580 people
        • Former names for Mount Pleasant:
        • Fort Hambleton
        • Hambleton
        • Hambletowns Settlement
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <3>
      • Indianola
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Indianola is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Fountain Green
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Spring City Fort ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Spring City Fort is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City Fort
      • Spring City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Moroni Fort ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Moroni Fort is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moroni Fort
      • Moroni
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Freedom
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Freedom is located in Sanpete County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
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        • Chester
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wales
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pigeon Hollow Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • West Ephraim
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • West Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ephraim
        • Ephraim
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Ephraim is located in Sanpete County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephraim
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
          • Former names for Ephraim:
          • Cottonwood
          • Fort Ephraim
          • Pine Creek
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephraim <3>
        • Manasseh ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Manasseh is located in Sanpete County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasseh
        • Manti Canyon Summer Homes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Fort Manti ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Fort Manti is located in Sanpete County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Manti
          • Former names for Fort Manti:
          • Little Stone Fort
          • Manti Log Fort
        • Manti
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Manti is located in Sanpete County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manti
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
          • Former name for Manti:
          • Copenhagen
          • Manti has also been known as:
          • Manti City
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  • Carbon County
    • County Website:   https://www.carbon.utah.gov/
    • County Seat for Carbon:   Price
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oak Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oak Creek.
      • Winter Quarters ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Winter Quarters is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Quarters
      • Clear Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Clear Creek is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
      • Scofield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Scofield is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Consumers ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Consumers is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consumers
      • National ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • National is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National
      • Sweet ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Sweet is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
      • Coal City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Coal City is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
        • Former names for Coal City:
        • Cedar Mesa Ranch
        • Dempsey City
        • Dempseyville
        • Great Western
        • Oak Springs Bench
      • Wattis ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Wattis is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis
      • Mutual ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Mutual is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
      • Rains ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Rains is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
      • Wattis Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Wattis Junction is located in Carbon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis Junction
      • Latuda ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Latuda is located in Carbon County
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        • Standardville ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Standardville is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standardville
        • Hiawatha
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
        • Peerless ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Peerless is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
        • Spring Canyon ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Spring Canyon is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Canyon
          • Spring Canyon has also been known as:
          • Storrs
        • Wildcat
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Wildcat is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
        • Royal ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Royal is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
          • Former names for Royal:
          • Bear Canyon
          • Cameron
          • Rolapp
        • Castle Gate ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Castle Gate is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
        • Heiner ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Heiner is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiner
          • Former names for Heiner:
          • Carbon
          • Panther
        • Helper
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Martin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Martin is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
        • Spring Glen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Spring Glen is located in Carbon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Glen
  • Emery County
    • County Website:   https://emery.utah.gov/
    • County Seat for Emery:   Castle Dale
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oak Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oak Creek.
      • Connellsville ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Connellsville is located in Emery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connellsville
      • Hale ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Hale is located in Emery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
      • Mohrland ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Mohrland is located in Emery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
  • Juab County
    • County Website:   https://juabcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Juab:   Nephi
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oak Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oak Creek.
      • Gypsum Mill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Gypsum Mill is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum Mill
      • Fort Nephi ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Fort Nephi is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Nephi
      • Nephi
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Nephi is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nephi
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,479 people
        • Former name for Nephi:
        • Little Chicago
        • Nephi has also been known as:
        • Nephi City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nephi <3>
      • Mona
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Levan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sharp ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Sharp is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
      • Starr
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Starr is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
      • Rocky Ridge
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Rocky Ridge is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
      • Juab ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Juab is located in Juab County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juab
  • Utah County
    • County Website:   https://www.utahcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Utah:   Provo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oak Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oak Creek.
      • Pines
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Pines is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines
      • Birdseye
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Birdseye is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
        • Former names for Birdseye:
        • Clinton
        • Summit Basin
      • Mill Fork ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Mill Fork is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Fork
      • Tucker ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Tucker is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
        • Former name for Tucker:
        • Clear Creek
      • Rio
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Rio is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
      • Thistle ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Thistle is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistle
      • Gilluly
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Gilluly is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilluly
      • Sky View
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sky View is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky View
      • Castilla
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Castilla is located in Utah County
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      • Covered Bridge Canyon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Colton ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Colton is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
      • Elk Ridge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Elk Ridge is located in Utah County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Ridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
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        • Woodland Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people
        • Spring Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Spring Lake is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
        • Gomex
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Gomex is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomex
        • Patrick Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Patrick Place is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Place
        • Three Forks
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Three Forks is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
        • Kyune
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Kyune is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyune
        • Salem
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Santaquin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Moark Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Moark Junction is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark Junction
        • Payson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Payson is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
          • Former names for Payson:
          • Fort Peteetneet
          • Pacen
          • Peteetneet
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <3>
        • Sutro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Sutro is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutro
        • Keigley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Keigley is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keigley
        • Townsend
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Townsend is located in Utah County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Wasatch 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Creek) 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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