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Nearest Communities to Watchman Residential Area,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Watchman Residential Area.<1>

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


Watchman Residential Area is located in Washington County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Mohave (AZ), Lincoln (NV), Iron & Kane.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 51 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Watchman Residential Area. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Washington 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 Watchman Residential Area (which is Washington 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 Watchman Residential Area

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

  • Washington County   (where Watchman Residential Area resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.washco.utah.gov/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Saint George
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watchman Residential Area   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watchman Residential Area.
      • Oak Creek Residential Area
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Springdale
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Little Zion ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Little Zion was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion
      • Zion Lodge
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Zion Lodge is also located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lodge
      • Shunesburg ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Shunesburg was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shunesburg
      • Northrop ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Northrop was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northrop
      • Rockville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Adventure ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Adventure was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
      • Grafton ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Grafton was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
      • Duncans Retreat ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Duncans Retreat was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncans Retreat
      • Apple Valley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Dalton ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Dalton was located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
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        • Virgin
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Virgin is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgin <3>
        • Big Plain Junction
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Plain Junction is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Plain Junction
        • Hildale
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Hildale is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hildale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,944 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hildale <3>
        • Blue Springs
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Blue Springs is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
        • La Verkin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • La Verkin is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Verkin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,461 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Verkin <3>
        • Hurricane
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Hurricane is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,855 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <3>
        • Toquerville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Pintura
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Pintura is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintura
          • Former names for Pintura:
          • Ashton
          • Bellvue
        • Anderson Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Anderson Junction is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Junction
          • Former names for Anderson Junction:
          • Anderson's Ranch
          • McPhersons Flat
        • Babylon ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Babylon was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
          • Babylon has also been known as:
          • Stormont Mill
        • Leeds
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Leeds is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <3>
        • Browse
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Browse is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browse
        • Silver Reef ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Silver Reef was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Reef
        • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Harrisburg was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
          • Former names for Harrisburg:
          • Cottonwood
          • Harrisville
        • Fort Harmony ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Harmony was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Harmony
        • Harrisburg Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Harrisburg Junction is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg Junction
        • New Harmony
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Pearce ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Fort Pearce was located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pearce
        • Washington Fields
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Washington Fields is also located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Fields
        • Washington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Iron County
    • County Website:   https://ironcountyut.gov/
    • County Seat for Iron:   Parowan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watchman Residential Area   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watchman Residential Area.
      • Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Kanarra was located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra
      • Kanarraville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Highlands
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
      • Hamiltons Fort
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
        • Former names for Hamiltons Fort:
        • Fort Walker
        • Shirts Creek
        • Sidon
        • Hamiltons Fort has also been known as:
        • Hamilton Fort
        • Hamilton
  • Kane County
    • County Website:   https://kane.utah.gov/
    • County Seat for Kane:   Kanab
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watchman Residential Area   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watchman Residential Area.
      • Mount Carmel Junction
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Mount Carmel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Orderville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Glendale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Navajo lake Lodge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Navajo lake Lodge is located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo lake Lodge
      • Fort Kanab ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Fort Kanab was located in Kane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanab
      • Kanab
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Duck Creek Village
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Coconino County
  • Mohave County
    • County Website:   https://www.mohave.gov/
    • County Seat for Mohave:   Kingman (AZ)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Watchman Residential Area   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Watchman Residential Area.
      • Colorado City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cane Beds
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Cane Beds is located in Mohave County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Beds
      • Moccasin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Moccasin is located in Mohave County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
      • Indian Moccasin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Indian Moccasin is located in Mohave County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Moccasin
      • Sixmile Village
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sixmile Village is located in Mohave County (AZ)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Village

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- Watchman Residential Area) 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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