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Nearest Communities to Birch Bay Circle Grange,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 starting from Birch Bay Circle Grange.<1>

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


Birch Bay Circle Grange is located in Whatcom County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whatcom County: Okanogan, San Juan & Skagit.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 121 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Birch Bay Circle Grange. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Whatcom 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 Birch Bay Circle Grange (which is Whatcom 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 Birch Bay Circle Grange

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

  • Whatcom County   (where Birch Bay Circle Grange resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.whatcomcounty.us/
    • County Seat for Whatcom:   Bellingham
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound and the Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birch Bay Circle Grange   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Bay Circle Grange.
      • Cottonwood Beach
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Cottonwood Beach is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Beach
      • Hillsdale
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Birch Bay
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Pleasant Valley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Semiahmoo ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Semiahmoo is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo
      • Kickerville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Kickerville is located in Whatcom County
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      • Custer
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Blaine
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Haynie
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Haynie is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie
      • Mountain View
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Neptune Beach
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Neptune Beach is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
      • Ferndale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (69 more) ...
        • Delta
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Delta is located in Whatcom County
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        • Brennan
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Brennan is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lummi
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
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        • Laurel
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Laurel is located in Whatcom County
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        • Marietta
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
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        • Greenwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lynden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Maple Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Maple Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lummi Island
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Alderwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Point Roberts
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • South Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • South Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Northwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Northwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
        • Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Birchwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Victor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Victor is located in Whatcom County
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        • Parkview
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkview is located in Whatcom County
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        • Strandell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Strandell is located in Whatcom County
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        • Bellingham
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Dewey
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
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        • Eureka
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
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        • Van Wyck
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
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        • Washington Colony ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Washington Colony is located in Whatcom County
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        • Everson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Hampton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Hampton is located in Whatcom County
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        • Wahl
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Wahl is located in Whatcom County
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        • Alabama Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Alabama Hill is located in Whatcom County
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        • Fairhaven
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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        • Forest Ridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
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        • Noon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Noon is located in Whatcom County
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        • Roosevelt
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Roosevelt is located in Whatcom County
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        • Silver Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • South Bellingham
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • South Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
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        • Clearbrook
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
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        • Goshen
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Goshen is located in Whatcom County
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        • Nooksack
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
        • Chuckanut Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
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        • Edgemoor
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Edgemoor is located in Whatcom County
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        • Happy Valley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lakeway
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Lakeway is located in Whatcom County
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        • Larson Mill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Larson Mill is located in Whatcom County
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        • Geneva
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
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        • Cedarville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
        • Lawrence
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Lawrence is located in Whatcom County
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        • Nugents Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Nugents Corner is located in Whatcom County
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        • Agate Bay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Agate Bay is located in Whatcom County
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        • Sumas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumas
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
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        • Chuckanut
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
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        • Sudden Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Sunnyside
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
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        • Deming
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Columbia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Columbia is located in Whatcom County
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        • Limestone Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Limestone Junction is located in Whatcom County
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        • Balford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Balford is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kendall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
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        • Nooksack Salmon Hatchery
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Peaceful Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Van Zandt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Van Zandt is located in Whatcom County
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        • Welcome
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
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        • Blue Canyon ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Blue Canyon is located in Whatcom County
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        • Clipper
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kulshan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Kulshan is located in Whatcom County
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        • Acme
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Comar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Comar is located in Whatcom County
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        • Standard Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
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        • Maple Falls
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Doran
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Doran is located in Whatcom County
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        • Mirror Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mirror Lake is located in Whatcom County
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        • Saxon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
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  • San Juan County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for San Juan:   Friday Harbor
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birch Bay Circle Grange   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Bay Circle Grange.
      • Buckhorn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Buckhorn is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
      • Eastsound
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Camp Orkila
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Camp Orkila is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Orkila
      • Sea Acre
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Sea Acre is located in San Juan County
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      • Beach Haven
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Beach Haven is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
      • West Beach
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • West Beach is located in San Juan County
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      • Doe Bay
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
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      • Dolphin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Dolphin is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
      • Rosario
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Rosario is located in San Juan County
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      • Waldron
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Waldron is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Olga
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • West Sound
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • West Sound is located in San Juan County
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      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Deer Harbor
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Orcas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Shaw Island
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Shaw Island is located in San Juan County
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        • Thatcher
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Thatcher is located in San Juan County
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        • Port Stanley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Port Stanley is located in San Juan County
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        • Prevost
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Prevost is located in San Juan County
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        • Roche Harbor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Decatur Island
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Lopez
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Lopez is located in San Juan County
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        • Lakedale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakedale is located in San Juan County
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        • Lopez Island
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Lopez Island is located in San Juan County
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        • Friday Harbor
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Yacht Haven
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Yacht Haven is located in San Juan County
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  • Skagit County
    • County Website:   https://www.skagitcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Skagit:   Mount Vernon
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Birch Bay Circle Grange   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Bay Circle Grange.
      • Urban
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Urban is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban
      • Indian Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • North Beach
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • North Beach is located in Skagit County
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      • Samish Island
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Samish Island is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish Island
      • Atlanta ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Atlanta is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Samish
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Samish is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
      • Blanchard ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Blanchard is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Guemes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Guemes is located in Skagit County
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      • Alger
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Alger is located in Skagit County
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      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Anacortes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Cap Sante
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Cap Sante is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Sante
        • Edison Station
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
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        • Edison
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Edison is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
        • Equality ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Equality is located in Skagit County
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        • Bow
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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 from Point A (ie- Birch Bay Circle Grange) 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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