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

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

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

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

Birch Bay 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 126 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Birch Bay. Of these communities, 44 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 (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

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

  • Whatcom County   (where Birch Bay 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   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Bay.
      • Birch Bay Circle Grange
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Cottonwood Beach
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Cottonwood Beach is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Beach
      • Pleasant Valley
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Hillsdale
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Kickerville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Custer
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Blaine
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Semiahmoo ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Semiahmoo is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo
      • Haynie
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Haynie is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynie
      • Mountain View
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Neptune Beach
        (7 miles [11.3 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   (70 more) ...
        • Delta
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Brennan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Brennan is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brennan
        • Lummi
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Marietta
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Laurel
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Laurel is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
        • Greenwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Greenwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Lynden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Lummi Island
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Alderwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
        • Victor
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Victor is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
        • Maple Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Maple Beach is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Beach
        • Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Beach is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
        • Birchwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
        • 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
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Beach
        • Northwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Northwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
        • Parkview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Parkview is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
        • Bellingham
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Dewey
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
        • Van Wyck
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
        • Washington Colony ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Washington Colony is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony
        • Strandell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Strandell is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strandell
        • Alabama Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Alabama Hill is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hill
        • Eureka
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Fairhaven
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
        • Forest Ridge
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
        • Noon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Noon is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
        • Roosevelt
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Roosevelt is located in Whatcom County
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        • South Bellingham
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • South Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
        • Everson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Goshen
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Goshen is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
        • Hampton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Hampton is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Wahl
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Wahl is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
        • Chuckanut Village
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
        • Edgemoor
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Edgemoor is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
        • Happy Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
        • Lakeway
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Lakeway is located in Whatcom County
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        • Larson Mill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Larson Mill is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Mill
        • Silver Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Clearbrook
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Geneva
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lawrence
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Lawrence is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
        • Agate Bay
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Agate Bay is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Bay
        • Cedarville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
        • Nugents Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Nugents Corner is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugents Corner
        • Chuckanut
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut
        • Sumas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Sudden Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
        • Sunnyside
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
        • Deming
          (24 miles [38.6 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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        • Van Zandt
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Van Zandt is located in Whatcom County
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        • Blue Canyon ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Blue Canyon is located in Whatcom County
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        • Clipper
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Balford
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Balford is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balford
        • Kendall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
        • 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
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
        • Welcome
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Comar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Comar is located in Whatcom County
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        • Standard Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kulshan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Kulshan is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulshan
        • Acme
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Doran
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Doran is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran
        • Saxon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Maple Falls
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Mirror Lake
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mirror Lake is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirror Lake
        • Wickersham
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • San Juan County
  • 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   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Birch Bay.
      • Urban
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Indian Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • North Beach
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • North Beach is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
      • Samish Island
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Samish Island is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish Island
      • Atlanta ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Atlanta is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Samish
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Samish is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
      • Blanchard ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Blanchard is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Guemes
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Guemes is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
      • Alger
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Alger is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Anacortes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cap Sante
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Cap Sante is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Sante
      • Edison Station
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Edison
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Edison is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
        • Equality ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Equality is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
        • Bow
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Alexander Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Leary
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Leary is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
        • Sunset
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunset is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Birch Bay) 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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