Nearest Communities to Bluelight,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bluelight, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bluelight:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 starting from Bluelight.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bluelight is primarily located in Klickitat County. A portion of Bluelight extends into Yakima County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Klickitat County: Gilliam (OR), Hood River (OR), Morrow (OR), Sherman (OR), Wasco (OR), Benton, Skamania & Yakima.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bluelight. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Klickitat 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 Bluelight (which is Klickitat 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 Bluelight
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Klickitat County (where Bluelight resides)
- County Website: https://www.klickitatcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Klickitat: Goldendale
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the southern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluelight ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluelight.
- Bickleton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cleveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sixprong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sixprong is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixprong
- Dot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Moona is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moona
- McCredie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- McCredie is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCredie
- Alderdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Alderdale is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderdale
- Roosevelt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sundale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Sundale is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundale
- Goodnoe Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnoe Hills is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnoe Hills
- Pleasant Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bates
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Goodnoe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goodnoe is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnoe
- Towal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Towal is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towal
- Benton County
- County Website: https://www.bentoncountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Benton: Prosser
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluelight ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluelight.
- Apricot
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Apricot is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apricot
- Kinneyville ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kinneyville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneyville
- Prosser
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitcomb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitcomb is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitcomb
- North Prosser
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- North Prosser is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prosser
- Whitstran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitstran is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitstran
- Paterson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibbon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
- Horse Heaven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Horse Heaven is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Heaven
- Yakima County
- County Website: https://www.yakimacounty.us/
- County Seat for Yakima: Yakima
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northeastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluelight ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluelight.
- Mabton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Satus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Satus is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
- Givens Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Givens Corner is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Corner
- Byron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emerald
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Emerald is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Midvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midvale is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
- Blacks Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blacks Corner is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Corner
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alfalfa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Alfalfa is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
- Granger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nass
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nass is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nass
- Outlook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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- Lichty
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lichty is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty
- Liberty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Sunnyside
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Toppenish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zillah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Wesley Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wesley Junction is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Junction
- Buena
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yethonat
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yethonat is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yethonat
- Ashue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashue is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashue
- Flint
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Flint is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Sawyer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Farron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farron is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farron
- Venner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venner is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venner
- Harrah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wapato
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam County
- County Website: https://www.gilliamcountyor.gov/
- County Seat for Gilliam: Condon (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluelight ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluelight.
- Willows
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Willows is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Heppner Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Heppner Junction is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heppner Junction
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Eddy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Eddy is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy
- Montague ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Montague is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
- Shutler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Shutler is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shutler
- Quinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Quinton is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Morrow County
- County Website: https://www.morrowcountyor.gov/
- County Seat for Morrow: Heppner (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluelight ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluelight.
- Castle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Castle is located in Morrow County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Messner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Messner is located in Morrow County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messner
- Boardman Junction
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boardman Junction is located in Morrow County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman Junction
- Sherman County
- County Website: https://www.co.sherman.or.us/
- County Seat for Sherman: Moro (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluelight ...
- Early ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Early is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
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- Bluelight) 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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