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Nearest Communities to Burrows,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 Burrows.<1>

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


Burrows is located in Grays Harbor County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grays Harbor County: Jefferson, Lewis, Mason, Pacific & Thurston.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Burrows. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Grays Harbor 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 Burrows (which is Grays Harbor 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 Burrows

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

  • Grays Harbor County   (where Burrows resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.graysharbor.us/
    • County Seat for Grays Harbor:   Montesano
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burrows   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burrows.
      • Tulips
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Tulips is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulips
      • Newton
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Newton is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Gray Gables
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Gray Gables is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Gables
      • Copalis Crossing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • New London
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • New London is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
      • Carlisle East
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlisle East is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle East
      • Grays Harbor City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Grays Harbor City is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Harbor City
      • Oyehut
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Oyehut is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyehut
      • Ocean City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Sampson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Sampson is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Carlisle West
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlisle West is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle West
      • Carlisle
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlisle is also located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
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        • Copalis Beach
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Ocean Shores
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Onslow
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Onslow is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onslow
        • Hoquiam
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Hoquiam is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <3>
        • Woodlawn
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodlawn is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • South Arbor
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • South Arbor is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Arbor
        • East Hoquiam
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • East Hoquiam is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hoquiam
        • Axford
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Axford is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axford
        • Iron Springs
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Iron Springs is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Markham
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Markham is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
        • Westhaven
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Westhaven is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
        • Broadway Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Broadway Heights is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway Heights
        • Herbig Heights
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Herbig Heights is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Nisson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Nisson is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisson
        • North Aberdeen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • North Aberdeen is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Aberdeen
        • Aloha
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Aloha is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Ocean Grove
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ocean Grove is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove
        • Ocosta
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Ocosta is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocosta
        • Westport
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Westport is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <3>
        • Aberdeen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Aberdeen is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <3>
        • Bel-Aire
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Bel-Aire is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Aire
        • Pilgrim Heights
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pilgrim Heights is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Heights
        • Aberdeen Gardens
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Aberdeen Gardens is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Gardens
        • Humptulips
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • East Aberdeen
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • East Aberdeen is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aberdeen
        • South Aberdeen
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • South Aberdeen is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Aberdeen
        • Aberdeen Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Aberdeen Junction is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen Junction
        • Wishkah
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Wishkah is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishkah
        • Highland Heights
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Highland Heights is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Heights
        • Pacific Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Bay City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Bay City is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
        • Cohassett Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Cohassett Beach is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett Beach
        • Cohassett
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Cohassett is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohassett
        • Laidlow
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Laidlow is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlow
        • Junction City
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Junction City is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Moclips
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunset Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset Beach is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
        • Cosmopolis
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cosmopolis is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <3>
        • Grayland
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Central Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Central Park is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Park
        • Alder Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Alder Grove is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Grove
        • Artic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Artic is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
        • Melbourne
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Melbourne is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
        • Montesano
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Montesano is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montesano <3>
        • South Montesano
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • South Montesano is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Montesano
        • Taholah
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Taholah is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taholah
        • Brady
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Brady is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Neilton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Neilton is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neilton
        • Satsop
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Satsop is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsop
        • Vesta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Vesta is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Fuller
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Fuller is also located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Weatherwax
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Weatherwax is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherwax
        • Amanda Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Grisdale ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Grisdale was located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisdale
        • Elma
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Elma is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <3>
        • South Elma
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • South Elma is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Elma
        • Weikswood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Weikswood is also located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weikswood
        • Quinault
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Mason County
  • Pacific County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.pacific.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Pacific:   South Bend
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west, with the mouth of the Columbia River to the southwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Burrows   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Burrows.
      • Heather
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Heather is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
      • Dexter by the Sea
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Dexter by the Sea is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter by the Sea
      • Venice
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Venice is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Tokeland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Bruceport
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Bruceport is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceport
      • North Cove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • North Cove is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cove
      • Seahaven ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Seahaven was located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahaven
      • Bay Center
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Raymond
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Bend
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhodesia Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Rhodesia Beach is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesia Beach

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Burrows) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.