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Nearest Communities to Chambers,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Chambers.<1>

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


Chambers is located in Whitman County.

The following 10 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 141 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chambers. Of these communities, 86 are located in counties other than Whitman 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 Chambers (which is Whitman 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 Chambers

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

  • Whitman County   (where Chambers resides)
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chambers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chambers.
      • Johnson
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Johnson is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Staley
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Busby
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Busby is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
      • Wilma ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Wilma is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilma
      • Pullman Junction
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
      • Pullman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Whitlow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Whitlow is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow
      • Sunshine
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunshine is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Ewartsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ewartsville is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
      • Colton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kitzmiller
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Kitzmiller is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
      • Armstrong
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Armstrong is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
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        • Uniontown
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Union Center
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Union Center is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Wawawai ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
        • Albion
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Whelan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Whelan is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
        • Leon
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Madson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Madson is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madson
        • Shawnee
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Fallon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Fallon is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
        • Almota
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Parvin
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Parvin is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
        • Moses
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Moses is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
        • Alpowa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Alpowa is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpowa
        • Ringo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Ringo is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
        • Risbeck
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Risbeck is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risbeck
        • Colfax
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilcox
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilcox is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Lairds
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Lairds is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairds
        • Palouse
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Swift
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Swift is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
        • Glenwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Mockonema
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Mockonema is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
        • Grinnell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Harpole
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Harpole is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpole
        • Manning
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Manning is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
        • Elberton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Ladow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Ladow is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladow
        • Diamond
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Diamond is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Dusty
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Dusty is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
        • Penawawa
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Penawawa is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penawawa
        • Garfield
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Crabtree
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Crabtree is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
        • Steptoe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Thera
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Thera is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thera
        • Eden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Walters
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Walters is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
        • Purrington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Purrington is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purrington
        • Sokulk
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Sokulk is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sokulk
        • Peyton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Peyton is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton
        • Belmont
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Cashup
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Cashup is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
        • Robinson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Robinson is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Endicott
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Asotin County
  • Columbia County
  • Garfield County
    • County Website:   https://www.garfieldcountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Pomeroy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chambers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chambers.
      • Kirby
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Kirby is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Mayview
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Illia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Illia is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illia
      • Mentor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Mentor is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Unfried ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Unfried is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unfried
      • Gould City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Gould City is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
      • Pataha
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomeroy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ping
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Ping is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
      • Zumwalt
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Zumwalt is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumwalt
      • Peola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Central Ferry
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Central Ferry is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Ferry
      • Houser
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Houser is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser
      • Rose Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Rose Springs is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Springs
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chambers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chambers.
      • Moscow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
      • Blaine
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Blaine is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Estes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Estes is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
      • Genesee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Buswell ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Buswell is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buswell
      • Cornwall
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Joel
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
      • Viola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lenville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
      • Howell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lidyville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Lidyville is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidyville
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        • Troy
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
        • Bovard ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Bovard is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
        • Juliaetta
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Potlatch Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Potlatch
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Nora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Nora is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
        • Freeze
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Hampton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hampton is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Onaway
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
        • Princeton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Kendrick
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Jamestown ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
        • Cora
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Chambers ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Chambers is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
        • Yale ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Yale is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Harvard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain Home is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Stanford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Stanford is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
        • Avon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Avon is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Vassar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Vassar is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
  • Nez Perce County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nezperce.id.us/
    • County Seat for Nez Perce:   Lewiston (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Chambers   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Chambers.
      • Leon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Transfer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Transfer is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transfer
      • Hatwai
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hatwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatwai
      • North Lewiston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • North Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewiston
      • Forebay
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Forebay is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
      • Gurney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Gurney is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
      • Lewiston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley View Heights
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Valley View Heights is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Heights
      • Lewiston Orchards
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Lewiston Orchards is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Orchards
      • Joseph
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Joseph is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
      • North Lapwai
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Spalding
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Arrow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Arrow is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow
        • Lapwai
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Myrtle
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Myrtle is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
        • Cherrylane
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Sweetwater
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Webb
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Webb is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
        • Leland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Leland is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
        • Bundy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bundy is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy
        • Jacques
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jacques is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacques
        • Cameron
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Agatha
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Agatha is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agatha
        • Taney ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Taney is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taney
        • Willola
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Willola is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willola
        • Culdesac
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Culdesac is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culdesac
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culdesac <3>
        • Snow ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Snow is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Chambers) 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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