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Nearest Communities to Dalkena,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 starting from Dalkena.<1>

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


Dalkena is located in Pend Oreille County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pend Oreille County: Bonner (ID), Boundary (ID), Kootenai (ID), Spokane & Stevens.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 87 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dalkena. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Pend Oreille 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 Dalkena (which is Pend Oreille 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 Dalkena

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

  • Pend Oreille County   (where Dalkena resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pendoreille.gov/
    • County Seat for Pend Oreille:   Newport
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dalkena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dalkena.
      • Delkena
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Delkena is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delkena
      • Furport
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Furport is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furport
      • Wolfred
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Wolfred is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfred
      • Usk
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Deer Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Valley
      • Cusick
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Calispell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Calispell is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calispell
      • Diamond Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Diamond Lake is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
      • Penrith
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Penrith is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrith
      • Newport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Scotia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Grahams
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Grahams is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Locke
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Locke is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
        • Camden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Tweedie
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tweedie is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie
        • Jared
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Jared is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jared
        • Ruby
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Blueslide
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Blueslide is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blueslide
        • Diamond City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Diamond City is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
        • Lost Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Lost Creek is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
  • Spokane County
  • Stevens County
  • Bonner County
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonner:   Sandpoint (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dalkena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dalkena.
      • Oldtown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Four Corners
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Four Corners is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Priest River
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Thama
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Thama is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thama
      • Blanchard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dickensheet Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Dickensheet Junction is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickensheet Junction
      • Laclede
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Riverside ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Riverside is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Coleman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Coleman is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Edgemere
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Edgemere is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemere
      • Sawyer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Sawyer is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Seneacquoteen
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Seneacquoteen is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneacquoteen
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • Vay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Vay is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vay
        • Lamb Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Lamb Creek is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb Creek
        • Outlet Bay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Outlet Bay is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlet Bay
        • Vans Corner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Vans Corner is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vans Corner
        • Wrencoe
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Coolin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Harlem
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Harlem is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
        • Morton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Morton is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
        • Sherwood Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Sherwood Beach is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Beach
        • Clagstone
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Clagstone is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagstone
        • Dover
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Dover is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
        • Nordman
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kelso
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Kelso is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
        • Algoma
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Cocolalla
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Dufort
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Westmond
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Kootenai County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Kootenai:   Coeur d'Alene (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dalkena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dalkena.
      • Spirit Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Silver Beach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Fir Grove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Fir Grove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
      • Silver Sands Beach
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
      • Wright ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wright is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Echo Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Excelsior Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Excelsior Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Beach

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dalkena) 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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