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Nearest Communities to Elk,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Elk is located in Spokane County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Spokane County: Benewah (ID), Bonner (ID), Kootenai (ID), Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Stevens & Whitman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 144 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elk. Of these communities, 88 are located in counties other than Spokane 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 Elk (which is Spokane 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 Elk

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

  • Spokane County   (where Elk resides)
  • Lincoln County
  • Pend Oreille County
    • 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 Elk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk.
      • Camden
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Grahams
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Grahams is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams
      • Diamond Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Diamond Lake is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Lake
      • Scotia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Scotia is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
      • Deer Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Deer Valley is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Valley
      • Tweedie
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Tweedie is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedie
      • Penrith
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Penrith is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penrith
      • Newport
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wolfred
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wolfred is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfred
      • Dalkena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Delkena
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Delkena is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delkena
      • Furport
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Furport is located in Pend Oreille County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furport
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Usk
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Calispell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Calispell is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calispell
        • Cusick
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Locke
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Locke is located in Pend Oreille County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
  • Stevens County
  • Bonner County
    • County Website:   https://www.bonnercountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Bonner:   Sandpoint (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk.
      • Blanchard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Oldtown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coleman
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Coleman is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
      • Priest River
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Clagstone
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Clagstone is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clagstone
      • Edgemere
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Edgemere is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemere
      • Harlem
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Harlem is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
      • Thama
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Thama is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thama
      • Four Corners
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Four Corners is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Vay
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Vay is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vay
      • Sawyer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Sawyer is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Seneacquoteen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Seneacquoteen is located in Bonner County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneacquoteen
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Kelso
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Kelso is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
        • Laclede
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverside ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Riverside is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Careywood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Morton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Morton is located in Bonner County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
        • Wrencoe
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kootenai County
    • County Website:   https://www.kcgov.us/
    • County Seat for Kootenai:   Coeur d'Alene (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elk.
      • Silver Beach
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Silver Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Beach
      • Fir Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Fir Grove is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Grove
      • Spirit Lake
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Echo Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Excelsior Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Excelsior Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior Beach
      • Hauser
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Hauser is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauser
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hauser <3>
      • Howelltown
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Howelltown is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelltown
      • Silver Sands Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Sands Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sands Beach
      • Twinlow
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Twinlow is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinlow
      • Sturgeon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • East Greenacres
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • East Greenacres is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenacres
      • Rathdrum
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Rathdrum is located in Kootenai County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathdrum
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rathdrum <3>
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Coeur d'Alene Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Grand Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Grand Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
        • Haycrop
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Haycrop is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycrop
        • McGuire
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • McGuire is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire
        • Ramsey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Ramsey is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
        • State Line Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • State Line Village is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Village
        • State Line
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • State Line is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
        • North Pole
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • North Pole is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pole
        • Wright ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Wright is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Pleasant View
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pleasant View is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
        • Post Falls
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Athol
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Chilco
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Chilco is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilco
        • Garwood
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Corbin Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Corbin Junction is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Junction
        • Hayden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hayden Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Huetter
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Belmont
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Atlas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Atlas is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
        • Blackwell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Blackwell is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
        • Dalton Gardens
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • English point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • English point is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English point
        • Harris Landing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Harris Landing is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
        • Rockaway Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockaway Beach is located in Kootenai County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway 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 from Point A (ie- Elk) 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.