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Nearest Communities to Farron,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Farron.<1>

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


Farron is located in Yakima County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yakima County: Benton, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Pierce & Skamania.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Farron. Of these communities, 6 are located in counties other than Yakima 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 Farron (which is Yakima 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 Farron

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

  • Yakima County   (where Farron resides)
    • 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 Farron   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Farron.
      • Venner
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Venner is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venner
      • Harrah
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Ashue
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Ashue is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashue
      • Brownstown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Yethonat
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Yethonat is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yethonat
      • Wapato
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rupple
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Rupple is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupple
      • Parker
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Parker is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Donald
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Donald is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Flint
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Flint is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
      • Wesley Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Wesley Junction is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Junction
      • Sawyer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sawyer is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Continue List   (51 more) ...
        • Buena
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Toppenish
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Union Gap
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • White Swan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • South Broadway
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • South Broadway is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Broadway
        • Ahtanum
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ahtanum is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahtanum
        • Wiley City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Wiley City is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley City
        • Zillah
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Birchfield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Birchfield is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchfield
        • Artesian
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Artesian is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian
        • Moxee City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Moxee City is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
        • Moxee
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Washington Park
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Washington Park is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
        • West Valley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • West Valley is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
        • Yakima
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Harwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Harwood is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
        • Alfalfa
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Alfalfa is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
        • Fruitvale
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
        • Terrace Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace Heights
        • Elliott Ave
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Elliott Ave is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Ave
        • Summitview
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Summitview is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
        • Brace
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Brace is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace
        • Gromore
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Gromore is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore
        • Tietonview Grange
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Tietonview Grange is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tietonview Grange
        • Granger
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Pomona Heights
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Pomona Heights is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Heights
        • Selah
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Weikel
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Weikel is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weikel
        • Liberty
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Liberty is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Nass
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Nass is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nass
        • East Selah
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • East Selah is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Selah
        • Gleed
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Tampico
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Tampico is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
        • Eschbach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Eschbach is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
        • Pomona
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Pomona is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
        • Satus
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Satus is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satus
        • Willy Dick Crossing
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Willy Dick Crossing is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willy Dick Crossing
        • Cowiche
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Outlook
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Outlook is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
        • Holtzinger
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Holtzinger is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtzinger
        • Emerald
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Emerald is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
        • Tasker
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Tasker is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasker
        • Tieton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Naches
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Blackrock ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Blackrock is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
        • Midvale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Midvale is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
        • Sunnyside
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Givens Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Givens Corner is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Corner
        • Lichty
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Lichty is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lichty
        • Mabton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Blacks Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Blacks Corner is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Corner
  • Kittitas County
  • Klickitat County

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- Farron) 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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