Nearest Communities to Firwood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Firwood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Firwood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Firwood is located in Klickitat County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Klickitat County: Gilliam (OR), Hood River (OR), Morrow (OR), Sherman (OR), Wasco (OR), Benton, Skamania & Yakima.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Firwood. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Klickitat 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 Firwood (which is Klickitat 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 Firwood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Klickitat County (where Firwood resides)
- County Website: https://www.klickitatcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Klickitat: Goldendale
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the southern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Firwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Firwood.
- Blockhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blockhouse is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blockhouse
- Goldendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wahkiacus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wahkiacus is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahkiacus
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Klickitat Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Klickitat Springs is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat Springs
- Woodruff Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodruff Mill is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff Mill
- Klickitat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Swale is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swale
- Gooseneck
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gooseneck is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck
- Warwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warwick is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Pleasant Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Pitt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pitt is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
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- Maryhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wishram Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wishram Heights is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishram Heights
- Wishram
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Towal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Towal is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towal
- Appleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Panakanic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Panakanic is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panakanic
- Klickitat Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Klickitat Heights is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klickitat Heights
- Smithville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Laurel
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Snowden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Snowden is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowden
- Murdock
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Murdock is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Goodnoe Hills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnoe Hills is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnoe Hills
- Goodnoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Goodnoe is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnoe
- Lyle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dallesport
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Brook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mountain Brook is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Cleveland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cleveland is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Gilmer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gilmer is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
- Dot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dot is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dot
- Laws Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Laws Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Corner
- Bates
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bates is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Straight Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Point is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Point
- Bickleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- B Z Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- B Z Corner is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B Z Corner
- Husum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Trout Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bingen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Salmon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Guler is located in Klickitat County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guler
- Yakima County
- 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 Firwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Firwood.
- Parrott Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Parrott Crossing is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Crossing
- Willy Dick Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Willy Dick Crossing is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willy Dick Crossing
- Gilliam County
- County Website: https://www.gilliamcountyor.gov/
- County Seat for Gilliam: Condon (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Firwood ...
- Quinton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Quinton is located in Gilliam County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Sherman County
- County Website: https://www.co.sherman.or.us/
- County Seat for Sherman: Moro (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Firwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Firwood.
- Biggs Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Biggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Biggs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
- Goff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goff is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Rufus
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Miller
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Miller is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Thornberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thornberry is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Early ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Early is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Wasco
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sinks is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Klondike
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Klondike is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- De Moss Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- De Moss Springs is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Moss Springs
- Webfoot
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webfoot is located in Sherman County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webfoot
- Wasco County
- County Website: https://www.co.wasco.or.us/
- County Seat for Wasco: The Dalles (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Firwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Firwood.
- Celilo Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Celilo Village is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celilo Village
- Fairbanks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fairbanks is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
- Moody
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Moody is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- English ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- English is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Petersburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Rowena
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Crates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crates is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Emerson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Emerson is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Chatfield
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chatfield is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatfield
- Chenoweth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chenoweth is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoweth
- City of The Dalles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- City of The Dalles is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of The Dalles
- The Dalles
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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- Ortley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ortley is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortley
- Wrentham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wrentham is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham
- Cherry Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Heights is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Heights
- Mosier
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lockit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lockit is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockit
- Rice ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rice is located in Wasco County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
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- Firwood) 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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