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Nearest Communities to Goshen,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Goshen.<1>

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


Goshen is located in Whatcom County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whatcom County: Okanogan, San Juan & Skagit.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 136 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Goshen. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Whatcom 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 Goshen (which is Whatcom 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 Goshen

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

  • Whatcom County   (where Goshen resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.whatcomcounty.us/
    • County Seat for Whatcom:   Bellingham
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound and the Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Goshen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Goshen.
      • Wahl
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Wahl is located in Whatcom County
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      • Lawrence
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Lawrence is located in Whatcom County
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      • Nugents Corner
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Nugents Corner is located in Whatcom County
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      • Cedarville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
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      • Everson
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Strandell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Strandell is located in Whatcom County
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      • Noon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Noon is located in Whatcom County
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      • Victor
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Victor is located in Whatcom County
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      • Deming
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Nooksack
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Nooksack is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nooksack
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
      • Dewey
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
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      • Van Wyck
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
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        • Hampton
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Hampton is located in Whatcom County
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        • Greenwood
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Greenwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Agate Bay
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Agate Bay is located in Whatcom County
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        • Laurel
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Laurel is located in Whatcom County
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        • Geneva
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Geneva is located in Whatcom County
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        • Alabama Hill
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Alabama Hill is located in Whatcom County
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        • Forest Ridge
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
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        • Larson Mill
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Larson Mill is located in Whatcom County
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        • Silver Beach
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Silver Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Welcome
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Welcome is located in Whatcom County
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        • Clearbrook
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Clearbrook is located in Whatcom County
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        • Northwood
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Northwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lynden
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunnyside
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
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        • Van Zandt
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Van Zandt is located in Whatcom County
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        • Eureka
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
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        • Parkview
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Parkview is located in Whatcom County
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        • Roosevelt
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Roosevelt is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kulshan
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Kulshan is located in Whatcom County
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        • Nooksack Salmon Hatchery
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Sudden Valley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Clipper
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Clipper is located in Whatcom County
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        • Standard Crossing
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
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        • Alderwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Bellingham
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Birchwood
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lakeway
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Lakeway is located in Whatcom County
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        • Washington Colony ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Washington Colony is located in Whatcom County
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        • Sumas
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Sumas is located in Whatcom County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
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        • Balford
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Balford is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kendall
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
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        • Limestone Junction
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Limestone Junction is located in Whatcom County
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        • Peaceful Valley
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Comar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Comar is located in Whatcom County
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        • Brennan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Brennan is located in Whatcom County
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        • Columbia
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Columbia is located in Whatcom County
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        • Acme
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Happy Valley
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Marietta
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Marietta is located in Whatcom County
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        • South Bellingham
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • South Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
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        • Ferndale
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Maple Falls
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Delta
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Delta is located in Whatcom County
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        • Blue Canyon ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Blue Canyon is located in Whatcom County
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        • Chuckanut Village
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
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        • Edgemoor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Edgemoor is located in Whatcom County
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        • Fairhaven
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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        • Doran
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Doran is located in Whatcom County
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        • Saxon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Saxon is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lummi
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Lummi is located in Whatcom County
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        • Mirror Lake
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Mirror Lake is located in Whatcom County
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        • Chuckanut
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
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        • Custer
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Wickersham
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wickersham is located in Whatcom County
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        • Mountain View
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
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        • Warnick
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Warnick is located in Whatcom County
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        • Haynie
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Haynie is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kickerville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Kickerville is located in Whatcom County
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        • Neptune Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Neptune Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Pleasant Valley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Whatcom County
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        • Glacier
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Lummi Island
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Birch Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Birch Bay Circle Grange
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Cottonwood Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Cottonwood Beach is located in Whatcom County
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        • Hillsdale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County
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        • Blaine
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Semiahmoo ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Semiahmoo is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo
  • San Juan County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanjuancountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for San Juan:   Friday Harbor
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Goshen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Goshen.
      • Sea Acre
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Sea Acre is located in San Juan County
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      • Doe Bay
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Doe Bay is located in San Juan County
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      • Buckhorn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Buckhorn is located in San Juan County
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      • Eastsound
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Olga
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosario
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rosario is located in San Juan County
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      • Dolphin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Dolphin is located in San Juan County
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      • Beach Haven
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Beach Haven is located in San Juan County
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      • Camp Orkila
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Camp Orkila is located in San Juan County
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      • Thatcher
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Thatcher is located in San Juan County
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      • West Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • West Beach is located in San Juan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Beach
  • Skagit County
    • County Website:   https://www.skagitcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Skagit:   Mount Vernon
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Goshen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Goshen.
      • Alger
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Alger is located in Skagit County
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      • Atlanta ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Atlanta is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Samish
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Samish is located in Skagit County
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      • Blanchard ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Blanchard is located in Skagit County
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      • Prairie
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Prairie is located in Skagit County
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      • Equality ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Equality is located in Skagit County
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      • Thornwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Thornwood is located in Skagit County
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      • Belfast
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Belfast is located in Skagit County
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      • Bow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Edison Station
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
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      • Edison
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Edison is located in Skagit County
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      • Hoogdal
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Hoogdal is located in Skagit County
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        • Sunset
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sunset is located in Skagit County
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        • Samish Island
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Samish Island is located in Skagit County
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        • Urban
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Urban is located in Skagit County
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        • Allen
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Allen is located in Skagit County
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        • North Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • North Beach is located in Skagit County
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        • Cokedale ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Cokedale is located in Skagit County
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        • Leary
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Leary is located in Skagit County
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        • Sedro - Woolley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Indian Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
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        • Chuckanut Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
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        • Sterling
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Sterling is located in Skagit County
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        • Minkler
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Minkler is located in Skagit County
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        • Guemes
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Guemes is located in Skagit County
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        • Bay View
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bay View is located in Skagit County
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        • Burlington
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Lyman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Anacortes
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Cap Sante
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cap Sante is located in Skagit County
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        • Clear Lake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Clear Lake is located in Skagit County
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        • Day Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Day Creek is located in Skagit County
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        • Hamilton Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamilton Junction is located in Skagit County
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        • Hamilton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Avon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Avon is located in Skagit County
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        • Fredonia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
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        • Whitmarsh Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Whitmarsh Junction is located in Skagit County
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        • Whitney
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Whitney is located in Skagit County
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        • Baker Heights
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Baker Heights is located in Skagit County
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        • Howards Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Howards Corner is located in Skagit County
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        • Mount Vernon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Sharpes Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Sharpes Corner is located in Skagit County
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        • Alexander Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Alexander Beach is located in Skagit County
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        • Similk Beach
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Similk Beach is located in Skagit County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goshen) 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.