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Nearest Communities to Granite Falls,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southwest 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 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.

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

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


Granite Falls is located in Chelan County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chelan County: Douglas, King, Kittitas, Okanogan, Skagit & Snohomish.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Granite Falls. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Chelan 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 Granite Falls (which is Chelan 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 Granite Falls

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

  • Chelan County   (where Granite Falls resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Chelan:   Wenatchee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Falls.
      • Manson
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Greens Landing
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
      • Hollywood Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Hollywood Beach is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Beach
      • Shrine Beach
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Shrine Beach is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrine Beach
      • Sunnybank
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
      • Lake Chelan Hills
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Lake Chelan Hills is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chelan Hills
      • Maplecreek
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
      • Lakeside
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Lakeside is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Chelan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Winesap
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Winesap is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
      • Stayman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Stayman is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
      • Chelan Falls
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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        • Chelan Station
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Chelan Station is located in Chelan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan Station
        • Ardenvoir
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Farris
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Farris is located in Chelan County
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        • Azwell
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Azwell is located in Chelan County
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        • Entiat
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Wagnersburg
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Wagnersburg is located in Chelan County
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        • Plain
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Chumstick
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Chumstick is located in Chelan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chumstick
        • Domke Lake Resort
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Domke Lake Resort is located in Chelan County
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        • Winton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Winton is located in Chelan County
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        • Coles Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Coles Corner is located in Chelan County
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        • Lucerne
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Lucerne is located in Chelan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
        • Chiwaukum
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Chiwaukum is located in Chelan County
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        • Cashmere
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Dryden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Peshastin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Nason Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Nason Creek is located in Chelan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason Creek
        • Telma
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Telma is located in Chelan County
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        • Monitor
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Olds
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Olds is located in Chelan County
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        • Sunnyslope
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Sunnyslope is located in Chelan County
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        • Leavenworth
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Moore
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Moore is located in Chelan County
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        • Merritt
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Merritt is located in Chelan County
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  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountywa.net/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Waterville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Falls.
      • McLeans Orchard ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • McLeans Orchard is located in Douglas County
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      • Beebe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Beebe is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Howard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Howard is located in Douglas County
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      • Mud Spring
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
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      • Orondo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Waterville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Lamoine
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Lamoine is located in Douglas County
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      • Okanogan City ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Okanogan City is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okanogan City
      • Douglas
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Douglas is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Dyer ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Dyer is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Supplee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Supplee is located in Douglas County
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      • Withrow
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Withrow is located in Douglas County
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        • Alstown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Alstown is located in Douglas County
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        • Touhey
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Touhey is located in Douglas County
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        • Bridgeport
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Matthiesen ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Matthiesen is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthiesen
        • Downing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Downing is located in Douglas County
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        • Rocky Butte
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
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        • Farmer ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Farmer is located in Douglas County
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        • Mansfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Patterson ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Patterson is located in Douglas County
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        • Jameson ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jameson is located in Douglas County
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        • Saint Hubert ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Hubert is located in Douglas County
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  • Okanogan County
    • County Website:   https://okanogancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Okanogan:   Okanogan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Granite Falls   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Granite Falls.
      • Starr
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Starr is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
      • Pateros
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Methow
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brewster
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia City ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Carlton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Paradise Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Thompson ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Thompson is located in Okanogan County
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      • Monse
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Monse is located in Okanogan County
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  • Stevens County

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- Granite Falls) 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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