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Nearest Communities to Island View,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Island View is located in Benton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Morrow (OR), Umatilla (OR), Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Walla Walla & Yakima.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 96 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Island View. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Benton 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 Island View (which is Benton 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 Island View

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

  • Benton County   (where Island View resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.bentoncountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Benton:   Prosser
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island View   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
      • Richland Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Richland Junction is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
      • Richland Y
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Richland Y is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Y
      • Vista
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Vista is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • West Highlands
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • West Highlands is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highlands
      • Richland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kennewick
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • South Highlands
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • South Highlands is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Highlands
      • Port Of Kennewick
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Port Of Kennewick is located in Benton County
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      • Badger
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Badger is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
      • West Richland
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Ruby is located in Benton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Highland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Highland is located in Benton County
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        • Finley
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Finley is located in Benton County
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        • Hedges
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hedges is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedges
        • Benton City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Kiona ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Kiona is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiona
        • Geneva Junction
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Geneva Junction is located in Benton County
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        • Yellepit
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Yellepit is located in Benton County
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        • Horse Heaven
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Horse Heaven is located in Benton County
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        • Chaffee
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Chaffee is located in Benton County
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        • North McNary
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • North McNary is located in Benton County
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        • Gibbon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Gibbon is located in Benton County
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        • Berrian
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Berrian is located in Benton County
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        • Plymouth
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Plymouth is located in Benton County
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        • May Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • May Junction is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Junction
        • Longview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Longview is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
        • Whitstran
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Whitstran is located in Benton County
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        • Edna
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Edna is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
        • Hanford ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Hanford is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
        • North Prosser
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • North Prosser is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prosser
        • Prosser
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Willa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Willa is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willa
        • Paterson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Kinneyville ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Kinneyville is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneyville
        • Pearl
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Pearl is located in Benton County
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        • Pierce
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Pierce is located in Benton County
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        • Ethel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ethel is located in Benton County
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        • Ruth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Ruth is located in Benton County
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        • Susie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Susie is located in Benton County
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        • Apricot
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Apricot is located in Benton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apricot
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Pasco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island View   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
      • West Pasco
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
      • Riverview
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Riverview is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Pasco West
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Pasco West is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco West
      • Pasco
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Pasco is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <3>
      • Ainsworth Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
      • Glade
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Glade is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Martindale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Martindale is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
      • Sagemoor
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sagemoor is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagemoor
      • Mathews Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Mathews Corner is located in Franklin County
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      • Eltopia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Levey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Levey is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levey
      • Redd
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Redd is located in Franklin County
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        • Edwards
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Edwards is located in Franklin County
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        • Basin City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Five Corners
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Five Corners is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
        • Mesa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Mesa is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesa
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesa <3>
        • Cactus
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Cactus is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
  • Walla Walla County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Walla Walla:   Walla Walla
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the southwestern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island View   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
      • Burbank Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Burbank Heights is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Heights
      • Burbank
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Villard Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Villard Junction is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villard Junction
      • Humorist
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Humorist is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humorist
      • Two Rivers
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers
      • Attalia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Attalia is located in Walla Walla County
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      • Ash
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Ash is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Wallula
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
      • Le Grow
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Le Grow is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Grow
      • Wallula Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
      • Slater
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Slater is located in Walla Walla County
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      • Port Kelley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Port Kelley is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Zangar Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Zangar Junction is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zangar Junction
        • Welland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Welland is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Page
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Page is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • Adkins
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Adkins is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins
        • Reese
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Reese is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
        • Hatch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Hatch is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
        • Eureka
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Touchet
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Babcock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Babcock is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
        • Sheffler
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sheffler is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Gardena
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Gardena is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
  • Morrow County
  • Umatilla County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.umatilla.or.us/
    • County Seat for Umatilla:   Pendleton (OR)
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northwestern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Island View   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Island View.
      • Juniper
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Juniper is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
      • Cold Springs Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Cold Springs Junction is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Junction
      • Hermiston Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Hermiston Junction is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston Junction
      • McNary
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • McNary is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNary
      • Power City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Power City is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power City
      • Sharps Corner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sharps Corner is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Corner
      • Umatilla
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Umatilla is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umatilla
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,360 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Umatilla <3>
      • Charlestown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Charlestown is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Cold Springs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Cold Springs is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
      • Cornell Place
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Cornell Place is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell Place
      • Hermiston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Hermiston is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermiston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermiston <3>
      • Ring
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Ring is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
      • Holdman
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Holdman is located in Umatilla County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdman
      • Hinkle
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Hinkle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
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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 from Point A (ie- Island View) 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.