Nearest Communities to Lavista,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Lavista, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Lavista:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 starting from Lavista.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Lavista is located in Whitman County.
The following 10 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whitman County: Benewah (ID), Latah (ID), Nez Perce (ID), Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Lincoln & Spokane.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 105 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lavista. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Whitman 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 Lavista (which is Whitman 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 Lavista
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Whitman County (where Lavista resides)
- County Website: https://whitmancounty.org/
- County Seat for Whitman: Colfax
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lavista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lavista.
- Ewan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ewan is located in Whitman County
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- Juno
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Juno is located in Whitman County
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- Saint John
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huntley is located in Whitman County
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- Lancaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Whitman County
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- Kenova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kenova is located in Whitman County
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- Pine City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine City is located in Whitman County
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- Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunset is located in Whitman County
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- Lamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Revere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Revere is located in Whitman County
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- Malden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Balder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Balder is located in Whitman County
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- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Whitman County
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- Endicott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Whitman County
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- Thera
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thera is located in Whitman County
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- Cashup
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cashup is located in Whitman County
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- Donahue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Donahue is located in Whitman County
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- Rosalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sutton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sutton is located in Whitman County
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- McCoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- McCoy is located in Whitman County
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- Diamond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond is located in Whitman County
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- Steptoe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Flaig
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Flaig is located in Whitman County
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- Harpole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harpole is located in Whitman County
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- Manning
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Manning is located in Whitman County
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- Oakesdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Pandora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pandora is located in Whitman County
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- Robinson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Whitman County
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- Mockonema
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mockonema is located in Whitman County
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- Fairbanks
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Fairbanks is located in Whitman County
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- Sokulk
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sokulk is located in Whitman County
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- Dusty
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dusty is located in Whitman County
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- LaCrosse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Colfax
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County
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- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crabtree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crabtree is located in Whitman County
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- Elberton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County
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- Wilcox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox is located in Whitman County
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- Eden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eden is located in Whitman County
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- Lone Pine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lone Pine is located in Whitman County
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- Warner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Warner is located in Whitman County
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- Risbeck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Risbeck is located in Whitman County
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- Pampa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pampa is located in Whitman County
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- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Jerita
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jerita is located in Whitman County
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- Parvin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parvin is located in Whitman County
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- Seltice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County
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- Walters
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Walters is located in Whitman County
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- Tekoa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Penawawa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Penawawa is located in Whitman County
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- Shawnee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
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- Gordon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gordon is located in Whitman County
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- Adams County
- County Website: https://www.co.adams.wa.us/
- County Seat for Adams: Ritzville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lavista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lavista.
- Rockwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rockwell is located in Adams County
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- Paxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paxton is located in Adams County
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- Palm Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Palm Lake is located in Adams County
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- Ashby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Adams County
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- Pifer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pifer is located in Adams County
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- Emden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Emden is located in Adams County
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- Carlmar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Carlmar is located in Adams County
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- Keystone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Keystone is located in Adams County
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- Teske
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Teske is located in Adams County
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- Benge ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benge is located in Adams County
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- Marengo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marengo is located in Adams County
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- Tokio ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Tokio is located in Adams County
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- Mack
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mack is located in Adams County
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- Thavis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thavis is located in Adams County
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- Hillcrest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
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- Ankeny
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ankeny is located in Adams County
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- Lincoln County
- County Website: https://www.lincolncountywa.com/
- County Seat for Lincoln: Davenport
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lavista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lavista.
- Croskey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Croskey is located in Lincoln County
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- Sprague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fishtrap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fishtrap is located in Lincoln County
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- Edwall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Waukon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Waukon is located in Lincoln County
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- Canby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canby is located in Lincoln County
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- Wheeler Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Corner is located in Lincoln County
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- Spokane County
- County Website: https://www.spokanecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Spokane: Spokane
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Lavista ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Lavista.
- Rodna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rodna is located in Spokane County
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- Amber
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Amber is located in Spokane County
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- Mason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mason is located in Spokane County
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- Mock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mock is located in Spokane County
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- North Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- North Pine is located in Spokane County
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- Plaza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plaza is located in Spokane County
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- Geib
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Geib is located in Spokane County
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- Tyler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tyler is located in Spokane County
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- Babb
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Babb is located in Spokane County
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- East Cheney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Cheney is located in Spokane County
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- Spring Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County
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- Freedom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Freedom is located in Spokane County
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- South Cheney
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- South Cheney is located in Spokane County
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- Cheney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Spangle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Latah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dynamite
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dynamite is located in Spokane County
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- Rahm
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rahm is located in Spokane County
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- West Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Fairfield is located in Spokane County
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- Lakeland Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
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- Silver Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
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- Four Lakes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Medical Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Marshall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall is located in Spokane County
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- Scribner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Scribner is located in Spokane County
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- Duncan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Spokane County
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- Fairfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lavista) 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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