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Nearest Communities to Palouse,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Palouse.<1>

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

Palouse 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 130 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Palouse. Of these communities, 57 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 Palouse (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 Palouse

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

  • Whitman County   (where Palouse resides)
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palouse   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palouse.
      • Lairds
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Lairds is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lairds
      • Ringo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Ringo is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringo
      • Grinnell
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ladow
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Ladow is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladow
      • Fallon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Fallon is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
      • Madson
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Madson is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madson
      • Garfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Elberton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Walters
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Walters is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Eden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Whelan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Whelan is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
      • Glenwood
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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        • Crabtree
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Crabtree is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
        • Parvin
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Parvin is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
        • Kitzmiller
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Kitzmiller is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
        • Albion
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Shawnee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Risbeck
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Risbeck is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risbeck
        • Belmont
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Farmington
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Sokulk
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Sokulk is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sokulk
        • Armstrong
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Armstrong is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
        • Pullman
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Sunshine
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Sunshine is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
        • Whitlow
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Whitlow is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow
        • Colfax
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Robinson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Robinson is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Steptoe
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Pullman Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
        • Busby
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Busby is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Manning
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Manning is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
        • Seltice
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Warner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Warner is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
        • Oakesdale
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilma ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Wilma is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilma
        • Union Center
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Union Center is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Harpole
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Harpole is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpole
        • Cashup
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Cashup is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
        • Staley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Mockonema
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Mockonema is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
        • Ewartsville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Ewartsville is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
        • Flaig
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Flaig is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaig
        • Chambers
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Johnson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Johnson is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Diamond
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Diamond is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Thornton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Thornton is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
        • Wilcox
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Wilcox is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Lone Pine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Tekoa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • McCoy
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • McCoy is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
        • Fairbanks
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Fairbanks is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbanks
        • Willard
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Thera
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Thera is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thera
        • Colton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Almota
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Wawawai ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
        • Balder
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Balder is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balder
        • Donahue
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Donahue is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
        • Pandora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Pandora is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
        • Sunset
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
        • Uniontown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Huntley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Huntley is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
        • Rosalia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint John
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Leon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Juno
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Malden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Dusty
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Dusty is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty
        • Endicott
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Lancaster
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Lancaster is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Pine City ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pine City is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
        • Swift
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Swift is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
        • Kenova
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Kenova is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
  • Garfield County
  • Spokane County
  • Benewah County
    • County Website:   https://www.benewahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Benewah:   Saint Maries (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palouse   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palouse.
      • De Smet
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • De Smet is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
      • Tensed
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Sanders
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Sanders is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
      • Willard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • North South Ski Bowl
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • North South Ski Bowl is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North South Ski Bowl
      • Benewah
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Benewah is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benewah
      • Emida
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mowry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Mowry is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
      • Plummer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Alder Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Alder Creek is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Creek
      • Lotus
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lotus is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotus
      • Rover
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rover is located in Benewah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rover
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Palouse   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Palouse.
      • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
      • Buswell ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Buswell is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buswell
      • Viola
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Potlatch Junction
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
      • Freeze
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Onaway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Potlatch
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Cora
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Estes
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Estes is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
      • Hampton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Hampton is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain Home is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Princeton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Chambers ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Chambers is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
        • Moscow
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Moscow is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,128 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
        • Harvard
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Joel
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
        • Cornwall
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
        • Howell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Yale ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Yale is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
        • Blaine
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Blaine is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Troy
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
        • Nora
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Nora is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Stanford
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Stanford is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
        • Lenville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Avon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Avon is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Vassar
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Vassar is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vassar
        • Bovard ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Bovard is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
        • Deary
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Deary is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deary
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deary <3>
        • Genesee
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Lidyville ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Lidyville is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidyville
        • Juliaetta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Kendrick
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Helmer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Helmer is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmer
  • Nez Perce 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 from Point A (ie- Palouse) 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.