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Nearest Communities to Silver Beach,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Silver Beach.<1>

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

Silver Beach 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 165 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Silver Beach. Of these communities, 84 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 Silver Beach (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 Silver Beach

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

  • Whatcom County   (where Silver Beach 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 Silver Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Beach.
      • Larson Mill
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Larson Mill is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larson Mill
      • Alabama Hill
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Alabama Hill is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Hill
      • Forest Ridge
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Forest Ridge is located in Whatcom County
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      • Dewey
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Dewey is located in Whatcom County
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      • Geneva
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Eureka
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Eureka is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Roosevelt
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Roosevelt is located in Whatcom County
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      • Agate Bay
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Agate Bay is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate Bay
      • Noon
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Noon is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noon
      • Van Wyck
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Van Wyck is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wyck
      • Lakeway
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakeway is located in Whatcom County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeway
      • Bellingham
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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        • Parkview
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Parkview is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview
        • Washington Colony ‑ Historic
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Washington Colony is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Colony
        • Victor
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Victor is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
        • Sudden Valley
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sudden Valley is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudden Valley
        • Happy Valley
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Happy Valley is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
        • South Bellingham
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • South Bellingham is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bellingham
        • Alderwood
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Alderwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderwood
        • Birchwood
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Birchwood is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
        • Wahl
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Wahl is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahl
        • Sunnyside
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyside is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
        • Chuckanut Village
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Chuckanut Village is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckanut Village
        • Edgemoor
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Edgemoor is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemoor
        • Fairhaven
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairhaven is located in Whatcom County
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        • Laurel
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Laurel is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
        • Cedarville
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Cedarville is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
        • Goshen
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Goshen is located in Whatcom County
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        • Nugents Corner
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Nugents Corner is located in Whatcom County
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        • Brennan
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Brennan is located in Whatcom County
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        • Chuckanut
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Chuckanut is located in Whatcom County
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        • Marietta
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Lawrence
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Lawrence is located in Whatcom County
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        • Blue Canyon ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Blue Canyon is located in Whatcom County
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        • Clipper
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Standard Crossing
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Standard Crossing is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard Crossing
        • Lummi
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Acme
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Comar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Comar is located in Whatcom County
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        • Van Zandt
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Van Zandt is located in Whatcom County
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        • Greenwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Greenwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Strandell
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Strandell is located in Whatcom County
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        • Deming
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Ferndale
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Everson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Nooksack
          (11 miles [17.7 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
        • Doran
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Doran is located in Whatcom County
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        • Mirror Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mirror Lake is located in Whatcom County
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        • Saxon
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hampton
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Hampton is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Lynden
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Welcome
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Mountain View
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Mountain View is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
        • Wickersham
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Beach
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Beach is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
        • Lummi Island
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Kulshan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Kulshan is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulshan
        • Northwood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Northwood is located in Whatcom County
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        • Neptune Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Neptune Beach is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune Beach
        • Custer
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Clearbrook
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Delta
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Nooksack Salmon Hatchery
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Kickerville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Balford
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Balford is located in Whatcom County
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        • Kendall
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Kendall is located in Whatcom County
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        • Pleasant Valley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Pleasant Valley is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Limestone Junction
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Limestone Junction is located in Whatcom County
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        • Peaceful Valley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Peaceful Valley is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Valley
        • Sumas
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Haynie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Haynie is located in Whatcom County
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        • Columbia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Columbia is located in Whatcom County
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        • Maple Falls
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Birch Bay Circle Grange
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Birch Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Cottonwood Beach
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cottonwood Beach is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Beach
        • Hillsdale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hillsdale is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
        • Warnick
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Warnick is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnick
        • Blaine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Semiahmoo ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Semiahmoo is located in Whatcom County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semiahmoo
        • Glacier
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Island County
  • San Juan County
  • 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 Silver Beach   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Beach.
      • Alger
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Alger is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Atlanta ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Atlanta is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
      • Samish
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Samish is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish
      • Blanchard ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Blanchard is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Edison Station
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Edison Station is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison Station
      • Equality ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Equality is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
      • Bow
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Edison
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Edison is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
      • Prairie
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Prairie is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie
      • Samish Island
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Samish Island is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samish Island
      • Belfast
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Belfast is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
      • Sunset
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Sunset is located in Skagit County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
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        • Thornwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Thornwood is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
        • Hoogdal
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Hoogdal is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoogdal
        • North Beach
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • North Beach is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Beach
        • Urban
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Allen
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Allen is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
        • Leary
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Leary is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
        • Indian Village
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Indian Village is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
        • Guemes
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Guemes is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guemes
        • Bay View
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Bay View is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
        • Chuckanut Junction
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Chuckanut Junction is located in Skagit County
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        • Sterling
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Sterling is located in Skagit County
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        • Sedro - Woolley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Anacortes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Cap Sante
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Cap Sante is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Sante
        • Burlington
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Cokedale ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Cokedale is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
        • Whitmarsh Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Whitmarsh Junction is located in Skagit County
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        • Minkler
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Minkler is located in Skagit County
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        • Avon ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Avon is located in Skagit County
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        • Fredonia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Fredonia is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Howards Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Howards Corner is located in Skagit County
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        • Sharpes Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Sharpes Corner is located in Skagit County
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        • Whitney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Whitney is located in Skagit County
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        • Clear Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Alexander Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Similk Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Lyman
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Baker Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Baker Heights is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
        • Gibraltar
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Gibraltar is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
        • Mount Vernon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Snee Oosh
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Snee Oosh is located in Skagit County
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        • West Shore
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • West Shore is located in Skagit County
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        • Day Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Day Creek is located in Skagit County
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        • Hamilton Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamilton Junction is located in Skagit County
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        • Dewey
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Dewey is located in Skagit County
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        • Swinomish Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Swinomish Village is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinomish Village
        • Yokeko Point
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Yokeko Point is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokeko Point
        • Hamilton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Big Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Big Lake is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
        • La Conner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Shelter Bay
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Shelter Bay is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Bay
        • Skagit City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Rosario Beach
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosario Beach is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosario Beach
        • Fish Town
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Fish Town is located in Skagit County
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        • Rexville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Rexville is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
        • Cedardale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Cedardale is located in Skagit County
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        • Montborne
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Conway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Birdsview
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Birdsview is located in Skagit County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsview

Footnotes ...

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