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Nearest Communities to Sperry,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 starting from Sperry.<1>

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


Sperry is located in Franklin County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Adams, Benton, Columbia, Grant, Walla Walla & Whitman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 101 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sperry. Of these communities, 80 are located in counties other than Franklin 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 Sperry (which is Franklin 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 Sperry

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

  • Franklin County   (where Sperry resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Pasco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sperry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sperry.
      • McAdam
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • McAdam is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdam
      • Harder
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Harder is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder
      • Wacota
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wacota is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wacota
      • Davin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Davin is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davin
      • Kahlotus
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Joso
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Perry
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Perry is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Estes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Estes is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
      • Farrington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Farrington is located in Franklin County
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      • Windust
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Windust is located in Franklin County
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      • Sulphur
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Sulphur is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Myers
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Myers is located in Franklin County
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        • Curry
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Curry is located in Franklin County
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        • Connell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Schlomer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Schlomer is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlomer
        • Five Corners
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Five Corners is located in Franklin County
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        • Cactus
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Cactus is located in Franklin County
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        • Frischnecht
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Frischnecht is located in Franklin County
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        • Redd
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Redd is located in Franklin County
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        • Mesa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • 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>
        • Edwards
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Edwards is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.adams.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Ritzville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sperry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sperry.
      • Washtucna
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hooper Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Hooper Junction is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Junction
      • Fletcher
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Fletcher is located in Adams County
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      • Hooper
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Hooper is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper
      • Ankeny
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Ankeny is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
      • Bemis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Bemis is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
      • Pizarro
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Pizarro is located in Adams County
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      • Mack
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mack is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
      • Ralston ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Ralston is located in Adams County
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      • Thavis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Thavis is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thavis
      • Benge ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Benge is located in Adams County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge
      • Cunningham
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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        • Hatton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Beatrice
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Beatrice is located in Adams County
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        • Lind
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Providence
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Providence is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
        • Hillcrest
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Hillcrest is located in Adams County
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        • Paha ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Paha is located in Adams County
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        • Servia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Servia is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
        • Marengo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Marengo is located in Adams County
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        • Carlmar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Carlmar is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlmar
        • Roxboro
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Roxboro is located in Adams County
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        • Shano
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Shano is located in Adams County
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        • Teske
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Teske is located in Adams County
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        • Ritzville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Koren
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Koren is located in Adams County
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        • Paxton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Paxton is located in Adams County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Columbia County
    • County Website:   https://www.columbiaco.com/
    • County Seat for Columbia:   Dayton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sperry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sperry.
      • Pataha
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Pataha is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
      • Grange City ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Grange City is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
      • Powers
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Powers is located in Columbia County
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      • Starbuck
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Relief
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Relief is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
      • Wild Goose
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
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      • Delaney
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Delaney is located in Columbia County
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      • Alto
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Alto is located in Columbia County
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      • Tucannon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Tucannon is located in Columbia County
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      • Jackson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jackson is located in Columbia County
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      • McKay
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • McKay is located in Columbia County
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      • Menoken
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Menoken is located in Columbia County
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  • Garfield County
  • 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 Sperry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sperry.
      • Ayer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ayer is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayer
      • Rifton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Rifton is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rifton
      • Magallon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
      • Chew
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Chew is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chew
      • Ruxby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Ruxby is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruxby
      • Matthew
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Matthew is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthew
      • Tompkins
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
      • Scott
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Scott is located in Walla Walla County
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      • Pickard
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Pickard is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard
      • Burr
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Burr is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
      • Clyde
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Harvey
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Harvey is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Walker
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Walker is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Elwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Elwood is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
        • Sheffler
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Sheffler is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffler
        • Lee
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Lee is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Babcock
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Babcock is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
        • Harsha
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Harsha is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Lamar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Lamar is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Prescott
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
        • Robinson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Robinson is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
        • Eureka
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • McCall
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • McCall is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Bolles
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Bolles is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolles
        • Paddock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
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        • Page
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Page is located in Walla Walla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
  • Whitman County
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sperry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sperry.
      • Hooper
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Riparia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Riparia is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riparia
      • Gordon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Gordon is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Pampa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pampa is located in Whitman County
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      • Hay
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Hay is located in Whitman County
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      • Jerita
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Jerita is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerita
      • Shreck
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Shreck is located in Whitman County
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      • Ridpath
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Ridpath is located in Whitman County
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      • LaCrosse
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Peyton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Peyton is located in Whitman County
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      • Purrington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Purrington is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purrington
      • Sutton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sutton is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton

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- Sperry) 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.