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Nearest Communities to Steptoe,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 starting from Steptoe.<1>

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

Steptoe 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 128 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Steptoe. Of these communities, 48 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 Steptoe (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 Steptoe

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

  • Whitman County   (where Steptoe resides)
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steptoe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steptoe.
      • Cashup
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Cashup is also located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashup
      • Manning
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Manning is also located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Elberton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Glenwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Harpole
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Harpole is also located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpole
      • Crabtree
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Crabtree is also located in Whitman County
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      • Thornton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Thornton is also located in Whitman County
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      • Robinson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Robinson is also located in Whitman County
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      • Sokulk
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sokulk is also located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sokulk
      • Colfax
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Diamond
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Diamond is also located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
      • Eden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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        • Oakesdale
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Sunset
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
        • Mockonema
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Mockonema is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mockonema
        • Garfield
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Belmont
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Risbeck
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Risbeck is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Risbeck
        • Thera
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Thera is also located in Whitman County
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        • Walters
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Walters is also located in Whitman County
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        • Flaig
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Flaig is also located in Whitman County
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        • Huntley
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Huntley is also located in Whitman County
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        • Parvin
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Parvin is also located in Whitman County
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        • Ladow
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Ladow is also located in Whitman County
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        • Balder
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Balder is also located in Whitman County
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        • McCoy
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • McCoy is also located in Whitman County
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        • Juno
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint John
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Grinnell
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Shawnee
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Donahue
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Donahue is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donahue
        • Warner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Warner is also located in Whitman County
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        • Lairds
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lairds is also located in Whitman County
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        • Palouse
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Lancaster
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Lancaster is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Farmington
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Rosalia
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Pine City ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Pine City was located in Whitman County
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        • Albion
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Wilcox
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilcox is also located in Whitman County
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        • Malden
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Pandora
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Pandora is also located in Whitman County
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        • Fairbanks
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Fairbanks is also located in Whitman County
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        • Seltice
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kenova
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Kenova is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenova
        • Fallon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Fallon is also located in Whitman County
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        • Ringo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ringo is also located in Whitman County
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        • Endicott
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Lone Pine
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Madson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Madson is also located in Whitman County
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        • Lavista
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Lavista is also located in Whitman County
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        • Armstrong
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Armstrong is also located in Whitman County
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        • Union Center
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Union Center is also located in Whitman County
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        • Ewan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Ewan is also located in Whitman County
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        • Kitzmiller
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Kitzmiller is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitzmiller
        • Whelan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Whelan is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
        • Dusty
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Dusty is also located in Whitman County
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        • Tekoa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pullman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Willard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Almota
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Ewartsville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Ewartsville is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
        • Winona
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Winona is also located in Whitman County
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        • Pullman Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pullman Junction is also located in Whitman County
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        • Whitlow
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Whitlow is also located in Whitman County
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        • Busby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Busby is also located in Whitman County
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        • Sunshine
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunshine is also located in Whitman County
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        • Wilma ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilma was located in Whitman County
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        • Sutton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Sutton is also located in Whitman County
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        • Wawawai ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Wawawai was located in Whitman County
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        • Staley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Swift
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Swift is also located in Whitman County
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        • Chambers
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Penawawa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Penawawa is also located in Whitman County
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        • Johnson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Johnson is also located in Whitman County
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        • Revere
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Revere is also located in Whitman County
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        • LaCrosse
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lamont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jerita
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Jerita is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerita
        • Purrington
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Purrington is also located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purrington
  • Adams County
  • Garfield County
  • Lincoln County
  • Spokane County
    • County Website:   https://www.spokanecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Spokane:   Spokane
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steptoe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steptoe.
      • North Pine
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • North Pine is located in Spokane County
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      • Spring Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Plaza
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Plaza is located in Spokane County
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      • Latah
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wallner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Wallner is located in Spokane County
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      • Rahm
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Rahm is located in Spokane County
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      • Waverly
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Waverly is located in Spokane County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Freedom
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Freedom is located in Spokane County
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      • West Fairfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • West Fairfield is located in Spokane County
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      • Stringtown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Stringtown is located in Spokane County
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      • Fairfield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rodna
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rodna is located in Spokane County
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        • Spangle
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Amber
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Amber is located in Spokane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
        • Darknell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Darknell is located in Spokane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darknell
        • East Cheney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • East Cheney is located in Spokane County
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        • Mock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Mock is located in Spokane County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock
  • Benewah County
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Steptoe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Steptoe.
      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jamestown was located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Yellow Dog was located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
      • Cora
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Freeze
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Buswell ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Buswell was located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buswell
      • Viola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Mountain Home was located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Potlatch Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Advent Hollow was located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
      • Onaway
        (22 miles [35.4 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
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Estes
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Estes is located in Latah County (ID)
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        • Hampton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Hampton is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Princeton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Moscow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • 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>
        • Chambers ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Chambers was located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
        • Harvard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Blaine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Blaine is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Joel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
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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- Steptoe) 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.