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Nearest Communities to Tasker,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 from Tasker.<1>

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


Tasker is located in Yakima County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Yakima County: Benton, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Pierce & Skamania.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tasker. Of these communities, 16 are located in counties other than Yakima 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 Tasker (which is Yakima 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 Tasker

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

  • Yakima County   (where Tasker resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.yakimacounty.us/
    • County Seat for Yakima:   Yakima
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northeastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tasker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tasker.
      • Tieton
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Holtzinger
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Holtzinger is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtzinger
      • Cowiche
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Naches
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eschbach
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Eschbach is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschbach
      • Weikel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Weikel is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weikel
      • Gleed
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Gromore
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Gromore is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gromore
      • Tietonview Grange
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Tietonview Grange is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tietonview Grange
      • Elliott Ave
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Elliott Ave is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Ave
      • Harwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Harwood is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
      • Summitview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Summitview is located in Yakima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitview
      • Continue List   (46 more) ...
        • Brace
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Brace is located in Yakima County
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        • West Valley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • West Valley is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
        • Selah
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Fruitvale
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fruitvale is located in Yakima County
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        • Wiley City
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wiley City is located in Yakima County
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        • Ahtanum
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ahtanum is located in Yakima County
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        • East Selah
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • East Selah is located in Yakima County
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        • Pomona Heights
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Pomona Heights is located in Yakima County
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        • Pomona
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Pomona is located in Yakima County
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        • Wenas
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Wenas is located in Yakima County
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        • Nile
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Nile is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
        • Yakima
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Tampico
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Tampico is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
        • South Broadway
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • South Broadway is located in Yakima County
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        • Washington Park
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Washington Park is located in Yakima County
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        • Terrace Heights
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Terrace Heights is located in Yakima County
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        • Union Gap
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Birchfield
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Birchfield is located in Yakima County
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        • Pinecliff
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Pinecliff is located in Yakima County
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        • Parker
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Parker is located in Yakima County
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        • Rimrock
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Rimrock is located in Yakima County
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        • Moxee City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Moxee City is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxee City
        • Moxee
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Rupple
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Rupple is located in Yakima County
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        • Artesian
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Artesian is located in Yakima County
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        • Brownstown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • White Swan
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Donald
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Donald is located in Yakima County
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        • Farron
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Farron is located in Yakima County
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        • Harrah
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Wapato
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Cliffdell
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Cliffdell is located in Yakima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffdell
        • Venner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Venner is located in Yakima County
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        • Silver Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Silver Beach is located in Yakima County
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        • Ashue
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Ashue is located in Yakima County
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        • Sawyer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sawyer is located in Yakima County
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        • Flint
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Flint is located in Yakima County
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        • Yethonat
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Yethonat is located in Yakima County
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        • American River
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • American River is located in Yakima County
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        • Buena
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Wesley Junction
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wesley Junction is located in Yakima County
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        • Goose Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Goose Prairie is located in Yakima County
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        • Willy Dick Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Willy Dick Crossing is located in Yakima County
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        • Toppenish
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Zillah
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • White Pass
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kittitas County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Kittitas:   Ellensburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tasker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tasker.
      • Hillside Siding
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Hillside Siding is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Siding
      • Roza
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Roza is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roza
      • Wymer
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wymer is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wymer
      • Umtanum
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Umtanum is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umtanum
      • Thrall
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Thrall is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrall
      • Edgemont
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Edgemont is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont
      • Holmes
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Holmes is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes
      • Ellensburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Regal
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Regal is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
      • Thorp
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Kittitas
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • East Kittitas
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • East Kittitas is located in Kittitas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kittitas
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Renslow
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Renslow is located in Kittitas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renslow
        • Boylston
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Boylston is located in Kittitas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
        • Horlick
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Horlick is located in Kittitas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horlick
        • Cheviot
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Cheviot is located in Kittitas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviot

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- Tasker) 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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