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Nearest Communities to Thompson,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 Thompson.<1>

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


Although our information shows that the community of Thompson is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Okanogan County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Okanogan County: Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant, Lincoln, Skagit & Whatcom.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Thompson. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Okanogan County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Thompson (which is Okanogan 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 Thompson

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

  • Okanogan County   (where Thompson resides)
    • County Website:   https://okanogancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Okanogan:   Okanogan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thompson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thompson.
      • Monse
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Monse is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
      • Brewster
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Virginia City ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Virginia City is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
      • Wakefield
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Wakefield is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Ophir
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Ophir is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
      • Paradise Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Pateros
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Malott
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Olema
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Olema is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olema
      • Starr
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Starr is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
      • Methow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Chillowist
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Chillowist is located in Okanogan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillowist
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Okanogan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mowich Illahee
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Mowich Illahee is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowich Illahee
        • Carlton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Loop Loop ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
        • Epley ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Epley is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epley
        • Omak
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Omak is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <4>
        • Brown Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Brown Lake is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Lake
        • Twisp
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Ruby ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
        • Cherokee
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Cherokee is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
        • North Omak
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
        • Riverside
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Riverside is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
        • Disautel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Disautel is located in Okanogan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disautel
        • Conconully
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Winthrop
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chelan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.chelan.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Chelan:   Wenatchee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thompson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thompson.
      • Azwell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Azwell is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azwell
      • Chelan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chelan Station
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Chelan Station is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan Station
      • Lake Chelan Hills
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Chelan Hills is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chelan Hills
      • Chelan Falls
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Greens Landing
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
      • Hollywood Beach
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hollywood Beach is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Beach
      • Lakeside
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakeside is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Manson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shrine Beach
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Shrine Beach is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrine Beach
      • Sunnybank
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
      • Granite Falls
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
      • Maplecreek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
      • Stayman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Stayman is located in Chelan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   https://www.douglascountywa.net/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Waterville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Thompson   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Thompson.
      • Rocky Butte
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
      • Downing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Downing is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Bridgeport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Dyer ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Dyer is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
      • Brandts Landing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Brandts Landing is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandts Landing
      • Howard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Howard is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
      • Nilles Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Nilles Corner is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilles Corner
      • Mud Spring
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
      • Leahy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Leahy is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leahy
      • Mansfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Fairview
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairview is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Beebe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Beebe is located in Douglas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Osborne Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
        • Matthiesen ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Matthiesen is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthiesen
        • Touhey
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Touhey is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touhey
        • Sims Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sims Corner is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Corner
        • Jameson ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Jameson is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
        • Lamoine
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Lamoine is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
        • McLeans Orchard ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • McLeans Orchard is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeans Orchard
        • Withrow
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Withrow is located in Douglas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Thompson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Thompson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.