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Nearest Communities to Union Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Union Center.<1>

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


Union Center 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 138 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Union Center. Of these communities, 62 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 Union Center (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 Union Center

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

  • Whitman County   (where Union Center resides)
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Union Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Union Center.
      • Ewartsville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Ewartsville is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
      • Armstrong
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Armstrong is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Albion
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shawnee
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Shawnee is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Almota
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Almota is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almota
      • Kitzmiller
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Kitzmiller is located in Whitman County
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      • Pullman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Parvin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Parvin is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
      • Wawawai ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawawai
      • Pullman Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman Junction
      • Whitlow
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Whitlow is located in Whitman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlow
      • Risbeck
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Risbeck is located in Whitman County
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        • Wilcox
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Wilcox is located in Whitman County
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        • Busby
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Busby is located in Whitman County
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        • Colfax
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Chambers
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Chambers is located in Whitman County
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        • Staley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Staley is located in Whitman County
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        • Wilma ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilma is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilma
        • Whelan
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Whelan is located in Whitman County
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        • Mockonema
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mockonema is located in Whitman County
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        • Sunshine
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Sunshine is located in Whitman County
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        • Johnson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Johnson is located in Whitman County
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        • Glenwood
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Glenwood is located in Whitman County
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        • Fallon
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Fallon is located in Whitman County
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        • Madson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Madson is located in Whitman County
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        • Harpole
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Harpole is located in Whitman County
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        • Manning
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Manning is located in Whitman County
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        • Swift
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Swift is located in Whitman County
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        • Diamond
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Diamond is located in Whitman County
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        • Ringo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ringo is located in Whitman County
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        • Colton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Dusty
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Dusty is located in Whitman County
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        • Lairds
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Lairds is located in Whitman County
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        • Palouse
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Thera
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Thera is located in Whitman County
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        • Elberton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Elberton is located in Whitman County
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        • Penawawa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Penawawa is located in Whitman County
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        • Steptoe
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Uniontown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Grinnell
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Grinnell is located in Whitman County
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        • Garfield
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Ladow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Ladow is located in Whitman County
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        • Leon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Leon is located in Whitman County
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        • Crabtree
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Crabtree is located in Whitman County
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        • Endicott
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Purrington
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Purrington is located in Whitman County
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        • Cashup
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Cashup is located in Whitman County
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        • Eden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Eden is located in Whitman County
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        • Moses
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Moses is located in Whitman County
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        • Sokulk
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Sokulk is located in Whitman County
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        • Walters
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Walters is located in Whitman County
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        • Alpowa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Alpowa is located in Whitman County
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        • Peyton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Peyton is located in Whitman County
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        • Robinson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Robinson is located in Whitman County
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        • Belmont
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Lancaster
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Lancaster is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Oakesdale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Oakesdale is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
        • Thornton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Thornton is located in Whitman County
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        • Saint John
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sutton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sutton is located in Whitman County
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        • Winona
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Winona is located in Whitman County
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        • Jerita
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Jerita is located in Whitman County
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        • LaCrosse
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Shreck
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Shreck is located in Whitman County
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        • Huntley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Huntley is located in Whitman County
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        • Sunset
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Sunset is located in Whitman County
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        • Farmington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Flaig
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Flaig is located in Whitman County
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        • Juno
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Juno is located in Whitman County
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        • Hay
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Hay is located in Whitman County
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        • Ridpath
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Ridpath is located in Whitman County
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        • Warner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Warner is located in Whitman County
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        • Pampa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Pampa is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pampa
        • Balder
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Balder is located in Whitman County
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        • McCoy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • McCoy is located in Whitman County
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        • Seltice
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Seltice is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
  • Asotin County
    • County Website:   https://www.asotincountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Asotin:   Asotin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Union Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Union Center.
      • Silcott
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Silcott is located in Asotin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silcott
      • Clarkston Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Clarkston Heights is located in Asotin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkston Heights
      • Clarkston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Highland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Highland is located in Asotin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • West Clarkston - Highland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • West Clarkston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • West Clarkston is located in Asotin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarkston
      • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vineland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Vineland is located in Asotin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
      • Jerry
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Jerry is located in Asotin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerry
  • Columbia County
  • Garfield County
    • County Website:   https://www.garfieldcountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Pomeroy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Union Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Union Center.
      • Illia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Illia is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illia
      • Mayview
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayview is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
      • Gould City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Gould City is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
      • Kirby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Kirby is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Ping
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Ping is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ping
      • Mentor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Mentor is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
      • Pataha
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Pataha is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
      • Unfried ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Unfried is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unfried
      • Pomeroy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
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        • Central Ferry
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Central Ferry is located in Garfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Ferry
        • Zumwalt
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Zumwalt is located in Garfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zumwalt
        • Houser
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Houser is located in Garfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser
        • Dodge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Dodge is located in Garfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
        • Chard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Chard is located in Garfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chard
        • Peola
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Peola is located in Garfield County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola
  • Latah County
    • County Website:   https://latahcountyid.gov/
    • County Seat for Latah:   Moscow (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Union Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Union Center.
      • Estes
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Estes is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes
      • Moscow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Buswell ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Buswell is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buswell
      • Viola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Advent Hollow ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Advent Hollow is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Hollow
      • Blaine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Blaine is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Joel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Joel is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
      • Yellow Dog ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Yellow Dog is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Dog
      • Cornwall
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Cornwall is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall
      • Jamestown ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jamestown is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Potlatch Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
      • Freeze
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Freeze is located in Latah County (ID)
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      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Potlatch
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Genesee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Howell
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Howell is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
        • Lenville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Lenville is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenville
        • Cora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Cora is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Onaway
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Onaway is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
        • Hampton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hampton is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
        • Troy
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Troy is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 913 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
        • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain Home is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Princeton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lidyville ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lidyville is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lidyville
        • Chambers ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Chambers is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
        • Nora
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Nora is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Bovard ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Bovard is located in Latah County (ID)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovard
        • Harvard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Nez Perce County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nezperce.id.us/
    • County Seat for Nez Perce:   Lewiston (ID)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Union Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Union Center.
      • Leon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Leon is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Transfer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Transfer is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transfer
      • North Lewiston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • North Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lewiston
      • Hatwai
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Hatwai is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatwai
      • Valley View Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Valley View Heights is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Heights
      • Forebay
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Forebay is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forebay
      • Gurney
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gurney is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
      • Lewiston
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lewiston is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,039 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
      • Lewiston Orchards
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lewiston Orchards is located in Nez Perce County (ID)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Orchards

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Union Center) 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.