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Nearest Communities to Virginia City,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Virginia City.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Virginia City 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 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Virginia City. Of these communities, 36 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 Virginia City (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 Virginia City

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

  • Okanogan County   (where Virginia City resides)
    • County Website:   www.okanogancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Okanogan:   Okanogan
    • Note: The Canadian Province of British Columbia lies to the north
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virginia City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virginia City.
      • Brewster
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Thompson ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
        • Thompson is located in Okanogan County
      • Monse
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monse
        • Monse is located in Okanogan County
      • Pateros
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Starr
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr
        • Starr is located in Okanogan County
      • Ophir
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
        • Ophir is located in Okanogan County
      • Wakefield
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
        • Wakefield is located in Okanogan County
      • Paradise Hill
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
        • Paradise Hill is located in Okanogan County
      • Methow
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Malott
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Olema
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olema have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olema
        • Olema is located in Okanogan County
      • Chillowist
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chillowist have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillowist
        • Chillowist is located in Okanogan County
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Carlton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Okanogan
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Mowich Illahee
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowich Illahee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowich Illahee
          • Mowich Illahee is located in Okanogan County
        • Omak
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omak
          • Omak is located in Okanogan County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omak <4>
        • Twisp
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Loop Loop ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loop Loop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop Loop
          • Loop Loop is located in Okanogan County
        • Epley ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epley
          • Epley is located in Okanogan County
        • Brown Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Lake
          • Brown Lake is located in Okanogan County
        • Ruby ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
          • Ruby is located in Okanogan County
        • Cherokee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
          • Cherokee is located in Okanogan County
        • North Omak
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Omak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Omak
          • North Omak is located in Okanogan County
  • Chelan County
    • County Website:   www.co.chelan.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Chelan:   Wenatchee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virginia City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virginia City.
      • Azwell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Azwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azwell
        • Azwell is located in Chelan County
      • Chelan Station
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelan Station have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelan Station
        • Chelan Station is located in Chelan County
      • Chelan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Chelan Hills
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Chelan Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chelan Hills
        • Lake Chelan Hills is located in Chelan County
      • Greens Landing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Landing
        • Greens Landing is located in Chelan County
      • Lakeside
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
        • Lakeside is located in Chelan County
      • Chelan Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hollywood Beach
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollywood Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Beach
        • Hollywood Beach is located in Chelan County
      • Manson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Shrine Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrine Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrine Beach
          • Shrine Beach is located in Chelan County
        • Sunnybank
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
          • Sunnybank is located in Chelan County
        • Granite Falls
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
          • Granite Falls is located in Chelan County
        • Maplecreek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplecreek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek
          • Maplecreek is located in Chelan County
        • Stayman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stayman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayman
          • Stayman is located in Chelan County
        • Winesap
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winesap have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
          • Winesap is located in Chelan County
  • Douglas County
    • County Website:   www.douglascountywa.net/
    • County Seat for Douglas:   Waterville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Virginia City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Virginia City.
      • Rocky Butte
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Butte
        • Rocky Butte is located in Douglas County
      • Downing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
        • Downing is located in Douglas County
      • Dyer ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
        • Dyer is located in Douglas County
      • Bridgeport
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Brandts Landing
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandts Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandts Landing
        • Brandts Landing is located in Douglas County
      • Howard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
        • Howard is located in Douglas County
      • Mud Spring
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
        • Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
      • Nilles Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nilles Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nilles Corner
        • Nilles Corner is located in Douglas County
      • Beebe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
        • Beebe is located in Douglas County
      • Mansfield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Fairview
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Douglas County
      • Leahy
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leahy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leahy
        • Leahy is located in Douglas County
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        • Matthiesen ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matthiesen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthiesen
          • Matthiesen is located in Douglas County
        • Touhey
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Touhey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touhey
          • Touhey is located in Douglas County
        • Osborne Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Corner
          • Osborne Corner is located in Douglas County
        • Lamoine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoine
          • Lamoine is located in Douglas County
        • Jameson ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jameson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jameson
          • Jameson is located in Douglas County
        • Withrow
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withrow
          • Withrow is located in Douglas County
        • McLeans Orchard ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLeans Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeans Orchard
          • McLeans Orchard is located in Douglas County
        • Sims Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Corner
          • Sims Corner is located in Douglas County
        • Supplee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Supplee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Supplee
          • Supplee is located in Douglas County

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- Virginia City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Virginia City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.0901, Longitude: -119.7809       In this case, the coordinates for Virginia City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Virginia City, 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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