Nearest Communities to Walker,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Walker, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Walker:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 from Walker.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Walker is located in Walla Walla County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walla Walla County: Umatilla (OR), Benton, Columbia & Franklin.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 129 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walker. Of these communities, 60 are located in counties other than Walla Walla 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 Walker (which is Walla Walla 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 Walker
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Walla Walla County (where Walker resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.walla-walla.wa.us/
- County Seat for Walla Walla: Walla Walla
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the southwestern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Sheffler
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sheffler is located in Walla Walla County
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- Burr
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burr is located in Walla Walla County
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- Scott
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Scott is located in Walla Walla County
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- Elwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elwood is located in Walla Walla County
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- Lee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Walla Walla County
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- Babcock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Babcock is located in Walla Walla County
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- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Walla Walla County
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- Harvey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Harvey is located in Walla Walla County
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- Eureka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Walla Walla County
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- Page
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Page is located in Walla Walla County
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- Pickard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pickard is located in Walla Walla County
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- Matthew
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matthew is located in Walla Walla County
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- Hatch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hatch is located in Walla Walla County
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- Harsha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harsha is located in Walla Walla County
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- Lamar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Walla Walla County
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- Tompkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tompkins is located in Walla Walla County
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- Ruxby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruxby is located in Walla Walla County
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- Adkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adkins is located in Walla Walla County
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- Magallon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magallon is located in Walla Walla County
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- Climax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Climax is located in Walla Walla County
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- Paddock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Paddock is located in Walla Walla County
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- Welland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Welland is located in Walla Walla County
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- Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ash is located in Walla Walla County
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- Ayer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ayer is located in Walla Walla County
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- Prescott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Walla Walla County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Rifton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rifton is located in Walla Walla County
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- Rulo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rulo is located in Walla Walla County
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- Berryman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Berryman is located in Walla Walla County
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- Ennis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ennis is located in Walla Walla County
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- Robinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson is located in Walla Walla County
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- Slater
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Slater is located in Walla Walla County
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- Chew
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chew is located in Walla Walla County
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- McCall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McCall is located in Walla Walla County
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- Le Grow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Le Grow is located in Walla Walla County
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- Thiel
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Thiel is located in Walla Walla County
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- Hadley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Walla Walla County
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- Humorist
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Humorist is located in Walla Walla County
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- Bolles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolles is located in Walla Walla County
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- Valley Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grove is located in Walla Walla County
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- Burbank Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank Heights is located in Walla Walla County
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- Dixie Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Walla Walla County
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- Sudbury
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sudbury is located in Walla Walla County
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- Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Russell is located in Walla Walla County
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- Burbank
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Two Rivers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Two Rivers is located in Walla Walla County
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- Villard Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Villard Junction is located in Walla Walla County
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- Lowden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pedigo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pedigo is located in Walla Walla County
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- Reese
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Reese is located in Walla Walla County
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- Waitsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zangar Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Zangar Junction is located in Walla Walla County
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- Attalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Attalia is located in Walla Walla County
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- Touchet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wallula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
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- Gardena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Gardena is located in Walla Walla County
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- Waiilatpo ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Waiilatpo is located in Walla Walla County
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- College Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coppei
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
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- Garrett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garrett is located in Walla Walla County
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- Sapolil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sapolil is located in Walla Walla County
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- Walla Walla
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wallula Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
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- Mojonnier
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mojonnier is located in Walla Walla County
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- Buroker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buroker is located in Walla Walla County
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- Dixie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gilliam is located in Walla Walla County
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- Harbert
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harbert is located in Walla Walla County
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- Kibler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kibler is located in Walla Walla County
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- Minnick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minnick is located in Walla Walla County
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- Adams County
- County Website: https://www.co.adams.wa.us/
- County Seat for Adams: Ritzville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Hatton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Washtucna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cunningham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shano is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shano
- Benton County
- County Website: https://www.bentoncountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Benton: Prosser
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Hedges
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hedges is located in Benton County
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- Port Of Kennewick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Port Of Kennewick is located in Benton County
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- Finley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finley is located in Benton County
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- Kennewick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- South Highlands is located in Benton County
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- Yellepit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yellepit is located in Benton County
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- Highland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Benton County
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- West Highlands
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Highlands is located in Benton County
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- Columbia County
- County Website: https://www.columbiaco.com/
- County Seat for Columbia: Dayton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Grange City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Grange City is located in Columbia County
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- Powers
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Powers is located in Columbia County
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- Pataha
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pataha is located in Columbia County
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- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Alto is located in Columbia County
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- McKay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- McKay is located in Columbia County
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- Menoken
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Menoken is located in Columbia County
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- Starbuck
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Relief
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Relief is located in Columbia County
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- Huntsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Huntsville is located in Columbia County
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- Varna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Varna is located in Columbia County
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- Dumas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Dumas is located in Columbia County
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- Long
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Long is located in Columbia County
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- Franklin County
- County Website: https://www.franklincountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Franklin: Pasco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Walker.
- Farrington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Farrington is located in Franklin County
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- Windust
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windust is located in Franklin County
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- Redd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Redd is located in Franklin County
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- Five Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Five Corners is located in Franklin County
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- Estes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Estes is located in Franklin County
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- Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur is located in Franklin County
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- Levey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Levey is located in Franklin County
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- Kahlotus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Harder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harder is located in Franklin County
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- Wacota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wacota is located in Franklin County
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- Curry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Curry is located in Franklin County
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- Cactus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cactus is located in Franklin County
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- Eltopia
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Davin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Davin is located in Franklin County
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- Connell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Franklin County
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- McAdam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- McAdam is located in Franklin County
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- Mesa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Martindale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martindale is located in Franklin County
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- Sagemoor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sagemoor is located in Franklin County
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- Myers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Myers is located in Franklin County
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- Sperry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sperry is located in Franklin County
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- Perry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Perry is located in Franklin County
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- Joso
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Schlomer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Schlomer is located in Franklin County
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- Glade
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Glade is located in Franklin County
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- Frischnecht
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Frischnecht is located in Franklin County
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- Ainsworth Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
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- Pasco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mathews Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Mathews Corner is located in Franklin County
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- Basin City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco West
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco West is located in Franklin County
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- Riverview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Franklin County
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- West Pasco
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Pasco is located in Franklin County
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- Whitman County
- County Website: https://whitmancounty.org/
- County Seat for Whitman: Colfax
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- Riparia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Riparia is located in Whitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riparia
- Umatilla County
- County Website: https://www.co.umatilla.or.us/
- County Seat for Umatilla: Pendleton (OR)
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northwestern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Walker ...
- Ring
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ring is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring
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 from Point A (ie- Walker) 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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