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Nearest Communities to Wheeler Corner,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Wheeler Corner.<1>

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


Wheeler Corner is located in Lincoln County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Adams, Ferry, Grant, Okanogan, Spokane, Stevens & Whitman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wheeler Corner. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Lincoln 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 Wheeler Corner (which is Lincoln 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 Wheeler Corner

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

  • Lincoln County   (where Wheeler Corner resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lincolncountywa.com/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Davenport
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Corner   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Corner.
      • Edwall
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Canby
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Canby is located in Lincoln County
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      • Gravelles
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Gravelles is located in Lincoln County
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      • Elanor
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Elanor is located in Lincoln County
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      • Waukon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Waukon is located in Lincoln County
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      • Omans
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Omans is located in Lincoln County
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      • Bluestem
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Bluestem is located in Lincoln County
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      • Mondovi
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Mondovi is located in Lincoln County
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      • Reardan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Davenport
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fishtrap
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Fishtrap is located in Lincoln County
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      • Harrington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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        • Rocklyn
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rocklyn is located in Lincoln County
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        • Croskey
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Croskey is located in Lincoln County
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        • Sprague
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Earl
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Earl is located in Lincoln County
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        • Little Falls
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Little Falls is located in Lincoln County
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        • Mohler
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Mohler is located in Lincoln County
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        • Long Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
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        • Telford
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Telford is located in Lincoln County
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        • Downs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Downs is located in Lincoln County
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        • Seven Bays
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Seven Bays is located in Lincoln County
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        • Lamona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Lamona is located in Lincoln County
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        • Deer Meadows
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Deer Meadows is located in Lincoln County
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        • Fort Spokane
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Spokane is located in Lincoln County
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        • Lincoln
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
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        • Miles
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Miles is located in Lincoln County
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        • Creston
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.adams.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Ritzville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Corner   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Corner.
      • Pifer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Pifer is located in Adams County
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      • Keystone
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Keystone is located in Adams County
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      • Palm Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Palm Lake is located in Adams County
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      • Ashby
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Ashby is located in Adams County
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      • Rockwell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Rockwell is located in Adams County
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      • Tokio ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Tokio is located in Adams County
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      • Marcellus
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Marcellus is located in Adams County
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  • Spokane County
    • County Website:   https://www.spokanecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Spokane:   Spokane
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Corner   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Corner.
      • Espanola
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Espanola is located in Spokane County
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      • Hite
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Hite is located in Spokane County
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      • Tyler
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tyler is located in Spokane County
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      • Lakeland Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Lakeland Village is located in Spokane County
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      • Medical Lake
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Deep Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
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      • Silver Lake
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County
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      • Fairchild
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairchild is located in Spokane County
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      • Babb
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Babb is located in Spokane County
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      • Geib
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Geib is located in Spokane County
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      • Mason
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mason is located in Spokane County
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      • Four Lakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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        • Airway Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Cheney
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Amber
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Amber is located in Spokane County
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        • Mock
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Mock is located in Spokane County
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        • Hayford
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Hayford is located in Spokane County
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        • South Cheney
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • South Cheney is located in Spokane County
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        • Rodna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Rodna is located in Spokane County
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        • Hazelwood
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Hazelwood is located in Spokane County
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        • Lyons
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lyons is located in Spokane County
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        • Scribner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Scribner is located in Spokane County
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        • Geiger Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Geiger Heights is located in Spokane County
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        • Marshall
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Marshall is located in Spokane County
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        • Highland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Highland is located in Spokane County
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        • East Cheney
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • East Cheney is located in Spokane County
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        • Dynamite
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Dynamite is located in Spokane County
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        • West Spokane
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • West Spokane is located in Spokane County
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        • Nine Mile Falls
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Seven Mile
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Seven Mile is located in Spokane County
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        • Spokane
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Spangle
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Town and Country
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Town and Country is located in Spokane County
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        • Duncan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Duncan is located in Spokane County
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        • Country Homes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
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        • Fairwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
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        • Glenrose
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Glenrose is located in Spokane County
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        • Hillyard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Hillyard is located in Spokane County
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        • Yardley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Yardley is located in Spokane County
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        • Dartford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Dartford is located in Spokane County
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        • Hazard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Hazard is located in Spokane County
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        • Freedom
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Freedom is located in Spokane County
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  • Stevens County
  • Whitman County

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- Wheeler Corner) 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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