Nearest Communities to Willa,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Willa, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Willa:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Willa is located in Benton County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Benton County: Morrow (OR), Umatilla (OR), Franklin, Grant, Klickitat, Walla Walla & Yakima.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Willa. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Benton 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 Willa (which is Benton 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 Willa
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Benton County (where Willa resides)
- County Website: https://www.bentoncountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Benton: Prosser
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willa.
- Pearl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pearl is located in Benton County
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- Ethel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ethel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Pierce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce is located in Benton County
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- Edna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Edna is located in Benton County
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- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth is located in Benton County
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- Audrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Audrey is located in Benton County
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- Helen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Helen is located in Benton County
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- Susie
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Susie is located in Benton County
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- Hanford ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hanford is located in Benton County
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- May Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- May Junction is located in Benton County
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- Bettie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bettie is located in Benton County
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- White Bluffs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- White Bluffs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluffs
- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Nancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nancy is located in Benton County
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- East White Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- East White Bluffs is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East White Bluffs
- Ginger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ginger is located in Benton County
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- Wahluke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wahluke is located in Benton County
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- Geneva Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Geneva Junction is located in Benton County
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- Ruby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby is located in Benton County
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- West Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Benton City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Chaffee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Chaffee is located in Benton County
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- Kiona ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Kiona is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiona
- Richland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gibbon is located in Benton County
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- Whitstran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Whitstran is located in Benton County
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- North Prosser
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- North Prosser is located in Benton County
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- Badger
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Badger is located in Benton County
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- Island View
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Island View is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
- Richland Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Junction is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Junction
- Richland Y
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland Y is located in Benton County
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- Apricot
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Apricot is located in Benton County
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- Kinneyville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinneyville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinneyville
- Prosser
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vista
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vista is located in Benton County
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- West Highlands
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Highlands is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Highlands
- Kennewick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams County
- County Website: https://www.co.adams.wa.us/
- County Seat for Adams: Ritzville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willa.
- Othello
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Novara
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Novara is located in Adams County
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- Bruce
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruce is located in Adams County
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- Koren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Koren is located in Adams County
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- Shano
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shano is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shano
- Franklin County
- County Website: https://www.franklincountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Franklin: Pasco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willa.
- Basin City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mathews Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mathews Corner is located in Franklin County
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- Edwards
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edwards is located in Franklin County
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- Mesa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eltopia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Glade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glade is located in Franklin County
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- Sagemoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sagemoor is located in Franklin County
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- Cactus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cactus is located in Franklin County
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- Frischnecht
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Frischnecht is located in Franklin County
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- Riverview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Riverview is located in Franklin County
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- West Pasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Pasco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
- Schlomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Schlomer is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlomer
- Pasco West
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pasco West is located in Franklin County
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- Pasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- County Website: https://www.grantcountywa.gov/
- County Seat for Grant: Ephrata
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willa.
- Corfu
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Corfu is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corfu
- Smyrna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Desert Aire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Jericho
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Mattawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Schwana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Schwana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwana
- Beverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wanapum Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wanapum Village is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanapum Village
- Low Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Low Gap is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Kittitas County
- County Website: https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/
- County Seat for Kittitas: Ellensburg
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willa.
- Levering
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Levering is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levering
- Beverly Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beverly Junction is located in Kittitas County
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- Doris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Doris is located in Kittitas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Yakima County
- County Website: https://www.yakimacounty.us/
- County Seat for Yakima: Yakima
- Note: The Columbia River runs along the northeastern border of the county
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Willa ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Willa.
- Blackrock ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Blackrock is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackrock
- Blacks Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blacks Corner is located in Yakima County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks Corner
- Lichty
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lichty is located in Yakima County
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- Grandview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Willa) 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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