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Nearest Communities to Willapa,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Willapa.<1>

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


Willapa is located in Pacific County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pacific County: Clatsop (OR), Grays Harbor, Lewis & Wahkiakum.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 148 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Willapa. Of these communities, 93 are located in counties other than Pacific 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 Willapa (which is Pacific 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 Willapa

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

  • Pacific County   (where Willapa resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.pacific.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Pacific:   South Bend
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west, with the mouth of the Columbia River to the southwest
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willapa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willapa.
      • East Raymond
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • East Raymond is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Raymond
      • Menlo
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Menlo is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
      • Raymond
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Firdale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Firdale is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firdale
      • South Bend
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Holcomb
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Holcomb is located in Pacific County
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      • Sutico
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sutico is located in Pacific County
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      • Seahaven ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Seahaven is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seahaven
      • Nallpee
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Nallpee is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nallpee
      • Bedford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Bedford is located in Pacific County
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      • Burt
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Burt is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Lebam
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Elk Creek
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
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        • Brooklyn
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Brooklyn is located in Pacific County
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        • Globe
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Globe is located in Pacific County
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        • Davis
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Davis is located in Pacific County
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        • Frances
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Frances is located in Pacific County
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        • Bruceport
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Bruceport is located in Pacific County
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        • Swem
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Swem is located in Pacific County
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        • Bay Center Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Bay Center Junction is located in Pacific County
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        • Hilda
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Hilda is located in Pacific County
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        • Nemah Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Nemah Junction is located in Pacific County
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        • North Nemah
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • North Nemah is located in Pacific County
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        • Bay Center
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Rhodesia Beach
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rhodesia Beach is located in Pacific County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodesia Beach
        • Seaport ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Seaport is located in Pacific County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaport
        • Venice
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Venice is located in Pacific County
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        • Pluvius
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Pluvius is located in Pacific County
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        • Nemah
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Nemah is located in Pacific County
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        • Tokeland
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Middle Nemah
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Middle Nemah is located in Pacific County
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        • Dexter by the Sea
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Dexter by the Sea is located in Pacific County
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        • North Cove
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • North Cove is located in Pacific County
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        • Oysterville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hines
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Hines is located in Pacific County
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        • Heather
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Heather is located in Pacific County
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        • Nahcotta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Naselle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Upper Salmon Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Ocean Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Klipsan Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Klipsan Beach is located in Pacific County
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        • Loomis
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Loomis is located in Pacific County
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        • Oceanside
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Oceanside is located in Pacific County
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        • Frankfort ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Frankfort is located in Pacific County
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        • Breakers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Breakers is located in Pacific County
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        • Knappton ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Knappton is located in Pacific County
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        • Long Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Moores Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Moores Corner is located in Pacific County
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        • Seaview
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Stringtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Stringtown is located in Pacific County
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        • Megler
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Megler is located in Pacific County
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        • Chinook
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Holman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Holman is located in Pacific County
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        • Ilwaco
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Oceanview
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Oceanview is located in Pacific County
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  • Grays Harbor County
    • County Website:   https://www.graysharbor.us/
    • County Seat for Grays Harbor:   Montesano
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willapa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willapa.
      • Vesta
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Vesta is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • Artic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Artic is located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artic
      • Melbourne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
      • Weikswood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Weikswood is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • South Montesano
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • South Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • Alder Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Alder Grove is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • Central Park
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Central Park is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • Cosmopolis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Aberdeen Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Aberdeen Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • East Aberdeen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • East Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • Junction City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Junction City is located in Grays Harbor County
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      • Montesano
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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        • South Aberdeen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • South Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Aberdeen
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <3>
        • Bel-Aire
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Bel-Aire is located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel-Aire
        • North Aberdeen
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • North Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Pilgrim Heights
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Pilgrim Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Balch
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Balch is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Cedarville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Fuller
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Fuller is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Bay City
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Bay City is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • East Hoquiam
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • East Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Grayland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Markham
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Markham is located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
        • Ocosta
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ocosta is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • South Arbor
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • South Arbor is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Brady
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Broadway Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Broadway Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Herbig Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Herbig Heights is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Lankner
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Lankner is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Oakville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Rony
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Rony is located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rony
        • Hoquiam
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Hoquiam is located in Grays Harbor County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoquiam
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,699 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoquiam <3>
        • Laidlow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Laidlow is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Satsop
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Satsop is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Porter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Saginaw
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Saginaw is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • South Elma
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • South Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Cohassett Beach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cohassett Beach is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Cohassett
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Cohassett is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Woodlawn
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodlawn is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Chehalis Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Elma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Elma is located in Grays Harbor County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,378 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <3>
        • Greenwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenwood is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Malone - Porter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Malone
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Grays Harbor City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Grays Harbor City is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Westport
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Westhaven
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Westhaven is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Aberdeen Gardens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Aberdeen Gardens is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Gray Gables
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Gray Gables is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • New London
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • New London is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Wishkah
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Wishkah is located in Grays Harbor County
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        • Rayville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Rayville is located in Grays Harbor County
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  • Lewis County
    • County Website:   https://lewiscountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lewis:   Chehalis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willapa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willapa.
      • Murnen
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Murnen is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnen
      • Walville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Walville is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walville
      • Reynolds ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Reynolds is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
      • Doty
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pe Ell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • McCormick
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • McCormick is located in Lewis County
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      • Dryad
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Dryad is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryad
      • Mays ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Mays is located in Lewis County
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      • Meskill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Meskill is located in Lewis County
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      • Ceres
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ceres is located in Lewis County
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      • Bunker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Bunker is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
      • Fayette
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Fayette is located in Lewis County
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        • Klaber
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Klaber is located in Lewis County
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        • Ruth
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Ruth is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
        • Boistfort
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
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        • Curtis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Millburn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Millburn is located in Lewis County
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        • Adna
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Crego ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Crego is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crego
        • Claquato
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Claquato is located in Lewis County
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        • Galvin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Littell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Littell is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littell
  • Thurston County
    • County Website:   https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Thurston:   Olympia
    • Note: The northeastern boundary of the county is on Pudget Sound
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willapa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willapa.
      • Independence
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Independence is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Helsing Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Helsing Junction is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helsing Junction
      • Michigan Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Michigan Hill is located in Thurston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Hill
      • Peterson Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Peterson Corner is located in Thurston County
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      • Rochester
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/
    • County Seat for Wahkiakum:   Cathlamet
    • Note: The southwestern boundary of the county is on the mouth of the Columbia River
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Willapa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Willapa.
      • Deep River
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Grays River
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Rosburg
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Oneida
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Oneida is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Svensens Landing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Svensens Landing is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensens Landing
      • Eden
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Eden is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
      • Altoona
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
      • Brookfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
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      • Carlson Landing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Carlson Landing is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson Landing
      • Dahlia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
      • Skamokawa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Sleepy Hollow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Sleepy Hollow is located in Wahkiakum County
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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- Willapa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.

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