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Nearest Communities to Winlock,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

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

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

Winlock is located in Lewis County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum & Yakima.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 159 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Winlock. Of these communities, 100 are located in counties other than Lewis 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 Winlock (which is Lewis 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 Winlock

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

  • Lewis County   (where Winlock resides)
    • County Website:   https://lewiscountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Lewis:   Chehalis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Winlock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Winlock.
      • Evaline
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Evaline is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evaline
      • Saint Urban
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cowlitz
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cowlitz is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz
      • Toledo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Napavine
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Marys Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Marys Corner is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marys Corner
      • Vader
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Klaus
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Klaus is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaus
      • Wildwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Oxley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Oxley is located in Lewis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxley
      • Ethel
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Newaukum
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (47 more) ...
        • Crego ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Crego is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crego
        • Boistfort
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
        • Phillips
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Phillips is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
        • Curtis
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Klaber
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Klaber is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaber
        • Claquato
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Adna
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Littell
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Littell is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littell
        • Ruth
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ruth is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
        • Chehalis
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Onalaska
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Millburn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Millburn is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburn
        • Bunker
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Bunker is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
        • Ceres
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Ceres is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres
        • Fayette
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lacamas
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Salkum
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Centralia
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Nulls Crossing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Nulls Crossing is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nulls Crossing
        • Mays ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mays is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays
        • Meskill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Meskill is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meskill
        • Silver Creek
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Kopiah
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Kopiah is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kopiah
        • Mayfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Mayfield is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
        • Blakeslee Junction
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Blakeslee Junction is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakeslee Junction
        • Fords Prairie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Fords Prairie is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Prairie
        • Galvin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Wabash
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Wabash is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
        • Alpha
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Alpha is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
        • Wilson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Dryad
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Dryad is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryad
        • McCormick
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • McCormick is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
        • Pe Ell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Winston
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Winston is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
        • Doty
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Reynolds ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Reynolds is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
        • Cinebar
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Murnen
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Murnen is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murnen
        • Walville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Walville is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walville
        • Mossyrock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Harmony
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Harmony is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Ajlune
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Bremer
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Bremer is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
        • Alta Vista
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Alta Vista is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
        • Swofford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Swofford is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swofford
        • Riffe ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Riffe is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
        • Nesika
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Nesika is located in Lewis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesika
  • Cowlitz County
  • Grays Harbor County
  • Pacific County
    • 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 Winlock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Winlock.
      • Hilda
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Hilda is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilda
      • Pluvius
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Pluvius is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluvius
      • Davis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Davis is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Swem
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Swem is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swem
      • Bedford
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Bedford is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
      • Burt
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Burt is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
      • Elk Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Elk Creek is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
      • Frances
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Frances is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frances
      • Globe
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Globe is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Lebam
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sutico
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Sutico is located in Pacific County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutico
  • Thurston County
  • Wahkiakum County
  • Columbia County
    • County Website:   https://www.columbiacountyor.gov/
    • County Seat for Columbia:   Saint Helens (OR)
    • Note: The Columbia River runs along the northern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Winlock   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Winlock.
      • Mayger
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Downing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Downing is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Locoda
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Locoda is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locoda
      • Quincy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Alston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Alston is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alston
      • Delena
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Delena is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delena
      • Hudson ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Hudson is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Rainier
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <3>
      • West Rainier
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • West Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rainier
      • Inglis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Inglis is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglis
      • Lindbergh
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Lindbergh is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
      • Kyser ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Kyser is located in Columbia County (OR)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyser
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Clatskanie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Beaver Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Fern Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Fern Hill is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
        • Prescott
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Marshland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Marshland is located in Columbia County (OR)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Winlock) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.