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Nearest Communities to Zumwalt,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.<1>

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


Zumwalt is located in Garfield County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Garfield County: Wallowa (OR), Asotin, Columbia & Whitman.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Zumwalt. Of these communities, 78 are located in counties other than Garfield 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 Zumwalt (which is Garfield 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 Zumwalt

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

  • Garfield County   (where Zumwalt resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.garfieldcountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Pomeroy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zumwalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zumwalt.
      • Pomeroy
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Houser
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Houser is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser
      • Pataha
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Pataha is located in Garfield County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pataha
      • Dodge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Dodge is located in Garfield County
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      • Chard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Chard is located in Garfield County
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      • Mentor
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Mentor is located in Garfield County
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      • Gould City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Gould City is located in Garfield County
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      • Central Ferry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Central Ferry is located in Garfield County
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      • Kirby
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Kirby is located in Garfield County
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      • Ping
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Ping is located in Garfield County
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      • Peola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Peola is located in Garfield County
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      • Rose Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rose Springs is located in Garfield County
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        • Unfried ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Unfried is located in Garfield County
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        • Mayview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Mayview is located in Garfield County
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        • Stentz Spring
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Stentz Spring is located in Garfield County
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        • Illia
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Illia is located in Garfield County
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  • Adams County
  • Asotin County
    • County Website:   https://www.asotincountywa.gov/
    • County Seat for Asotin:   Asotin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zumwalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zumwalt.
      • Silcott
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Silcott is located in Asotin County
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      • Cloverland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cloverland is located in Asotin County
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      • Clarkston Heights - Vineland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Clarkston Heights
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Clarkston Heights is located in Asotin County
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      • Highland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Highland is located in Asotin County
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      • Jerry
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jerry is located in Asotin County
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      • West Clarkston - Highland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • West Clarkston
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • West Clarkston is located in Asotin County
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      • Clarkston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Vineland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Vineland is located in Asotin County
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  • Columbia County
    • County Website:   https://www.columbiaco.com/
    • County Seat for Columbia:   Dayton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zumwalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zumwalt.
      • Marengo
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Marengo is located in Columbia County
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      • Covello
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Covello is located in Columbia County
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      • Turner
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Turner is located in Columbia County
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      • Jackson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jackson is located in Columbia County
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      • Patit
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Patit is located in Columbia County
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      • Whetstone
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Whetstone is located in Columbia County
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      • Ronan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Ronan is located in Columbia County
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      • Tucannon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Tucannon is located in Columbia County
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      • Wild Goose
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wild Goose is located in Columbia County
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      • Delaney
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Delaney is located in Columbia County
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      • Mountain Top
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Mountain Top is located in Columbia County
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      • Baileysburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Baileysburg is located in Columbia County
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        • Dayton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Mountain Home Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Mountain Home Park is located in Columbia County
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        • Relief
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Relief is located in Columbia County
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        • Long
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Long is located in Columbia County
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        • Alto
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Alto is located in Columbia County
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        • Dumas
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Dumas is located in Columbia County
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        • Starbuck
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Varna
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Varna is located in Columbia County
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        • Powers
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Powers is located in Columbia County
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        • Huntsville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Huntsville is located in Columbia County
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        • McKay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • McKay is located in Columbia County
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        • Grange City ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Grange City is located in Columbia County
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        • Pataha
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Pataha is located in Columbia County
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        • Menoken
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Menoken is located in Columbia County
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  • Franklin County
  • Walla Walla County
    • 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 Zumwalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zumwalt.
      • Coppei
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Coppei is located in Walla Walla County
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      • Waitsburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolles
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Bolles is located in Walla Walla County
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      • McCall
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • McCall is located in Walla Walla County
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      • Minnick
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Minnick is located in Walla Walla County
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  • Whitman County
    • County Website:   https://whitmancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Whitman:   Colfax
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Zumwalt   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Zumwalt.
      • Peyton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Peyton is located in Whitman County
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      • Ridpath
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ridpath is located in Whitman County
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      • Purrington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Purrington is located in Whitman County
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      • Swift
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Swift is located in Whitman County
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      • Penawawa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Penawawa is located in Whitman County
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      • Wawawai ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Wawawai is located in Whitman County
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      • Hay
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Hay is located in Whitman County
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      • Shreck
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Shreck is located in Whitman County
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      • Almota
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Almota is located in Whitman County
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      • Riparia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Riparia is located in Whitman County
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      • Jerita
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jerita is located in Whitman County
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      • Moses
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Moses is located in Whitman County
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        • Alpowa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Alpowa is located in Whitman County
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        • Dusty
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Dusty is located in Whitman County
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        • Ewartsville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Ewartsville is located in Whitman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewartsville
        • Wilcox
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Wilcox is located in Whitman County
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        • Union Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Union Center is located in Whitman County
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        • Pampa
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pampa is located in Whitman County
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        • LaCrosse
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Chambers
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Chambers is located in Whitman County
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        • Gordon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Gordon is located in Whitman County
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        • Colton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Uniontown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Johnson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Johnson is located in Whitman County
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        • Busby
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Busby is located in Whitman County
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        • Staley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Staley is located in Whitman County
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        • Wilma ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Wilma is located in Whitman County
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        • Mockonema
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Mockonema is located in Whitman County
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        • Albion
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Armstrong
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Armstrong is located in Whitman County
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        • Pullman Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Pullman Junction is located in Whitman County
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        • Pullman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Hooper
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Zumwalt) 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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