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Nearest Communities to Islay,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Islay is located in Laramie County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Laramie County: Larimer (CO), Weld (CO), Banner (NE), Kimball (NE), Albany, Goshen & Platte.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 38 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Islay. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Laramie 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 Islay (which is Laramie 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 Islay

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

  • Laramie County   (where Islay resides)
    • County Website:   www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/
    • County Seat for Laramie:   Cheyenne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Islay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Islay.
      • Horse Creek
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Murke
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murke
        • Murke is located in Laramie County
      • Altus
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
        • Altus is located in Laramie County
      • Hecla ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hecla have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla
        • Hecla is located in Laramie County
      • Silver Crown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Crown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Crown
        • Silver Crown is located in Laramie County
      • Granite
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
        • Granite is located in Laramie County
      • Farthing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farthing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing
        • Farthing is located in Laramie County
      • Borie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borie
        • Borie is located in Laramie County
      • Ranchettes
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
        • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
      • Lambert
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lambert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
        • Lambert is located in Laramie County
      • Cheyenne
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Harriman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harriman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriman
        • Harriman is located in Laramie County
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Orchard Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Valley
          • Orchard Valley is located in Laramie County
        • South Greeley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greeley
          • South Greeley is located in Laramie County
        • Speer
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speer
          • Speer is located in Laramie County
        • Gleason
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
          • Gleason is located in Laramie County
        • Altvan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altvan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altvan
          • Altvan is located in Laramie County
        • Archer
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
          • Archer is located in Laramie County
        • Athol
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athol have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
          • Athol is located in Laramie County
        • Durham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
          • Durham is located in Laramie County
  • Albany County
    • County Website:   www.co.albany.wy.us/
    • County Seat for Albany:   Laramie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Islay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Islay.
      • Hirsig
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hirsig have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirsig
        • Hirsig is located in Albany County
      • Buford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherman ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
        • Sherman is located in Albany County
        • Sherman has also been known as:
        • Old Sherman
      • Dale Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Creek
        • Dale Creek is located in Albany County
      • Colores
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colores
        • Colores is located in Albany County
      • Laramie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Buttes
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
        • The Buttes is located in Albany County
      • Hermosa
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
        • Hermosa is located in Albany County
      • Tie Siding
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Howell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
        • Howell is located in Albany County
      • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
        • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
      • West Laramie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Laramie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Laramie
        • West Laramie is located in Albany County
      • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
        • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
        • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
        • Wyoming
  • Platte County
    • County Seat for Platte:   Wheatland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Islay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Islay.
      • Diamond
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
        • Diamond is located in Platte County
      • Brinton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinton
        • Brinton is located in Platte County
  • Larimer County
    • County Website:   www.co.larimer.co.us/
    • County Seat for Larimer:   Fort Collins (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Islay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Islay.
      • Virginia Dale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Dale
        • Virginia Dale is located in Larimer County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia Dale <3>
      • Norfolk
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfolk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
        • Norfolk is located in Larimer County (CO)
  • Weld County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Islay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Islay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3178, Longitude: -105.1355       In this case, the coordinates for Islay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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