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Nearest Communities to Westplains,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 starting from Westplains.<1>

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

Westplains is located in Logan County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Logan County: Morgan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington, Weld, Yuma, Cheyenne (NE) & Kimball (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 35 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Westplains. Of these communities, 16 are located in counties other than Logan 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 Westplains (which is Logan 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 Westplains

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

  • Logan County   (where Westplains resides)
    • County Website:   www.loganco.gov/
    • County Seat for Logan:   Sterling
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Westplains   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Westplains.
      • Buchanan ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buchanan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
        • Buchanan is located in Logan County
      • Padroni
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jessica
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jessica have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessica
        • Jessica is located in Logan County
      • Peetz
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Logan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
        • Logan is located in Logan County
      • Willard ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Willard is located in Logan County
      • Ackerman
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
        • Ackerman is located in Logan County
      • Hayford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayford
        • Hayford is located in Logan County
      • Iliff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Sterling
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
        • Sterling is located in Logan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,078 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling <4>
      • Atwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Selma
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Logan County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Griff
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griff
          • Griff is located in Logan County
        • Powell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
          • Powell is located in Logan County
        • Merino
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Twin Mills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mills
          • Twin Mills is located in Logan County
        • Proctor ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
          • Proctor is located in Logan County
        • Beta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
          • Beta is located in Logan County
        • Galien
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galien have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
          • Galien is located in Logan County
  • Washington County
  • Weld County
    • County Website:   www.co.weld.co.us/
    • County Seat for Weld:   Greeley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Westplains   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Westplains.
      • Avalo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avalo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalo
        • Avalo is located in Weld County
        • Former name for Avalo:
        • Greasewood Flats
      • Stoneham
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
        • Stoneham is located in Weld County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneham <4>
      • Raymer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymer
        • Raymer is located in Weld County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Raymer has also been known as:
        • New Raymer
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymer <4>
      • Buckingham ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
        • Buckingham is located in Weld County
  • Cheyenne County
    • County Website:   www.co.cheyenne.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Cheyenne:   Sidney (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Westplains   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Westplains.
      • Mount Vernon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
        • Mount Vernon is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
      • Lorenzo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
        • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
      • Potter
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
        • Potter is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter <4>
      • Point of Rocks
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point of Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
        • Point of Rocks is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
      • Brownson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
        • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County (NE)
  • Kimball County
    • County Website:   www.co.kimball.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Kimball:   Kimball (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Westplains   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Westplains.
      • Dix
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
        • Dix is located in Kimball County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <4>
      • Jacinto
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacinto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
        • Jacinto is located in Kimball County (NE)
      • Owasco
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owasco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
        • Owasco is located in Kimball County (NE)
      • Kimball
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Kimball County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,282 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <4>
      • Stahlas North Court
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stahlas North Court have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahlas North Court
        • Stahlas North Court is located in Kimball County (NE)
      • Oliver
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
        • Oliver is located in Kimball County (NE)

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- Westplains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westplains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8647, Longitude: -103.4977       In this case, the coordinates for Westplains 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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