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Nearest Communities to Aikins,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 Aikins.<1>

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

Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Aikins. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Pottawatomie 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 Aikins (which is Pottawatomie 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 Aikins

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

  • Pottawatomie County   (where Aikins resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aikins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aikins.
      • Saint Clere
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Emmett
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>
      • Laclede
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
      • Onaga
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Havensville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Belvue
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Duluth
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Marys
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Louisville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Louisville has also been known as:
        • Louisville Springs
        • Rock City
        • Rock Creek Falls
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      • Wheaton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Wamego
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
      • Westmoreland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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        • Blaine
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Flush
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Saint George
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Fostoria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Swamp Angel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Olsburg
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Barret
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Barret is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barret
  • Jackson County
  • Marshall County
    • County Website:   https://ks283.cichosting.com/main/
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aikins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aikins.
      • Nolan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Nolan is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
      • Lillis
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Lillis is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillis
      • Sullivan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sullivan is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Vermillion
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Vliets
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Vliets is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
      • Frankfort
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nemaha County
    • County Website:   https://www.nmcoks.us/
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aikins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aikins.
      • America City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • America City is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • Neuchatel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
      • Beckerville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Beckerville is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckerville
      • Corning
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bancroft
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Goff
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Goff is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Centralia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Wetmore
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelly
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Granada
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Riley County
  • Shawnee County
    • County Website:   https://www.snco.gov/
    • County Seat for Shawnee:   Topeka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aikins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aikins.
      • Rossville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Grove is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Willard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Willard is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Silver Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Valencia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Valencia is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
      • Kiro
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmont
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Elmont is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
      • Menoken
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Menoken is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
      • Smiths Ferry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Smiths Ferry is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
      • Dover
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wabaunsee County
    • County Website:   https://www.wbcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aikins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aikins.
      • Newbury
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Newbury is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
        • Newbury has also been known as:
        • New Berry
        • Newberry
      • Wabaunsee
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
      • Maple Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Paxico
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Vera
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • McFarland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Alma
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • Allendorph
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Allendorph is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorph
      • Keene
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene

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- Aikins) 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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