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Nearest Communities to Alexander,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Alexander is located in Rush County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rush County: Barton, Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Russell & Trego.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alexander. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Rush 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 Alexander (which is Rush 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 Alexander

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

  • Rush County   (where Alexander resides)
    • County Seat for Rush:   La Crosse
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexander   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexander.
      • Nekoma
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
        • Nekoma is located in Rush County
      • McCracken
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
        • McCracken is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <4>
      • Hargrave
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
        • Hargrave is located in Rush County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hargrave
        • From Alexander to Hargrave
      • La Crosse
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rush Center
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
        • Rush Center is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <4>
      • Liebenthal
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
        • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Bison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
        • Bison is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Timken
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Loretta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Schaffer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaffer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
        • Schaffer is located in Rush County
      • Otis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
        • Otis is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <4>
  • Barton County
  • Ellis County
    • County Website:   www.ellisco.net/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Hays
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexander   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexander.
      • Schoenchen
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
        • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Antonino
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
        • Antonino is located in Ellis County
      • Pfeifer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
        • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
      • Munjor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
        • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Hodgeman County
    • County Seat for Hodgeman:   Jetmore
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexander   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexander.
      • Dungans Crossing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dungans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungans Crossing
        • Dungans Crossing is located in Hodgeman County
      • Gray
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
        • Gray is located in Hodgeman County
      • Hanston
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bosse
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosse
        • Bosse is located in Hodgeman County
  • Ness County
    • County Seat for Ness:   Ness City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexander   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexander.
      • Bazine
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
        • Bazine is located in Ness County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Brownell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Ness County
      • Ness City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Osgood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osgood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osgood
        • Osgood is located in Ness County
      • Ransom
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Harold
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
        • Harold is located in Ness County
      • Laird
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
        • Laird is located in Ness County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Laird
        • From Alexander to Laird
      • Arnold
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
        • Arnold is located in Ness County
  • Pawnee County
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Larned
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alexander   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alexander.
      • Vaughn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
        • Vaughn is located in Pawnee County
      • Burdett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Rozel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ash Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bert Wettar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bert Wettar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bert Wettar
        • Bert Wettar is located in Pawnee County
      • Sanford ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
        • Sanford is located in Pawnee County
      • Frizell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frizell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizell
        • Frizell is located in Pawnee County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alexander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alexander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4689, Longitude: -99.5529       In this case, the coordinates for Alexander 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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