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Nearest Communities to Allen,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast 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 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 east 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 starting from Allen.<1>

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

Allen is located in Lyon County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris, Osage & Wabaunsee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Allen. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Lyon 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 Allen (which is Lyon 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 Allen

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

  • Lyon County   (where Allen resides)
    • County Website:   www.lyoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Emporia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allen.
      • Admire
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
        • Admire is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <4>
      • Agnes City ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
        • Agnes City is located in Lyon County
      • Bushong
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
        • Bushong is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Miller
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
        • Miller is located in Lyon County
      • Americus
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lang
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
        • Lang is located in Lyon County
        • Lang has also been known as:
        • Hortonville
      • Reading
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Reading is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
      • Berkeley Hills
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
        • Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
      • Emporia Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
        • Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Emporia
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Merrick
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
          • Merrick is located in Lyon County
        • Plymouth
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plymouth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
          • Plymouth is located in Lyon County
        • Neosho Rapids
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
          • Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
        • Hartford
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
          • Hartford is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
        • Olpe
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
          • Olpe is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <4>
  • Chase County
    • County Seat for Chase:   Cottonwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allen.
      • Toledo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
        • Toledo is located in Chase County
      • Saffordville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saffordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
        • Saffordville is located in Chase County
      • Ellinor
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellinor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
        • Ellinor is located in Chase County
      • Strong City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
        • Strong City is located in Chase County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
        • Strong City has also been known as:
        • Strong
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <4>
      • Gladstone
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
        • Gladstone is located in Chase County
      • Cottonwood Falls
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Falls
        • Cottonwood Falls is located in Chase County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Falls <4>
      • Neva
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
        • Neva is located in Chase County
        • Neva has also been known as:
        • Neva Station
      • Hymer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hymer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
        • Hymer is located in Chase County
      • Rockland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
        • Rockland is located in Chase County
  • Coffey County
  • Morris County
    • County Seat for Morris:   Council Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allen.
      • Dunlap
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
        • Dunlap is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
      • Council Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
        • Council Grove is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
        • Council Grove has also been known as:
        • Council
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <4>
      • Downing ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
        • Downing is located in Morris County
      • Kelso
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
        • Kelso is located in Morris County
      • Helmick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helmick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
        • Helmick is located in Morris County
      • Dwight
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
        • Dwight is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Parkerville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
        • Parkerville is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Wilsey
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
        • Wilsey is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Osage County
    • County Website:   www.osageco.org/
    • County Seat for Osage:   Lyndon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allen.
      • Barclay
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
        • Barclay is located in Osage County
      • Osage City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
        • Osage City is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <4>
      • Burlingame
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
        • Burlingame is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
        • Former name for Burlingame:
        • American Settlement
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
      • Peterton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
        • Peterton is located in Osage County
      • Arvonia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arvonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
        • Arvonia is located in Osage County
      • Scranton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Scranton is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
      • Olivet
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
        • Olivet is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Ridgeton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeton
        • Ridgeton is located in Osage County
      • Lyndon Station
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
        • Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Lyndon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
          • Lyndon is located in Osage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
        • Four Corners
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
          • Four Corners is located in Osage County
        • Carbondale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
          • Carbondale is located in Osage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
        • Mineral Springs
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
          • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
        • Vassar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Melvern
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
          • Melvern is located in Osage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
          • Melvern has also been known as:
          • Melvin
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <4>
  • Shawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Shawnee:   Topeka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allen.
      • Dover
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
      • Wakarusa
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakarusa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakarusa
        • Wakarusa is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakarusa <4>
  • Wabaunsee County
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allen.
      • Wilmington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Bradford
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Eskridge
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
        • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Harveyville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
        • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Hessdale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessdale
        • Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Keene
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Alta Vista
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
        • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <4>
      • Allendorph
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allendorph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorph
        • Allendorph is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Volland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
        • Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Alma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
          • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
        • McFarland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
          • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
        • Paxico
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Vera
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
          • Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Newbury
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
          • Newbury is located in Wabaunsee County
          • Newbury has also been known as:
          • New Berry
          • Newberry
        • Maple Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
          • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Allen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6551, Longitude: -96.1696       In this case, the coordinates for Allen 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.




 

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