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Nearest Communities to Alma,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind 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.

Alma is located in Wabaunsee County and is the County Seat.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wabaunsee County: Geary, Lyon, Morris, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley & Shawnee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alma. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Wabaunsee 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 Alma (which is Wabaunsee 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 Alma

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

  • Wabaunsee County   (where Alma resides)
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Allendorph
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • 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
      • McFarland
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Newbury
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Paxico
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Volland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Hessdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Wabaunsee
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaunsee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
        • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Vera
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
        • Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Keene
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Maple Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • 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>
        • Eskridge
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
          • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
        • Alta Vista
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • 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>
        • Bradford
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • 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
        • Harveyville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • 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
        • Wilmington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • 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
  • Geary County
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Grandview Plaza
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
        • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
      • Junction City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Wreford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
        • Wreford is located in Geary County
  • Jackson County
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   www.lyoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Emporia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Agnes City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
        • Agnes City is located in Lyon County
      • Allen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
        • Allen is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
      • Bushong
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Admire
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Miller
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
        • Miller is located in Lyon County
  • Morris County
    • County Seat for Morris:   Council Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Dwight
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
        • Dwight is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Downing ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Council Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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>
      • Parkerville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • White City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Skiddy ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
        • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Dunlap
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • 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
  • Osage County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Wamego
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
        • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <4>
      • Saint George
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
        • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
      • Belvue
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
        • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Louisville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
        • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Louisville has also been known as:
        • Louisville Springs
        • Rock City
        • Rock Creek Falls
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
      • Swamp Angel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Saint Marys
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
      • Flush
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Laclede
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
        • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Emmett
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
        • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
      • Aikins
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
        • Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Westmoreland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Saint Clere
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
        • Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Riley County
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
        • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
      • Zeandale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
        • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Fairmont
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Fairmont is located in Riley County
      • Ashland ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
        • Ashland is located in Riley County
        • Ashland has also been known as:
        • Ashland Bottoms
      • Bluemont Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluemont Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
        • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
      • Sunset Park
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
        • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
      • Manhattan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
        • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
      • Rocky Ford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
      • Ogden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
        • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
      • Keats
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
        • Keats is located in Riley County
  • Shawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Shawnee:   Topeka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alma   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alma.
      • Dover
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Willard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Willard is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Rossville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
        • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
      • Valencia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
        • Valencia is located in Shawnee County
      • Silver Lake
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
        • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
      • Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Grove is located in Shawnee County
      • Auburn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
      • Kiro
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
        • Kiro is located in Shawnee County
      • Smiths Ferry
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
        • Smiths Ferry is located in Shawnee County
      • Menoken
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menoken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
        • Menoken is located in Shawnee 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- Alma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0153, Longitude: -96.2875       In this case, the coordinates for Alma 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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