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Nearest Communities to Almena,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 starting from Almena.<1>

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

Almena is located in Norton County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Norton County: Decatur, Graham, Phillips, Sheridan, Furnas (NE) & Harlan (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 43 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Almena. Of these communities, 31 are located in counties other than Norton 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 Almena (which is Norton 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 Almena

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

  • Norton County   (where Almena resides)
    • County Website:   www.nortoncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Norton:   Norton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Almena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Almena.
      • Calvert
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
        • Calvert is located in Norton County
      • Norton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
        • Norton is located in Norton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
      • Densmore
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Densmore
        • Densmore is located in Norton County
      • Oronoque
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque
        • Oronoque is located in Norton County
      • Edmond
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
        • Edmond is located in Norton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
        • Edmond has also been known as:
        • Edmond City
      • Dellvale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellvale
        • Dellvale is located in Norton County
      • Devizes
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devizes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devizes
        • Devizes is located in Norton County
      • Reager
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reager have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reager
        • Reager is located in Norton County
      • Rockwell City ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
        • Rockwell City is located in Norton County
      • Lenora
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
        • Lenora is located in Norton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenora <4>
      • Clayton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
        • Clayton is located in Norton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
      • New Almelo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Almelo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Almelo
        • New Almelo is located in Norton County
  • Decatur County
    • County Seat for Decatur:   Oberlin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Almena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Almena.
      • Norcatur
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
        • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Lyle
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
        • Lyle is located in Decatur County
  • Graham County
    • County Seat for Graham:   Hill City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Almena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Almena.
      • Roscoe
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Roscoe is located in Graham County
      • Smithfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
        • Smithfield is located in Graham County
  • Phillips County
    • County Website:   www.phillipscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Phillips:   Phillipsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Almena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Almena.
      • Prairie View
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
        • Prairie View is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Long Island
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
        • Long Island is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Stuttgart
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
        • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
      • Woodruff
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
        • Woodruff is located in Phillips County
      • Logan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Speed
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
        • Speed is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Phillipsburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
        • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <4>
      • Glade
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
        • Glade is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Gretna
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
        • Gretna is located in Phillips County
  • Riley County
  • Furnas County
    • County Seat for Furnas:   Beaver City (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Almena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Almena.
      • Precept
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Precept have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
        • Precept is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Beaver City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hollinger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
        • Hollinger is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Deerfield Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Corner
        • Deerfield Corner is located in Furnas County (NE)
      • Hendley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
        • Hendley is located in Furnas County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <4>
      • Oxford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Furnas County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
      • Wilsonville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
        • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
      • Edison
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
        • Edison is located in Furnas County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edison <4>
      • Arapahoe
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Harlan County
    • County Seat for Harlan:   Alma (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Almena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Almena.
      • Stamford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Flynn Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
        • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Orleans
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Orleans is located in Harlan County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <4>
      • Alma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 Harlan County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
      • Oxford Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
        • Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Mascot
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
        • Mascot is located in Harlan County (NE)
      • Republican City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Willow County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Almena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Almena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8913, Longitude: -99.7097       In this case, the coordinates for Almena 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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