Around Americus ...
For comparison, Americus has a population of 870 people.
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Americus, with the nearest first.
- Berkeley Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Dunlap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Merrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Merrick
- From Americus to Merrick
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Emporia Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Emporia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
- Emporia is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emporia <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emporia
- From Americus to Emporia
- Toledo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toledo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Toledo
- From Americus to Toledo
- Bushong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lang
- From Americus to Lang
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- Saffordville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saffordville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saffordville
- From Americus to Saffordville
- Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Ellinor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellinor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Ellinor
- From Americus to Ellinor
- Admire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
- Council Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- 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>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Council Grove
- From Americus to Council Grove
- Gladstone
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saffordville
For more communities neighboring Americus, please visit our County-by-County Page for Americus.
Lyon County ...
Americus is located in Lyon County<5>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris, Osage & Wabaunsee.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Americus ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Americus.
Airports Near Americus ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<6> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Americus and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Americus.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Americus ...
Looking for more information about Americus? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Americus. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Americus, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Americus.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Kansas:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Kansas Statewide Tourism
- Americus Tourism
- Additional neighboring communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Americus
- Also of Interest:
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Americus. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Americus. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <6> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Americus), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |