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Nearest Communities to Ash Grove,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Ash Grove.<1>

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


Ash Grove is located in Lincoln County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Ellsworth, Mitchell, Osborne, Ottawa, Russell & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ash Grove. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Lincoln 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 Ash Grove (which is Lincoln 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 Ash Grove

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

  • Lincoln County   (where Ash Grove resides)
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Lincoln Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ash Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ash Grove.
      • Grant
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Grant is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Denmark
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
      • Goldenrod
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Goldenrod is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod
      • Vesper
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Vesper is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
      • Sylvan Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
        • Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
        • Sylvan Grove Station
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <3>
      • Wolf Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Lincoln Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Barnard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Quartzite
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
      • Barton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Barton is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
      • Shady Bend
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
      • Milo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Milo is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Edalgo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Edalgo is located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edalgo
        • Beverly
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Westfall
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Westfall is located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
        • Juniata
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Juniata is located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Cloud County
  • Ellsworth County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Website:   https://www.mitchellcountykansas.com/
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Beloit
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ash Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ash Grove.
      • Hunter
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Victor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Victor is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Blue Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Blue Hill is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
      • Tipton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coursens Grove ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Coursens Grove is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coursens Grove
      • Glen Elder
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Solomon Rapids
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Solomon Rapids is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Rapids
      • Cawker City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Beloit
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Asherville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
      • Gilbert
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Osborne County
    • County Website:   https://www.osbornecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Osborne:   Osborne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ash Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ash Grove.
      • Cheyenne
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
        • Cheyenne has also been known as:
        • Cheyenne City
      • Cheyenne Gap
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Cheyenne Gap is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Gap
      • Vincent
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Vincent is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
      • Corinth
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Corinth is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Forney
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Forney is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Downs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Covert
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Covert is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
      • Osborne
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Osborne is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
        • Osborne has also been known as:
        • Peru
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <3>
      • Bloomington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Ottawa County
    • County Website:   https://ks1497.cichosting.com/
    • County Seat for Ottawa:   Minneapolis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ash Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ash Grove.
      • Ada
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Ada is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Tescott
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Brewer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Russell County
    • County Website:   https://www.russellcountykansas.com/
    • County Seat for Russell:   Russell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ash Grove   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ash Grove.
      • Lucas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Luray
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Luray is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
      • Waldo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Waldo is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
        • Former name for Waldo:
        • Pleasant Run
      • Dorrance
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Bunker Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Paradise
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Paradise is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Homer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Homer is located in Russell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ash Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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