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Nearest Communities to Athens,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 from Athens.<1>

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

Athens is located in Woodson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woodson County: Allen, Anderson, Coffey, Greenwood, Neosho & Wilson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 78 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Athens. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Woodson 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 Athens (which is Woodson 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 Athens

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

  • Woodson County   (where Athens resides)
    • County Website:   www.woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Piqua
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Hasty
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hasty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
        • Hasty is located in Woodson County
      • Durand
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
        • Durand is located in Woodson County
      • Vernon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
        • Vernon is located in Woodson County
      • Cookville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cookville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
        • Cookville is located in Woodson County
      • Neosho Falls
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
        • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Yates Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
        • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <3>
      • Rose
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
        • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • North Ridge ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
        • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Batesville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
        • Batesville is located in Woodson County
      • Toronto
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Toronto is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <3>
  • Allen County
    • County Website:   www.allencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Allen:   Iola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Geneva
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
        • Geneva is located in Allen County
      • Bassett
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
        • Bassett is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Iola
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
      • Humboldt
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlyle
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
        • Carlyle is located in Allen County
      • Petrolia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
        • Petrolia is located in Allen County
      • Gas
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
        • Gas is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
      • Octagon City ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
        • Octagon City is located in Allen County
      • La Harpe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Leanna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
          • Leanna is located in Allen County
        • Moran
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
          • Moran is located in Allen County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
          • Moran has also been known as:
          • Moran City
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
        • Bayard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
          • Bayard is located in Allen County
        • Mildred
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
          • Mildred is located in Allen County
          • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
        • Elsmore
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
          • Elsmore is located in Allen County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
          • Elsmore has also been known as:
          • Elsinore
        • Savonburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
          • Savonburg is located in Allen County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Anderson County
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Garnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Colony
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
        • Colony is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Westphalia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
        • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Lone Elm
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Elm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
        • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Mont Ida
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
        • Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
      • Welda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
        • Welda is located in Anderson County
      • Kincaid
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
        • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Central
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
        • Central is located in Anderson County
      • Harris
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
        • Harris is located in Anderson County
  • Bourbon County
  • Coffey County
    • County Website:   www.coffeycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Coffey:   Burlington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Le Roy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Aliceville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliceville
        • Aliceville is located in Coffey County
      • Gridley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gridley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
        • Gridley is located in Coffey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
      • Burlington
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
        • Burlington is located in Coffey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
      • New Strawn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sharpe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
        • Sharpe is located in Coffey County
      • Ottumwa
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
        • Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
      • Jacobs Creek Landing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
        • Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
      • Halls Summit
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
        • Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
  • Greenwood County
    • County Seat for Greenwood:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Quincy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
        • Quincy is located in Greenwood County
      • Virgil
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virgil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
        • Virgil is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Rocky Ford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
      • Hilltop
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Hilltop is located in Greenwood County
      • Neal
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
        • Neal is located in Greenwood County
      • Lamont
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bisbee
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bisbee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisbee
        • Bisbee is located in Greenwood County
      • Fall River
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
        • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <3>
      • Hamilton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Hamilton is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <3>
      • Tonovay
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonovay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
        • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
  • Neosho County
    • County Seat for Neosho:   Erie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Chanute
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Earlton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
        • Earlton is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Rollin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
        • Rollin is located in Neosho County
      • Odense
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odense have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
        • Odense is located in Neosho County
      • Shaw
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Shaw is located in Neosho County
      • Urbana
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Neosho County
      • Thayer
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Kimball
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Neosho County
      • Stark
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • Stark is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Erie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Erie is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Wilson County
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • South Ridge ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Buffalo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
        • Buffalo is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Rest
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
        • Rest is located in Wilson County
      • Vilas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
        • Vilas is located in Wilson County
      • Middletown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Wilson County
      • Roper
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
        • Roper is located in Wilson County
      • Benedict
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Guilford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guilford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Guilford is located in Wilson County
      • Coyville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
        • Coyville is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Benedict Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
        • Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
      • Altoona
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
        • Altoona is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
      • Fredonia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <3>
      • Buffville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
        • Buffville is located in Wilson County
        • Buffville has also been known as:
        • Buffsville
      • New Albany
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
        • New Albany is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Athens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9062, Longitude: -95.6145       In this case, the coordinates for Athens 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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