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Nearest Communities to Athol,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Athol.<1>

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

Athol is located in Smith County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Smith County: Jewell, Osborne, Phillips, Rooks, Franklin (NE) & Webster (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 40 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Athol. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Smith 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 Athol (which is Smith 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 Athol

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

  • Smith County   (where Athol resides)
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athol   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athol.
      • Kensington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
        • Kensington is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
      • Smith Center
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Cedar
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
        • Cedar is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
      • Gaylord
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylord
        • Gaylord is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylord <3>
      • Claudell
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
        • Claudell is located in Smith County
      • Reamsville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County
      • Bellaire
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
        • Bellaire is located in Smith County
      • Harlan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
        • Harlan is located in Smith County
      • Thornburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Smith County
      • Cora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Cora is located in Smith County
      • Womer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
        • Womer is located in Smith County
      • Lebanon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Dispatch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
        • Dispatch is located in Smith County
  • Jewell County
    • County Seat for Jewell:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athol   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athol.
      • Dentonia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dentonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
        • Dentonia is located in Jewell County
      • Esbon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esbon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon
        • Esbon is located in Jewell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Esbon <3>
      • Otego
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
        • Otego is located in Jewell County
  • Osborne County
    • County Seat for Osborne:   Osborne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athol   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athol.
      • Portis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
        • Portis is located in Osborne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Alton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Alton is located in Osborne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Bloomington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Bloomington is located in Osborne County
      • Osborne
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne
        • Osborne is located in Osborne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,280 people
        • Osborne has also been known as:
        • Peru
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborne <3>
      • Downs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Forney
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
        • Forney is located in Osborne County
  • Phillips County
    • County Website:   www.phillipscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Phillips:   Phillipsburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athol   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athol.
      • Agra
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
        • Agra is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Kirwin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Gretna
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
        • Gretna is located in Phillips County
      • Glade
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
        • Glade is located in Phillips County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
      • Phillipsburg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Speed
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speed have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Stuttgart
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
        • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County
  • Rawlins County
  • Rooks County
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Franklin (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athol   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athol.
      • Franklin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
      • Bloomington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Riverton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
        • Riverton is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <3>
      • Naponee
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
        • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <3>
      • Macon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
        • Macon is located in Franklin County (NE)
  • Harlan County
  • Webster 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- Athol) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athol. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7664, Longitude: -98.9206    
<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.




 

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