Nearest Communities to Bluff City,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bluff City, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bluff City:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Bluff City is located in Harper County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Harper County: Barber, Kingman, Sumner, Alfalfa (OK) & Grant (OK).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bluff City. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Harper 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 Bluff City (which is Harper 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 Bluff City
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Harper County (where Bluff City resides)
- County Website: https://www.harpercountyks.gov/
- County Seat for Harper: Anthony
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff City.
- Hawk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hawk is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Estimated population in 2019: 4 people
- Anthony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Danville has also been known as:
- Coalville
- Harper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ruella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ruella is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Waldron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Waldron is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Runnymede
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Runnymede is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runnymede
- Crystal Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Attica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Duquoin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Duquoin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquoin
- Corwin
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Corwin is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Crisfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crisfield is located in Harper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
- Barber County
- County Website: https://barber.ks.gov/
- County Seat for Barber: Medicine Lodge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- Hazelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hazelton is located in Barber County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Kingman County
- County Website: https://www.kingmancoks.org/
- County Seat for Kingman: Kingman
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff City.
- Norwich
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Adams
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Rago
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rago is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
- Orsemus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Orsemus is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orsemus
- Spivey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spivey is located in Kingman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Sedgwick County
- County Website: https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/
- County Seat for Sedgwick: Wichita
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff City.
- Anness
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Anness is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
- Viola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner County
- County Website: https://co.sumner.ks.us/
- County Seat for Sumner: Wellington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff City.
- Metcalf
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Metcalf is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf
- Doster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Doster is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
- Argonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caldwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milan is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Corbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Corbin is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Ewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Perth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Perth is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
- Drury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Drury is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mayfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Milton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Conway Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Hunnewell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hunnewell is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- South Haven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Roland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
- Anson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anson is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Suppesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Suppesville is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suppesville
- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Portland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Millerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millerton is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Alfalfa County
- County Website: https://alfalfa.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Alfalfa: Cherokee (OK)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff City.
- Amorita
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Byron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Vining
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vining is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Nescatunga
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nescatunga is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescatunga
- Driftwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Grant County
- County Website: https://grant.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Grant: Medford (OK)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bluff City ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluff City.
- Gibbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbon is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
- Manchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wakita
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renfrow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Renfrow is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Clyde
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Sand Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Gilbert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gilbert is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Medford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hawley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hawley is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Numa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Numa is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Grant County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Deer Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pond Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Nash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Kay 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- Bluff City) 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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