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Nearest Communities to Boyd,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

Please note 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Boyd is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Barton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Barton County: Ellis, Ellsworth, Pawnee, Rice, Rush, Russell & Stafford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Boyd. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Barton County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Boyd (which is Barton 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 Boyd

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

  • Barton County   (where Boyd resides)
    • County Website:   www.bartoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Barton:   Great Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Hoisington
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • South Hoisington
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
        • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Olmitz
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Kanbrick
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
        • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kanbrick
        • From Boyd to Kanbrick
      • Heizer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
        • Heizer is located in Barton County
      • Millard
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
        • Millard is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Millard
        • From Boyd to Millard
      • Stickney
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
        • Stickney is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Stickney
        • From Boyd to Stickney
      • Redwing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
        • Redwing is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Redwing
        • From Boyd to Redwing
      • Susank
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
        • Susank is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Albert
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
        • Albert is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <4>
      • Galatia
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
        • Galatia is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Anchorway
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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        • Great Bend
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Beaver
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
          • Beaver is located in Barton County
        • Odin
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Dundee
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Dartmouth
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
          • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Dartmouth
          • From Boyd to Dartmouth
        • Claflin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Hitschmann
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitschmann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
          • Hitschmann is located in Barton County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Hitschmann
          • From Boyd to Hitschmann
        • Dubuque ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Pawnee Rock
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Ellinwood
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Farhman
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farhman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
          • Farhman is located in Barton County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Farhman
          • From Boyd to Farhman
  • Ellis County
    • County Website:   www.ellisco.net/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Hays
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Pfeifer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
        • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
      • Walker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Ellis County
      • Victoria
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
        • Victoria is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Schoenchen
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
        • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Munjor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
        • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Ellsworth County
    • County Website:   www.ellsworthcounty.org
    • County Seat for Ellsworth:   Ellsworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Holyrood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
        • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <4>
      • Lorraine
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
        • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Wilson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee County
  • Rice County
    • County Website:   www.ricecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rice:   Lyons
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Bushton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
        • Bushton is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Silica
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
        • Silica is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Silica
        • From Boyd to Silica
      • Raymond
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Chase
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
        • Chase is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Rush County
    • County Seat for Rush:   La Crosse
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Otis
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
        • Otis is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <4>
      • Schaffer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaffer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
        • Schaffer is located in Rush County
      • Bison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
        • Bison is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Timken
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Loretta
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • La Crosse
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Rush Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
        • Rush Center is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <4>
      • Liebenthal
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
        • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Russell County
    • County Seat for Russell:   Russell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Milberger
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Homer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Homer is located in Russell County
      • Balta ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
        • Balta is located in Russell County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Balta
        • From Boyd to Balta
      • Bunker Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
        • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <4>
      • Russell
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Gorham
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
        • Gorham is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
      • Dorrance
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
        • Dorrance is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <4>
  • Stafford County
    • County Website:   www.staffordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Stafford:   Saint John
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Boyd   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Boyd.
      • Radium
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Seward
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
        • Seward is located in Stafford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Hudson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Hudson is located in Stafford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boyd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boyd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5193, Longitude: -98.8487       In this case, the coordinates for Boyd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boyd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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