Nearest Communities to Bronson,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bronson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bronson:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
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.
Bronson is located in Bourbon County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bourbon County: Allen, Anderson, Crawford, Linn, Neosho & Vernon (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 95 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bronson. Of these communities, 72 are located in counties other than Bourbon 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 Bronson (which is Bourbon 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 Bronson
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bourbon County (where Bronson resides)
- County Website: https://www.bourboncountyks.org/
- County Seat for Bourbon: Fort Scott
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Xenia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Xenia is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
- Berlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Rockford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rockford is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
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- Redfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Porterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Porterville is located in Bourbon County
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- Devon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Devon is located in Bourbon County
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- Mapleton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mapleton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Marmaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marmaton is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaton
- Harding
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harding is located in Bourbon County
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- Hollister
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hollister is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
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- Hiattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
- Ronald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ronald is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronald
- Bell Town ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bell Town is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Fort Scott
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fort Scott is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Scott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,648 people
- Fort Scott has also been known as:
- Fort Scott City
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- Hammond
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hammond is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
- Fulton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee Station
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pawnee Station is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Station
- Edward
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Edward is located in Bourbon County
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- Godfrey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Godfrey is located in Bourbon County
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- Barnesville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Barnesville is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Garland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Bourbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Allen County
- County Website: https://www.allencounty.org/
- County Seat for Allen: Iola
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Moran
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moran is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bayard is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
- Elsmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elsmore is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Elsmore has also been known as:
- Elsinore
- Mildred
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mildred is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
- Savonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Savonburg is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- La Harpe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gas is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Leanna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Iola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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- Bassett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bassett is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Carlyle
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carlyle is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
- Humboldt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Octagon City ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Octagon City is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
- Petrolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Petrolia is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Geneva
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Geneva is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Anderson County
- County Website: http://www.andersoncountyks.org/
- County Seat for Anderson: Garnett
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Kincaid
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kincaid is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lone Elm
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Selma is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Colony is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
- Bush City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bush City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
- Welda
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Welda is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welda
- Mont Ida
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mont Ida is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont Ida
- Garnett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westphalia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Crawford County
- County Website: https://www.crawfordcountykansas.org/
- County Seat for Crawford: Girard
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Hepler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hepler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Walnut
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Farlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Brazilton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Brazilton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazilton
- Cato
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cato is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Dry Wood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Wood is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Wood
- Greenbush
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Greenbush is located in Crawford County
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- Englevale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Englevale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englevale
- Girard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Coalvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coalvale is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalvale
- Gross
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gross is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross
- Polk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Polk is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Linn County
- County Website: https://www.linncountyks.com/
- County Seat for Linn: Mound City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Blue Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mantey
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mantey is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantey
- Critzer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Critzer is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critzer
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Centerville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Mound City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Prescott is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Dunlay
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Dunlay is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlay
- Farlinville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farlinville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farlinville
- Goodrich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Goodrich is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Pleasanton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Neosho County
- County Website: https://www.neoshocountyks.org/
- County Seat for Neosho: Erie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Stark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stark is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Kimball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kimball is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
- Odense
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Odense is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
- Rollin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rollin is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollin
- Erie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Shaw is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Chanute
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Paul
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urbana is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
- Earlton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earlton is located in Neosho County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Woodson County
- County Website: http://woodsoncounty.net/
- County Seat for Woodson: Yates Center
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Piqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Neosho Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Cookville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cookville is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
- Athens
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Athens is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- North Ridge ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- North Ridge is located in Woodson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
- Bates County
- County Website: https://batescounty.net/
- County Seat for Bates: Butler (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- Hume
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Vernon County
- County Website: https://vernoncountymo.org/
- County Seat for Vernon: Nevada (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Bronson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bronson.
- Bunnville ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bunnville is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunnville
- Eve
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Eve is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve
- Katy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Katy is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Amos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Richards
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Richards is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Stotesbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Stotesbury is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotesbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Swart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Swart is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swart
- Wolfe ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wolfe is located in Vernon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bronson) 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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