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Nearest Communities to Canton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 starting from Canton.<1>

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

Canton is located in McPherson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Canton. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than McPherson 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 Canton (which is McPherson 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 Canton

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

  • McPherson County   (where Canton resides)
    • County Website:   www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
    • County Seat for McPherson:   McPherson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canton.
      • Galva
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
        • Galva is located in McPherson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <4>
      • New Gottland
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gottland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gottland
        • New Gottland is located in McPherson County
      • Roxbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Elyria
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in McPherson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elyria
        • From Canton to Elyria
      • McPherson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Moundridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hilton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
        • Hilton is located in McPherson County
      • West Johnson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
        • West Johnson is located in McPherson County
        • West Johnson has also been known as:
        • Johnstown
      • Groveland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Groveland is located in McPherson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Groveland
        • From Canton to Groveland
      • Lindsborg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jenkins
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
        • Jenkins is located in McPherson County
      • Conway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Freemount
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
          • Freemount is located in McPherson County
          • Freemount has also been known as:
          • Freemont City
        • Inman
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
          • Inman is located in McPherson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
        • Mackie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
          • Mackie is located in McPherson County
        • Marquette
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Windom
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   www.bucoks.com/
    • County Seat for Butler:   El Dorado
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canton   ...
      • Elbing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
        • Elbing is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canton.
      • Carlton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Elmo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
        • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
      • Dillon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
        • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Dillon
        • From Canton to Dillon
      • Jacobs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
        • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Jacobs
        • From Canton to Jacobs
      • Holland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Rishel
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rishel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
        • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rishel
        • From Canton to Rishel
      • Hope
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellsworth County
  • Harvey County
    • County Website:   www.harveycounty.com/
    • County Seat for Harvey:   Newton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canton.
      • Hesston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Zimmerdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zimmerdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
        • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Zimmerdale
        • From Canton to Zimmerdale
      • Walton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
        • Walton is located in Harvey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <4>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Walton
        • From Canton to Walton
      • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
        • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
      • North Newton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
        • North Newton is located in Harvey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <4>
      • Newton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sand Creek
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
        • Sand Creek is located in Harvey County
      • Halstead
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
        • Halstead is located in Harvey County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <4>
      • McGraw
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGraw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
        • McGraw is located in Harvey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to McGraw
        • From Canton to McGraw
      • Van Arsdale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Paxton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
        • Paxton is located in Harvey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Paxton
        • From Canton to Paxton
      • McLains
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McLains. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
        • McLains is located in Harvey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to McLains
        • From Canton to McLains
      • Putnam
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Burrton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion County
    • County Seat for Marion:   Marion
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canton.
      • Waldeck
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
        • Waldeck is located in Marion County
      • Lehigh
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Goessel
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
        • Goessel is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
      • Hillsboro
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Durham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Canada
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tampa
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tampa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
        • Tampa is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <4>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tampa
        • From Canton to Tampa
      • Eastshore
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastshore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
        • Eastshore is located in Marion County
      • Aulne ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aulne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
        • Aulne is located in Marion County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Aulne
        • From Canton to Aulne
      • Pilsen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Marion
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Peabody
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Antelope
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
          • Antelope is located in Marion County
        • Ramona
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
          • Ramona is located in Marion County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
          • Ramona has also been known as:
          • Ramona Station
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Ramona
          • From Canton to Ramona
        • Oursler
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oursler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
          • Oursler is located in Marion County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Oursler
          • From Canton to Oursler
        • Lincolnville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
          • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
        • Lost Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
          • Lost Springs is located in Marion County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <4>
        • Florence
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Reno County
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Salina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canton.
      • Hallville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
        • Hallville is located in Saline County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hallville
        • From Canton to Hallville
      • Bridgeport
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Gypsum
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Assaria
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
        • Assaria is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <4>
      • Salemsborg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Mentor
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Falun
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kipp
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Smolan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
        • Smolan is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
        • Phillips Village is located in Saline County

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Canton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3867, Longitude: -97.4284    
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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