Nearest Communities to Carbon,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Carbon, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Carbon:
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.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Carbon is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Jackson County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Atchison, Brown, Jefferson, Nemaha, Pottawatomie & Shawnee.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Carbon. Of these communities, 99 are located in counties other than Jackson 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 Carbon (which is Jackson 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 Carbon
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Jackson County (where Carbon resides)
- County Website: https://jacksoncountyks.com/
- County Seat for Jackson: Holton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Larkinburg
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Denison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Whiting
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Holton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Netawaka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Mayetta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ontario
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Soldier
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Delia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Delia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Atchison County
- County Website: https://www.atchisoncountyks.org/
- County Seat for Atchison: Atchison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Arrington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Muscotah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Effingham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kennekuk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Huron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Cummings
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Shannon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Hawthorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Parnell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Potter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Saint Pats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Saint Pats is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pats
- Atchison
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dalbey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dalbey is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
- Port Williams
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.brcoks.org/
- County Seat for Brown: Hiawatha
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Horton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mercier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mercier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
- Everest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Willis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Baker ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Powhattan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Fidelity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelity is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Fairview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hiawatha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sun Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Hamlin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Padonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Padonia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Doniphan County
- County Website: https://dpcountyks.com/
- County Seat for Doniphan: Troy
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Purcell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Denton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Severance
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Bendena
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Doniphan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Brenner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Moray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Douglas County
- County Website: https://www.dgcoks.gov/
- County Seat for Douglas: Lawrence
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- Grover
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://www.jfcountyks.com/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Oskaloosa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Half Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Valley Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <4>
- Nortonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boyle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Dunavant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Lake Shore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Ozawkie
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Meriden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- West Shore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Winchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hilldale South
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Hilldale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Lake Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lakeside Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Oskaloosa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Thompsonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Newman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- McLouth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth County
- County Website: https://www.leavenworthcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Leavenworth: Leavenworth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Millwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Easton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lowemont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Springdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Nemaha County
- County Website: https://www.nmcoks.us/
- County Seat for Nemaha: Seneca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Wetmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Granada
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Goff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Capioma
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Capioma is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
- America City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- America City is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
- Woodlawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Corning
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kelly is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
- Pottawatomie County
- County Website: https://www.pottcounty.org/
- County Seat for Pottawatomie: Westmoreland
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Havensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Clere
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
- Emmett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aikins
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
- Onaga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Shawnee County
- County Website: https://www.snco.gov/
- County Seat for Shawnee: Topeka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Elmont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grove is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Menoken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Menoken is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
- Kiro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Kiro is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
- North Topeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Belmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Spencer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Spencer is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
- Tecumseh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Silver Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smiths Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Smiths Ferry is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
- Topeka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rossville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buchanan County
- County Website: https://www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
- County Seat for Buchanan: Saint Joseph (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Carbon ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Carbon.
- Winthrop
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Armour
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Lewis and Clark Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Sugar Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carbon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carbon, 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. |