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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Shanks Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shanks Cemetery.

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Shanks Cemetery. We've listed the following communities based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Milford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Keats
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
    • Keats is located in Riley County
  • Alida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
    • Alida is located in Geary County
  • Ogden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Riley is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Former names for Riley:
    • Riley Center
    • Union
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
  • Wakefield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Junction City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Grandview Plaza
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
    • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
  • Eureka Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
  • Bala
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
    • Bala is located in Riley County
  • Upland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Upland is located in Dickinson County
  • Ashland ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Riley County
    • Ashland has also been known as:
    • Ashland Bottoms
  • Kansas Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kansas Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
    • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
  • Manhattan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Leonardville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
    • Leonardville is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
    • Leonardville has also been known as:
    • Leonard
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
  • Wreford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
    • Wreford is located in Geary County
  • Fairmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Fairmont is located in Riley County
  • Walsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
    • Walsburg is located in Riley County
  • Broughton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Clay County
  • Chapman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lasita ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
    • Lasita is located in Riley County
  • Industry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Industry is located in Clay County
  • Randolph
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
    • Randolph is located in Riley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Buckeye
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
  • Green
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladysmith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
    • Ladysmith is located in Clay County

The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shanks Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1756, Longitude: -96.8411       In this case, the coordinates for the Shanks Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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