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Nearest Communities to Clay Center,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Clay Center.<1>

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

Clay Center is located in Clay County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Cloud, Dickinson, Geary, Ottawa, Riley & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clay Center. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than Clay 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 Clay Center (which is Clay 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 Clay Center

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

  • Clay County   (where Clay Center resides)
    • County Website:   www.claycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clay Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clay Center.
      • Broughton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Broughton
        • From Clay Center to Broughton
      • Green
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Morganville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Idana
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Idana
        • From Clay Center to Idana
      • Ladysmith
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ladysmith
        • From Clay Center to Ladysmith
      • Garfield Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Wakefield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Browndale
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
        • Browndale is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Browndale
        • From Clay Center to Browndale
      • Oak Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Vining
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
        • Vining is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Industry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Longford
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloud County
    • County Seat for Cloud:   Concordia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clay Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clay Center.
      • Saint Joseph
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Miltonvale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Clyde
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
      • Ames
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Aurora
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Aurora is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Rice
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Huscher
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cook
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Cloud County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cook
        • From Clay Center to Cook
      • Rosaco
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosaco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaco
        • Rosaco is located in Cloud County
  • Dickinson County
  • Geary County
  • Marshall County
  • Ottawa County
  • Pottawatomie County
  • Republic County
    • County Seat for Republic:   Belleville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clay Center   ...
      • Agenda
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agenda
        • Agenda is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Riley County
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clay Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clay Center.
      • Lasita ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
        • Lasita is located in Riley County
      • Bala
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • May Day
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leonardville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Riley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Walsburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Walsburg
        • From Clay Center to Walsburg
      • Winkler
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
        • Winkler is located in Riley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Winkler
        • From Clay Center to Winkler
      • Randolph
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Keats
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
        • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
      • Ogden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Ford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
      • Eureka Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
        • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
  • Washington County
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clay Center   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clay Center.
      • Clifton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Kimeo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
        • Kimeo is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kimeo
        • From Clay Center to Kimeo
      • Palmer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Linn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Chepstow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
        • Chepstow is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Chepstow
        • From Clay Center to Chepstow
      • Strawberry
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
        • Strawberry is located in Washington County
      • Calderhead
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calderhead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderhead
        • Calderhead is located in Washington County
      • Greenleaf
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
        • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
      • Barnes
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Brantford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
        • Brantford is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Brantford
        • From Clay Center to Brantford
      • Enosdale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
        • Enosdale is located in Washington County
      • Washington
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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- Clay Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clay Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3804, Longitude: -97.1246    
<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>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>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.




 

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