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Nearest Communities to Clifton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Clifton.<1>

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

Clifton is primarily located in Washington County. A portion of Clifton extends into Clay County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Clay, Cloud, Marshall, Republic, Riley, Gage (NE), Jefferson (NE) & Thayer (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Clifton. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Washington 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 Clifton (which is Washington 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 Clifton

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

  • Washington County   (where Clifton resides)
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Calderhead
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calderhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderhead
        • Calderhead is located in Washington County
      • Palmer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Strawberry
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
        • Strawberry is located in Washington County
      • Brantford
        (10 miles [16.1 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
        • Brantford is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Brantford
        • From Clifton to Brantford
      • Linn
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Kimeo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
        • Kimeo is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kimeo
        • From Clifton to Kimeo
      • Enosdale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
        • Enosdale is located in Washington County
      • Haddam
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haddam have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddam
        • Haddam is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
        • Haddam has also been known as:
        • Haddam City
        • West Haddam
      • Morrowville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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        • Greenleaf
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
        • Chepstow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • 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.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
          • Chepstow is located in Washington County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Chepstow
          • From Clifton to Chepstow
        • Blocker ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker
          • Blocker is located in Washington County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Blocker
          • From Clifton to Blocker
        • Washington
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Barnes
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Mahaska
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaska have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaska
          • Mahaska is located in Washington County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.claycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Vining
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Garfield Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Morganville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Browndale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
        • Browndale is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Browndale
        • From Clifton to Browndale
      • Idana
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Idana
        • From Clifton to Idana
      • Clay Center
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Green
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Broughton
        (20 miles [32.2 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
        • Broughton is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Broughton
        • From Clifton to Broughton
      • Ladysmith
        (21 miles [33.8 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
        • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ladysmith
        • From Clifton to Ladysmith
      • Oak Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Longford
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Wakefield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Industry
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Cloud County
    • County Seat for Cloud:   Concordia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Clyde
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
      • Saint Joseph
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ames
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rice
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Aurora
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Huscher
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Miltonvale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cook
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Cloud County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cook
        • From Clifton to Cook
      • Rosaco
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosaco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaco
        • Rosaco is located in Cloud County
      • Concordia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Yuma
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yuma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
        • Yuma is located in Cloud County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Yuma
        • From Clifton to Yuma
      • Macyville ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
        • Macyville is located in Cloud County
  • Marshall County
  • Ottawa County
  • Republic County
    • County Seat for Republic:   Belleville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Clifton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Clifton.
      • Agenda
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agenda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Wayne
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
        • Wayne is located in Republic County
      • Haworth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
        • Haworth is located in Republic County
      • Cuba
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
        • Cuba is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
      • Talmo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmo
        • Talmo is located in Republic County
      • Tabor
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
        • Tabor is located in Republic County
        • Tabor has also been known as:
        • Mount Tabor
        • New Tabor
      • Belleville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
        • Belleville is located in Republic County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <5>
      • Munden
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Norway
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
        • Norway is located in Republic County
      • Narka
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Rydal
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rydal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rydal
        • Rydal is located in Republic County
  • Riley County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Clifton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clifton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5679, Longitude: -97.2791    
<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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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