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Nearest Communities to Dillwyn,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.


Dillwyn is located in Stafford County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stafford County: Barton, Edwards, Pawnee, Pratt, Reno & Rice.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 47 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dillwyn. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Stafford 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 Dillwyn (which is Stafford 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 Dillwyn

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

  • Stafford County   (where Dillwyn resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.staffordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Stafford:   Saint John
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dillwyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dillwyn.
      • Macksville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Saint John
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Radium
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Radium is located in Stafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Stafford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Stafford is located in Stafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
        • Stafford has also been known as:
        • Stafford Center
        • Stafford City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stafford <3>
      • Seward
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Seward is located in Stafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Hudson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hudson is located in Stafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Neola
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Neola is located in Stafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
      • Zenith ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Zenith is located in Stafford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
  • Barton County
    • County Website:   https://www.bartoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Barton:   Great Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dillwyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dillwyn.
      • Pawnee Rock
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dundee
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Dundee is located in Barton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Anchorway
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Anchorway is located in Barton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
      • Great Bend
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dartmouth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
  • Edwards County
    • County Website:   https://www.edwardscountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Edwards:   Kinsley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dillwyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dillwyn.
      • Belpre
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Belpre is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Trousdale ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
      • Fellsburg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
      • Lewis
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Centerview
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerview is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
      • Nettleton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
      • Williams ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Williams is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Hodges
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Hodges is located in Edwards County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Kinsley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Kiowa County
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   https://www.pawneecountykansas.com/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Larned
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dillwyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dillwyn.
      • Zook
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Zook is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zook
      • Ray ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Ray is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
      • Larned
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamburg
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hamburg is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Garfield
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Frizell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Frizell is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizell
      • Sanford ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Sanford is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Ash Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
      • Bert Wettar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bert Wettar is located in Pawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bert Wettar
  • Pratt County
    • County Website:   https://www.prattcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pratt:   Pratt
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dillwyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dillwyn.
      • Byers
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Byers is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Hopewell ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Hopewell is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Iuka
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Iuka is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Natrona
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Natrona is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
      • Cullison
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Cullison is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullison
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Pratt
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Preston
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Preston is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
      • Waldeck
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Waldeck is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
      • Cairo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Cairo is located in Pratt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Reno County
    • County Website:   https://www.renocountyks.gov/
    • County Seat for Reno:   Hutchinson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dillwyn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dillwyn.
      • Sylvia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Sylvia is located in Reno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
        • Sylvia has also been known as:
        • Anderson's Farm
      • Turon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Turon is located in Reno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turon
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
        • Former name for Turon:
        • Pioneer City
      • Huntsville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Huntsville is located in Reno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Jordan Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jordan Springs is located in Reno County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Springs

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dillwyn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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