Nearest Communities to Dorrance,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Dorrance, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Dorrance:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Please note 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.
Dorrance is located in Russell County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Russell County: Barton, Ellis, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Osborne, Rooks & Rush.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dorrance. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Russell 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 Dorrance (which is Russell 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 Dorrance
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Russell County (where Dorrance resides)
- County Website: https://www.russellcountykansas.com/
- County Seat for Russell: Russell
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Bunker Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Homer is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Luray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Milberger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Waldo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Former name for Waldo:
- Pleasant Run
- Gorham
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Paradise
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paradise is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Fairport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Barton County
- County Website: https://www.bartoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Barton: Great Bend
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Beaver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Hitschmann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hitschmann is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
- Susank
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Farhman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Farhman is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
- Odin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Stickney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Millard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Claflin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Redwing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Galatia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Hoisington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- South Hoisington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Kanbrick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Olmitz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis County
- County Website: https://www.ellisco.net/
- County Seat for Ellis: Hays
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Walker
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Victoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Emmeram
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Emmeram is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
- Ellsworth County
- County Website: https://www.ellsworthcounty.org/
- County Seat for Ellsworth: Ellsworth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Wilson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Black Wolf ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
- Holyrood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lorraine
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Kanopolis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Frantz ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
- Midway
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Lincoln County
- County Seat for Lincoln: Lincoln Center
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Wolf Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Sylvan Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvan Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Sylvan Grove has also been known as:
- Sylvan Grove Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Grove <3>
- Vesper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vesper is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Denmark
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Denmark is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Goldenrod
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenrod is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldenrod
- Grant
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Ash Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ash Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
- Lincoln Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Barton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Quartzite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
- Edalgo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Edalgo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edalgo
- Mitchell County
- Osborne County
- County Website: https://www.osbornecounty.org/
- County Seat for Osborne: Osborne
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Cheyenne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cheyenne is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne has also been known as:
- Cheyenne City
- Vincent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Vincent is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
- Cheyenne Gap
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cheyenne Gap is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Gap
- Rice County
- County Website: https://www.ricecounty.us/
- County Seat for Rice: Lyons
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Dorrance ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Dorrance.
- Bushton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bushton is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Frederick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frederick is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
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 from Point A (ie- Dorrance) 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |