Nearest Communities to Effingham,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Effingham, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Effingham:
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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Effingham is located in Atchison County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Buchanan (MO) & Platte (MO).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 119 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Effingham. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than Atchison 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 Effingham (which is Atchison 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 Effingham
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Atchison County (where Effingham resides)
- County Website: https://www.atchisoncountyks.org/
- County Seat for Atchison: Atchison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Monrovia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Lancaster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Muscotah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Muscotah is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Huron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huron is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Cummings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Arrington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Arrington has also been known as:
- Arrington Mineral Springs
- Arrington Springs
- Hawthorne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Parnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parnell is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Kennekuk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Atchison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Saint Pats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Pats is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pats
- Potter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Dalbey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dalbey is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
- Port Williams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Oak Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.brcoks.org/
- County Seat for Brown: Hiawatha
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Everest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Horton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Willis is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Mercier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercier is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
- Baker ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Baker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Robinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Robinson is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Powhattan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powhattan is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Hiawatha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fidelity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelity is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
- Fairview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Padonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Padonia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
- Hamlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- Sun Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Springs is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
- Doniphan County
- County Website: https://dpcountyks.com/
- County Seat for Doniphan: Troy
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Purcell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Purcell is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Denton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leona
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Leona is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Doniphan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
- Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Severance
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Severance is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Bendena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Brenner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Moray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moray is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Fanning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fanning is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
- Troy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Troy is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Sparks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Palermo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Palermo is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
- Blair
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Iowa Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
- Wathena
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://jacksoncountyks.com/
- County Seat for Jackson: Holton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Larkinburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
- Carbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carbon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Whiting
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whiting is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Denison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Birmingham is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Netawaka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Netawaka is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Holton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mayetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Circleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hoyt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ontario
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ontario is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Soldier
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Jefferson County
- County Website: https://www.jfcountyks.com/
- County Seat for Jefferson: Oskaloosa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Nortonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Half Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
- Boyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Valley Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Valley Falls has also been known as:
- Sautrelle
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
- Dunavant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Winchester
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Ozawkie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Indian Ridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
- Oskaloosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hilldale
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- West Shore
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- West Shore is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shore
- Hilldale South
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hilldale South is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale South
- Lake Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge
- Lakeside Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Meriden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- McLouth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Thompsonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Medina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Medina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
- Newman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Newman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Leavenworth County
- County Website: https://www.leavenworthcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Leavenworth: Leavenworth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Millwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Millwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Easton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lowemont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Springdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Kickapoo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Five Points
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Jarbalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Leavenworth
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nemaha County
- County Website: https://www.nmcoks.us/
- County Seat for Nemaha: Seneca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Wetmore
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Granada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Granada is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada has also been known as:
- Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Spring
- Bancroft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Capioma
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Capioma is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
- Woodlawn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Goff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Goff is located in Nemaha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Shawnee County
- County Website: https://www.snco.gov/
- County Seat for Shawnee: Topeka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- Elmont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmont is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Buchanan County
- County Website: https://www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
- County Seat for Buchanan: Saint Joseph (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Winthrop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Armour
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Armour is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
- Lewis and Clark Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Sugar Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Rushville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Halls
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Halls is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- De Kalb
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Kenmoor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
- Mock Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mock Corner
- Wallace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wallace is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
- Lake Station
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Station is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
- Halleck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Halleck is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halleck
- Taos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Taos is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
- Kirschner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirschner is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirschner
- Platte County
- County Website: https://www.co.platte.mo.us/
- County Seat for Platte: Platte City (MO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Effingham ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Effingham.
- Sugar Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Bean Lake Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bean Lake Station is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Lake Station
- Iatan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sadler
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sadler is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler
- Dye
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dye is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
- Weston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beverly
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Stillings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Effingham) 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. |