Nearest Communities to Emporia,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Emporia, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Emporia:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 starting from Emporia.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Emporia is located in Lyon County and is the County Seat.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris, Osage & Wabaunsee.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Emporia. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Lyon 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 Emporia (which is Lyon 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 Emporia
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lyon County (where Emporia resides)
- County Website: www.lyoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Lyon: Emporia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Lyon County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Lyon County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Lyon County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Emporia Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Berkeley Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Merrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lang
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Americus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
- Americus is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Americus <4>
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Olpe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
- Olpe is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <4>
- Neosho Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Hartford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
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- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Reading is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
- Admire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
- Admire is located in Lyon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <4>
- Bushong
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Allen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Agnes City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Miller
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Reading
- Chase County
- County Seat for Chase: Cottonwood Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Chase County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Chase County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Chase County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Toledo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Saffordville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saffordville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Ellinor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Gladstone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Cottonwood Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Falls
- Cottonwood Falls is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Falls <4>
- Strong City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
- Strong City is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Strong City has also been known as:
- Strong
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strong City <4>
- Bazaar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazaar
- Bazaar is located in Chase County
- Neva
(23 miles [37 km] to the west) - Elmdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Elmdale is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmdale <4>
- Rockland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Matfield Green
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matfield Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matfield Green
- Matfield Green is located in Chase County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matfield Green <4>
- Hymer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coffey County
- County Website: www.coffeycountyks.org/
- County Seat for Coffey: Burlington
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Coffey County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Coffey County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Coffey County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Lebo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Lebo is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebo <4>
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Ottumwa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- New Strawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Strawn
- New Strawn is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Strawn <4>
- Beto Junction
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beto Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beto Junction
- Beto Junction is located in Coffey County
- Gridley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Halls Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Sharpe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Burlington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Coffey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
- Greenwood County
- County Seat for Greenwood: Eureka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Greenwood County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Greenwood County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Greenwood County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Madison is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
- Kenbro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Lamont
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Lamont is located in Greenwood County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <4>
- Bisbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Burkett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Hilltop
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Thrall
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south) - Teterville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teterville
- Teterville is located in Greenwood County
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Greenwood County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
- Virgil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Morris County
- County Seat for Morris: Council Grove
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Morris County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Morris County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Morris County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Dunlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Council Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <4>
- Helmick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Osage County
- County Website: www.osageco.org/
- County Seat for Osage: Lyndon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Osage County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Osage County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Osage County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Arvonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Barclay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Ridgeton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Olivet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Osage City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Osage City is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <4>
- Peterton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Melvern
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <4>
- Burlingame
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
- Lyndon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
- Lyndon is located in Osage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
- Wabaunsee County
- County Seat for Wabaunsee: Alma
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Kansas
- Wabaunsee County
- From Family Search:
- State of Kansas
- Wabaunsee County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Kansas
- Wabaunsee County
- Nearest Communities to Emporia ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Emporia.
- Wilmington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Bradford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north) - Harveyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Emporia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Emporia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4050, Longitude: -96.1802 |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |