Nearest Communities to Galva,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Galva, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Galva:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 Galva.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Galva is located in McPherson County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Galva. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than McPherson 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 Galva (which is McPherson 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 Galva
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McPherson County (where Galva resides)
- County Website: https://www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
- County Seat for McPherson: McPherson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Gottland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Gottland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gottland
- McPherson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilton is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
- Elyria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- West Johnson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Johnson is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
- West Johnson has also been known as:
- Johnstown
- Moundridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Roxbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Conway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Jenkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
- Lindsborg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Inman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freemount
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Freemount is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
- Freemount has also been known as:
- Freemont City
- Marquette
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mackie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mackie is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
- Windom
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Windom is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Dickinson County
- County Website: https://www.dkcoks.gov/
- County Seat for Dickinson: Abilene
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Carlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Elmo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Holland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Dillon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Ellsworth County
- County Website: https://www.ellsworthcounty.org/
- County Seat for Ellsworth: Ellsworth
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Langley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Venango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Venango is located in Ellsworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
- Harvey County
- County Website: https://www.harveycounty.gov/
- County Seat for Harvey: Newton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Hesston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Zimmerdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- North Newton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Walton
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Burrton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Paxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Sand Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Creek is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
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- Halstead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- McGraw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Van Arsdale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- Putnam
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- McLains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLains is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
- Marion County
- County Website: https://www.marioncoks.net/
- County Seat for Marion: Marion
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Waldeck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Waldeck is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
- Lehigh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Goessel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Durham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Canada
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Canada is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
- Tampa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Eastshore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Eastshore is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
- Aulne ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Aulne is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
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- Pilsen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Peabody
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
- Former name for Peabody:
- Coneburgh
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <3>
- Marion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ramona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Antelope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Antelope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Oursler
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oursler is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
- Reno County
- County Website: https://www.renocountyks.gov/
- County Seat for Reno: Hutchinson
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Buhler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <3>
- Medora
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Obeeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Obeeville is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Hutchinson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rice County
- County Website: https://www.ricecounty.us/
- County Seat for Rice: Lyons
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Little River
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Galt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Galt is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Mitchell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Saline County
- County Website: https://www.salinecountyks.gov/
- County Seat for Saline: Salina
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Galva ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Galva.
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Hallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hallville is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
- Assaria
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gypsum
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salemsborg
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salemsborg is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemsborg
- Falun
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Mentor is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Smolan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Smolan is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Kipp
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kipp is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
- Phillips Village ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Phillips Village is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
- Salina
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bavaria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bavaria is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
- Bavaria has also been known as:
- Houch
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- Galva) 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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