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Nearest Communities to Grenola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Grenola.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Grenola is located in Elk County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Elk County: Butler, Chautauqua, Cowley, Greenwood, Montgomery & Wilson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Grenola. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Elk 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 Grenola (which is Elk 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 Grenola

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

  • Elk County   (where Grenola resides)
    • County Seat for Elk:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grenola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grenola.
      • Moline
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
        • Moline is located in Elk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
      • Howard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Elk Falls
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Fiat
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fiat. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
        • Fiat is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Fiat
        • From Grenola to Fiat
      • Longton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cave Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Busby
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Busby
        • From Grenola to Busby
      • Oak Valley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Upola
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
        • Upola is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upola
        • From Grenola to Upola
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   www.bucoks.com/
    • County Seat for Butler:   El Dorado
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grenola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grenola.
      • Latham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Latham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
        • Latham is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Latham <4>
      • Wingate
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
        • Wingate is located in Butler County
      • Beaumont
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Clay Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clay Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
        • Clay Center is located in Butler County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Clay Center
        • From Grenola to Clay Center
      • Keighley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keighley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
        • Keighley is located in Butler County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Keighley
        • From Grenola to Keighley
      • Smileyville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smileyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
        • Smileyville is located in Butler County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Smileyville
        • From Grenola to Smileyville
      • Bloomington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Leon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • Leon is located in Butler County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
        • Leon has also been known as:
        • West Leon
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
  • Chautauqua County
    • County Seat for Chautauqua:   Sedan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grenola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grenola.
      • Cloverdale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
        • Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
      • Wauneta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wauneta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
        • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Wauneta
        • From Grenola to Wauneta
      • Gibbs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gibbs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
        • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Gibbs
        • From Grenola to Gibbs
      • Rogers
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rogers
        • From Grenola to Rogers
      • Cedar Vale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Layton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
        • Layton is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Layton
        • From Grenola to Layton
      • Osro
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
        • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
        • Osro has also been known as:
        • Osrow
        • Ozro Falls
        • Ozro
        • Ozrow
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Osro
        • From Grenola to Osro
      • Grafton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
        • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Grafton
        • From Grenola to Grafton
      • Hewins
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hewins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewins
        • Hewins is located in Chautauqua County
      • Sedan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
        • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hale
        • From Grenola to Hale
      • Monett
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
        • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Monett
        • From Grenola to Monett
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Elgin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
          • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
          • Elgin has also been known as:
          • New Elgin
        • Peru
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
          • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
        • Chautauqua
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
          • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
        • Niotaze
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niotaze have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
          • Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Cowley County
    • County Website:   www.cowleycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Cowley:   Winfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grenola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grenola.
      • Grand Summit
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Glen Crouse
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Crouse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
        • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Glen Crouse
        • From Grenola to Glen Crouse
      • Cambridge
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Burden
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hooser
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hooser. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
        • Hooser is located in Cowley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hooser
        • From Grenola to Hooser
      • Taussig
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taussig have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
        • Taussig is located in Cowley County
      • Dexter
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Atlanta
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
        • Atlanta is located in Cowley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
      • Eaton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eaton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
        • Eaton is located in Cowley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Eaton
        • From Grenola to Eaton
      • Eschs ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eschs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschs
        • Eschs is located in Cowley County
      • Tisdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
        • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
      • Wilmot
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • New Salem
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Floral
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral
          • Floral is located in Cowley County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Floral
          • From Grenola to Floral
        • Maple City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Vinton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vinton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
          • Vinton is located in Cowley County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Vinton
          • From Grenola to Vinton
        • Cameron
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cameron. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
          • Cameron is located in Cowley County
          • Cameron has also been known as:
          • Cameron City
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Cameron
          • From Grenola to Cameron
        • Winfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood County
    • County Seat for Greenwood:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grenola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grenola.
      • Blodgett
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blodgett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
        • Blodgett is located in Greenwood County
      • Piedmont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
        • Piedmont is located in Greenwood County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
      • Severy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Climax
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
        • Climax is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Fall River
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
        • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
      • Belleview ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
        • Belleview is located in Greenwood County
      • Landergin ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landergin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landergin
        • Landergin is located in Greenwood County
      • Reece
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery County
  • Wilson County
  • Osage County
    • County Seat for Osage:   Pawhuska (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Grenola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Grenola.
      • Frankfort
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
        • Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Frankfort
        • From Grenola to Frankfort
      • Boulanger Landing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulanger Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulanger Landing
        • Boulanger Landing is located in Osage County (OK)
      • Grainola
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Boulangerville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulangerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulangerville
        • Boulangerville is located in Osage County (OK)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grenola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grenola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3513, Longitude: -96.4493    
<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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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