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Nearest Communities to Harris,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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.

Harris is located in Anderson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson County: Allen, Bourbon, Coffey, Franklin, Linn, Miami & Woodson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Harris. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Anderson 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 Harris (which is Anderson 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 Harris

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

  • Anderson County   (where Harris resides)
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Garnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • Central City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Anderson County
        • Former name for Central City:
        • Jerome
        • Central City has also been known as:
        • Central
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Central City
        • From Harris to Central City
      • Glenlock
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
        • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Glenlock
        • From Harris to Glenlock
      • Mont Ida
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Westphalia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
        • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Garnett
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Scipio
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
        • Scipio is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Scipio
        • From Harris to Scipio
      • Welda
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Greeley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greeley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
        • Greeley is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <5>
      • Colony
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
        • Colony is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Bush City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
        • Bush City is located in Anderson County
      • Lone Elm
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
        • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lone Elm
        • From Harris to Lone Elm
      • Selma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Selma
        • From Harris to Selma
      • Kincaid
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
        • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Allen County
    • County Website:   www.allencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Allen:   Iola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • Geneva
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Carlyle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mildred
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
        • Mildred is located in Allen County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
      • Bayard
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
        • Bayard is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Bayard
        • From Harris to Bayard
      • Gas
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Iola
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <5>
      • Bassett
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
        • Bassett is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • La Harpe
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Coffey County
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Ottawa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • Silkville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
        • Silkville is located in Franklin County
        • Silkville has also been known as:
        • Boissiere Silk Farm
        • Valeton
      • Williamsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Richmond
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Ransomville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Homewood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Princeton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • B N Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Pomona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
        • Pomona is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona <5>
      • Richter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richter
        • Richter is located in Franklin County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Richter
        • From Harris to Richter
      • Lane
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
        • Lane is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
        • Lane has also been known as:
        • Lane City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <5>
      • Ottawa
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ottawa Junction
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ottawa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Junction
        • Ottawa Junction is located in Franklin County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Imes
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Peoria
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
          • Peoria is located in Franklin County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Peoria
          • From Harris to Peoria
        • Rantoul
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Centropolis
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Norwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
          • Norwood is located in Franklin County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Norwood
          • From Harris to Norwood
        • Le Loup
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Loup have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Loup
          • Le Loup is located in Franklin County
  • Linn County
    • County Seat for Linn:   Mound City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • Centerville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Dunlay
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlay
        • Dunlay is located in Linn County
      • Goodrich
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Parker
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
        • Parker is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Blue Mound
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
        • Blue Mound is located in Linn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <5>
      • Cadmus
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyon County
  • Miami County
    • County Website:   www.co.miami.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Miami:   Paola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • O'Brien
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Brien have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien
        • O'Brien is located in Miami County
      • Stanton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
        • Stanton is located in Miami County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Stanton
        • From Harris to Stanton
      • Beagle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beagle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beagle
        • Beagle is located in Miami County
      • Osawatomie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Osage County
    • County Website:   www.osageco.org/
    • County Seat for Osage:   Lyndon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • Melvern
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Quenemo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
        • Quenemo is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
        • Quenemo has also been known as:
        • Quenemo Agency
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Quenemo
        • From Harris to Quenemo
      • Olivet
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridgeton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeton
        • Ridgeton is located in Osage County
      • Lyndon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Vassar
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Michigan Valley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
        • Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
      • Arvonia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arvonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
        • Arvonia is located in Osage County
      • Lyndon Station
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
        • Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
      • Barclay
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osage City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Woodson County
    • County Website:   www.woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Harris   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Harris.
      • Neosho Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
        • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Vernon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Piqua
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Hasty
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
        • Hasty is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hasty
        • From Harris to Hasty
      • Athens
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Athens
        • From Harris to Athens

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 from Point A (ie- Harris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3197, Longitude: -95.4374    
<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>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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