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Nearest Communities to Hewins,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Hewins is located in Chautauqua County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chautauqua County: Cowley, Elk, Montgomery, Osage (OK) & Washington (OK).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hewins. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Chautauqua 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 Hewins (which is Chautauqua 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 Hewins

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

  • Chautauqua County   (where Hewins resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.chautauquacountyks.com/
    • County Seat for Chautauqua:   Sedan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hewins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hewins.
      • Layton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Layton is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
      • Osro
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
        • Osro has also been known as:
        • Osrow
        • Ozro Falls
        • Ozro
        • Ozrow
      • Wauneta
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
      • Cedar Vale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
        • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
        • Cedar
        • Cedarvale
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <3>
      • Elgin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
        • Elgin has also been known as:
        • New Elgin
      • Gibbs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
      • Rogers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Chautauqua
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Cloverdale
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Cloverdale is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Sedan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <3>
      • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
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      • Peru
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
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        • Grafton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
        • Monett
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
        • Niotaze
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Niotaze is located in Chautauqua County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niotaze
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
        • Hale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Cowley County
    • County Website:   https://www.cowleycountyks.gov/
    • County Seat for Cowley:   Winfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hewins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hewins.
      • Taussig
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Taussig is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taussig
      • Hooser
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Hooser is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
      • Dexter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Maple City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Maple City is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Eschs ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Eschs is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eschs
      • Grand Summit
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
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      • Cambridge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Cambridge is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Eaton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Eaton is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
      • Vinton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Vinton is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Cameron
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Cameron is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
        • Cameron has also been known as:
        • Cameron City
      • Burden
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silverdale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Silverdale is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Tisdale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Tisdale is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Glen Crouse
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
  • Elk County
    • County Website:   https://www.elkcountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Elk:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hewins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hewins.
      • Grenola
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Grenola is located in Elk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Moline
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Elk Falls
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Longton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Longton is located in Elk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
        • Former name for Longton:
        • Elk Rapids
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <3>
      • Howard
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Howard is located in Elk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
        • Former name for Howard:
        • Howard City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <3>
      • Oak Valley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Valley is located in Elk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.mgcountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hewins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hewins.
      • Havana
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Havana is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Caney
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Caney is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <3>
      • Owen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Owen is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
      • Wayside
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Wayside is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
  • Kay County
  • Osage County
    • County Seat for Osage:   Pawhuska (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hewins   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hewins.
      • Boulangerville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Boulangerville is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulangerville
      • Boulanger Landing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Boulanger Landing is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulanger Landing
      • Foraker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Blackland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Blackland is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Grainola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
      • Frankfort
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Pearsonia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Pearsonia is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsonia
      • Bigheart
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bigheart is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigheart
      • Herd
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Herd is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herd
      • Hickory Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Hickory Hill is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
      • Whippoorwill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Whippoorwill is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
      • Nanos
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Nanos is located in Osage County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanos
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        • Myers
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Myers is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
        • Bowring
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Ridge
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
        • Opah
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Opah is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opah
        • Hulah
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Hulah is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulah
        • Shidler
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lyman
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Lyman is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Webb City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Webb City is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
        • Carter Nine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Carter Nine is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Nine
        • Cooper
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Cooper is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
        • Lep
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lep is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lep
        • Pawhuska
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Kiheki
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Kiheki is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiheki
        • Okesa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Okesa is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okesa
        • Strohm
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Strohm is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strohm
        • Fite
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Fite is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fite
        • Apperson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Apperson is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apperson
        • Little Chief
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Little Chief is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
        • Soldani
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Soldani is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldani
        • Torpedo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Torpedo is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torpedo
        • Burbank
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nelagoney
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Nelagoney is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelagoney
        • Woolaroc
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Woolaroc is located in Osage County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolaroc
  • Washington County

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- Hewins) 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.