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Nearest Communities to Holyrood,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Holyrood.<1>

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

Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ellsworth County: Barton, Lincoln, McPherson, Rice, Russell & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Holyrood. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Ellsworth 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 Holyrood (which is Ellsworth 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 Holyrood

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

  • Ellsworth County   (where Holyrood resides)
    • County Website:   www.ellsworthcounty.org
    • County Seat for Ellsworth:   Ellsworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Holyrood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Holyrood.
      • Lorraine
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
        • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Frantz ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
        • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Black Wolf ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
        • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
      • Midway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
      • Ellsworth
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
        • Wilson is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Kanopolis
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
        • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <5>
      • Yankee Run
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Run
        • Yankee Run is located in Ellsworth County
      • Venango
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
        • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
      • Carneiro ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
        • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
      • Langley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
        • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
      • Terra Cotta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
        • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Arcola
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
        • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
  • Barton County
    • County Website:   www.bartoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Barton:   Great Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Holyrood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Holyrood.
      • Farhman
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farhman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
        • Farhman is located in Barton County
      • Claflin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hitschmann
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitschmann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
        • Hitschmann is located in Barton County
      • Odin
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
        • Odin is located in Barton County
      • Dubuque ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
        • Dubuque is located in Barton County
      • Beaver
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Barton County
      • Redwing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
        • Redwing is located in Barton County
      • Ellinwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ellinwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinwood
        • Ellinwood is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,932 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellinwood <5>
      • Susank
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
        • Susank is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Dartmouth
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
        • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
      • Hoisington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • South Hoisington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
        • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Kanbrick
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
          • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
        • Stickney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
          • Stickney is located in Barton County
        • Great Bend
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Boyd ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
          • Boyd is located in Barton County
        • Millard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
          • Millard is located in Barton County
        • Anchorway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
          • Anchorway is located in Barton County
        • Heizer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
          • Heizer is located in Barton County
        • Olmitz
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Galatia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
          • Galatia is located in Barton County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Lincoln County
  • McPherson County
  • Reno County
    • County Website:   www.rngov.reno.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Reno:   Hutchinson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Holyrood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Holyrood.
      • Kilbourns Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilbourns Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourns Corner
        • Kilbourns Corner is located in Reno County
      • McVays Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McVays Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVays Corner
        • McVays Corner is located in Reno County
  • Rice County
    • County Website:   www.ricecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rice:   Lyons
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Holyrood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Holyrood.
      • Bushton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
        • Bushton is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Frederick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
        • Frederick is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
      • Geneseo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Pollard ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
        • Pollard is located in Rice County
      • Chase
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
        • Chase is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Silica
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
        • Silica is located in Rice County
      • Galt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
        • Galt is located in Rice County
      • Lyons
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
        • Lyons is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <5>
      • Crawford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
        • Crawford is located in Rice County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Raymond
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
          • Raymond is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
        • Mitchell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
          • Mitchell is located in Rice County
        • Alden
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
          • Alden is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <5>
        • Little River
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Saxman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
          • Saxman is located in Rice County
        • Sterling
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Russell County
    • County Seat for Russell:   Russell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Holyrood   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Holyrood.
      • Dorrance
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorrance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
        • Dorrance is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorrance <5>
      • Bunker Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
        • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <5>
      • Homer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Homer is located in Russell County
      • Milberger
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
        • Milberger is located in Russell County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Holyrood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Holyrood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5872, Longitude: -98.4126       In this case, the coordinates for Holyrood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<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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