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Nearest Communities to Howard,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Howard is located in Elk County and is the County Seat.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Howard. Of these communities, 53 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 Howard (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 Howard

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

  • Elk County   (where Howard resides)
    • County Seat for Elk:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Fiat
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
        • Fiat is located in Elk County
      • Moline
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • 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>
      • Elk Falls
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cave Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
        • Cave Springs is located in Elk County
      • Longton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
        • Longton is located in Elk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
        • Former name for Longton:
        • Elk Rapids
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <4>
      • Busby
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Elk County
      • Grenola
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenola
        • Grenola is located in Elk County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
      • Upola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
        • Upola is located in Elk County
      • Oak Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
        • Oak Valley is located in Elk County
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   www.bucoks.com/
    • County Seat for Butler:   El Dorado
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Beaumont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Latham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • 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
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Keighley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keighley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keighley
        • Keighley is located in Butler County
      • Clay Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Center
        • Clay Center is located in Butler County
      • Summit
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Butler County
      • Rosalia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chautauqua County
    • County Seat for Chautauqua:   Sedan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Grafton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grafton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
        • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Hale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
        • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
      • Cloverdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Rogers
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
      • Gibbs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs
        • Gibbs is located in Chautauqua County
      • Monett
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
        • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
      • Sedan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
        • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
      • Wauneta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauneta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
        • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
      • Layton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Layton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
        • Layton is located in Chautauqua County
      • Peru
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • 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
      • Cedar Vale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
        • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
        • 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 <4>
      • Osro
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osro
        • Osro is located in Chautauqua County
        • Osro has also been known as:
        • Osrow
        • Ozro Falls
        • Ozro
        • Ozrow
      • Hewins
        (30 miles [48.3 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
      • 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 Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Grand Summit
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Summit
        • Grand Summit is located in Cowley County
      • Glen Crouse
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Crouse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Crouse
        • Glen Crouse is located in Cowley County
      • Cambridge
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
      • Atlanta
        (27 miles [43.5 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>
      • Burden
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Hooser
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooser
        • Hooser is located in Cowley County
      • Taussig
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • 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
  • Greenwood County
    • County Seat for Greenwood:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Severy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
        • Severy is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Piedmont
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • 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>
      • Blodgett
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Fall River
        (16 miles [25.7 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>
      • Climax
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • 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
      • Landergin ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 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
      • Eureka
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <4>
      • Belleview ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Reece
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece
        • Reece is located in Greenwood County
      • Tonovay
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tonovay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonovay
        • Tonovay is located in Greenwood County
      • Rocky Ford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
      • Neal
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
        • Neal is located in Greenwood County
      • Sallyards
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallyards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallyards
        • Sallyards is located in Greenwood County
      • Utopia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
        • Utopia is located in Greenwood County
  • Montgomery County
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Elk City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
        • Elk City is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Crane
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
        • Crane is located in Montgomery County
  • Wilson County
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Buxton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
        • Buxton is located in Wilson County
      • New Albany
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
        • New Albany is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Lafontaine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafontaine
        • Lafontaine is located in Wilson County
      • Fredonia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
      • Coyville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
        • Coyville is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
      • Benedict Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benedict Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benedict Junction
        • Benedict Junction is located in Wilson County
      • Middletown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Wilson County
      • Benedict
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Woodson County

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- Howard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Howard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4690, Longitude: -96.2637    
<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.




 

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