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Nearest Communities to Iola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 east 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.

Iola is located in Allen County and is the County Seat.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Iola. Of these communities, 63 are located in counties other than Allen 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 Iola (which is Allen 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 Iola

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

  • Allen County   (where Iola resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.allencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Allen:   Iola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
      • Bassett
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Gas
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
        • Gas is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Gas
        • From Iola to Gas
      • Carlyle
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • La Harpe
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Geneva
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Humboldt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Octagon City ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Octagon City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octagon City
        • Octagon City is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Octagon City
        • From Iola to Octagon City
      • Moran
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Bayard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
        • Bayard is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Bayard
        • From Iola to Bayard
      • Mildred
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Leanna
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
        • Leanna is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Leanna
        • From Iola to Leanna
      • Petrolia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
        • Petrolia is located in Allen County
      • Elsmore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmore
        • Elsmore is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
        • Elsmore has also been known as:
        • Elsinore
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elsmore
        • From Iola to Elsmore
      • Savonburg
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
        • Savonburg is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Anderson County
    • County Website:   http://www.andersoncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Garnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
      • Colony
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Lone Elm
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<5>
        • 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 Iola to Lone Elm
      • Kincaid
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Welda
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Westphalia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Mont Ida
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Selma
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Selma
        • From Iola to Selma
      • Central City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • 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.<5>
        • 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 Iola to Central City
      • Bush City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush City
        • Bush City is located in Anderson County
      • Garnett
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glenlock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
        • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Glenlock
        • From Iola to Glenlock
      • Harris
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Bourbon County
    • County Website:   https://www.bourboncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Bourbon:   Fort Scott
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
      • Bronson
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
        • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <4>
      • Xenia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Xenia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
        • Xenia is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Xenia
        • From Iola to Xenia
      • Porterville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
        • Porterville is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Porterville
        • From Iola to Porterville
      • Rockford ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
      • Uniontown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
        • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Petersburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
        • Petersburg is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Petersburg
        • From Iola to Petersburg
      • Berlin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Berlin
        • From Iola to Berlin
      • Mapleton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Redfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Coffey County
  • Crawford County
  • Linn County
  • Neosho County
    • County Website:   https://www.neoshocountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Neosho:   Erie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
      • Chanute
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Odense
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Odense. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
        • Odense is located in Neosho County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Odense
        • From Iola to Odense
      • Rollin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stark
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • Stark is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Shaw
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Shaw is located in Neosho County
      • Kimball
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Neosho County
      • Earlton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
        • Earlton is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Urbana
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Neosho County
      • Erie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Erie is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <4>
      • Thayer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Saint Paul
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson County
    • County Website:   http://www.wilsoncountykansas.org/
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
      • South Ridge ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Vilas
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
        • Vilas is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Vilas
        • From Iola to Vilas
      • Buffalo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rest
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
        • Rest is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rest
        • From Iola to Rest
      • Roper
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Benedict
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Middletown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Middletown
        • From Iola to Middletown
      • Guilford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Guilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Guilford
        • From Iola to Guilford
      • Benedict Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodson County
    • County Website:   http://woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Iola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Iola.
      • Piqua
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Neosho Falls
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Athens
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Athens
        • From Iola to Athens
      • Cookville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
        • Cookville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cookville
        • From Iola to Cookville
      • Vernon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Durand
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hasty
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
        • Hasty is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hasty
        • From Iola to Hasty
      • North Ridge ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
        • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Rose
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
        • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • Yates Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
        • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <4>
      • Batesville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
        • Batesville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Batesville
        • From Iola to Batesville

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 from Point A (ie- Iola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Iola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9258, Longitude: -95.3968    
<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.