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Nearest Communities to Kennekuk,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Kennekuk.<1>

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


Kennekuk is located in Atchison County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Buchanan (MO) & Platte (MO).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 112 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Kennekuk. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Atchison 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 Kennekuk (which is Atchison 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 Kennekuk

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

  • Atchison County   (where Kennekuk resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.atchisoncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Atchison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Muscotah
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Muscotah is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscotah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
      • Huron
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Huron is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Effingham
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lancaster
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Monrovia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Monrovia is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
      • Arrington
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Arrington is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
        • Arrington has also been known as:
        • Arrington Mineral Springs
        • Arrington Springs
      • Farmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Farmington is located in Atchison County
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      • Shannon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Shannon is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Goodintent ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Cummings
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cummings is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Parnell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Parnell is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Hawthorne
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
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        • Atchison
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Saint Pats
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Pats is located in Atchison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pats
        • Dalbey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dalbey is located in Atchison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
        • Potter
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Potter is located in Atchison County
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        • Port Williams
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Port Williams is located in Atchison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
          • Port Williams has also been known as:
          • Williamsport
        • Oak Mills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.brcoks.org/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Hiawatha
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Horton
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Everest
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willis
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Willis is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Mercier
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Mercier is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
      • Baker ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Baker is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Powhattan
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Powhattan is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Robinson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Robinson is located in Brown County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Hiawatha
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fairview
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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        • Fidelity
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Fidelity is located in Brown County
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        • Hamlin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Hamlin is located in Brown County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
          • Hamlin has also been known as:
          • Hamilton
        • Padonia
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Padonia is located in Brown County
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        • Sun Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Sun Springs is located in Brown County
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        • Morrill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Morrill is located in Brown County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
        • Reserve
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Reserve is located in Brown County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Doniphan County
    • County Website:   https://dpcountyks.com/
    • County Seat for Doniphan:   Troy
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Purcell
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Purcell is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
      • Denton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Leona is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
      • Severance
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Severance is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Bendena
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Bendena is located in Doniphan County
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      • Highland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Moray
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Moray is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
      • Brenner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Brenner is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
      • Doniphan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
      • Fanning
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Fanning is located in Doniphan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
      • Sparks
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sparks is located in Doniphan County
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        • Iowa Point
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Iowa Point is located in Doniphan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Point
        • Troy
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Troy is located in Doniphan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
        • White Cloud
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • White Cloud is located in Doniphan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
        • Blair
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Blair is located in Doniphan County
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        • Palermo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Palermo is located in Doniphan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
        • Wathena
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://jacksoncountyks.com/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Holton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Whiting
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Whiting is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
      • Carbon ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Carbon is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
      • Netawaka
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Netawaka is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Larkinburg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Holton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Denison
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Birmingham
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Birmingham is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Circleville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ontario
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Ontario is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Mayetta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Soldier
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hoyt
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <3>
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Avoca is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Jefferson County
    • County Website:   https://www.jfcountyks.com/
    • County Seat for Jefferson:   Oskaloosa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Half Mound
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Half Mound is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Mound
      • Nortonville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Falls
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
        • Valley Falls has also been known as:
        • Sautrelle
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
      • Boyle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Boyle is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
      • Dunavant
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
      • Winchester
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
      • Lake Shore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Ozawkie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Indian Ridge
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
  • Leavenworth County
    • County Website:   https://www.leavenworthcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Leavenworth:   Leavenworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Millwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Millwood is located in Leavenworth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
      • Easton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Easton is located in Leavenworth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
        • Former name for Easton:
        • Eastin
      • Lowemont
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
  • Nemaha County
    • County Website:   https://www.nmcoks.us/
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Granada
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Granada is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
        • Granada has also been known as:
        • Pleasant Point
        • Pleasant Spring
      • Wetmore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Capioma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Capioma is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
      • Woodlawn
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
      • Bancroft
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Sabetha
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Goff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Goff is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Berwick
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Berwick is located in Nemaha County
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      • Oneida
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Oneida is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Kelly
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Kelly is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
      • America City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • America City is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • Corning
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Buchanan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
    • County Seat for Buchanan:   Saint Joseph (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Winthrop
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Armour
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Armour is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
      • Lewis and Clark Village
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Sugar Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Sugar Lake is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
      • Rushville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Halls
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Halls is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
      • Kenmoor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
      • De Kalb
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
  • Holt County
    • County Website:   https://holtcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Holt:   Oregon (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Curzon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Curzon is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
      • Forbes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forest City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fortescue
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Big Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Big Lake is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Napier
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Napier is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
      • Oregon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Platte County
  • Richardson County
    • County Website:   https://richardsoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Richardson:   Falls City (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Kennekuk   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Kennekuk.
      • Preston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Preston is located in Richardson County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Rulo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Rulo is located in Richardson County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <3>
      • Falls City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Archer ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Archer is located in Richardson County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Yancton ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Yancton is located in Richardson County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancton

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- Kennekuk) 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.
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