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Nearest Communities to Lafontaine,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 Lafontaine.<1>

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

Lafontaine is located in Wilson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho & Woodson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 81 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lafontaine. Of these communities, 63 are located in counties other than Wilson 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 Lafontaine (which is Wilson 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 Lafontaine

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

  • Wilson County   (where Lafontaine resides)
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Buxton
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hilford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
        • Hilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hilford
        • From Lafontaine to Hilford
      • Neodesha
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
        • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <5>
      • Fredonia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Buffville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
        • Buffville is located in Wilson County
        • Buffville has also been known as:
        • Buffsville
      • New Albany
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Brooks
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
        • Brooks is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Brooks
        • From Lafontaine to Brooks
      • Altoona
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Benedict Junction
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Guilford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Guilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Guilford
        • From Lafontaine to Guilford
      • Benedict
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Roper
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Coyville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Rest
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • 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.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
          • Rest is located in Wilson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Rest
          • From Lafontaine to Rest
        • Buffalo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Middletown
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Vilas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • 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.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
          • Vilas is located in Wilson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Vilas
          • From Lafontaine to Vilas
        • South Ridge ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
          • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
  • Chautauqua County
    • County Seat for Chautauqua:   Sedan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Hale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
        • Hale is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hale
        • From Lafontaine to Hale
      • Grafton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grafton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
        • Grafton is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Grafton
        • From Lafontaine to Grafton
      • Monett
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monett
        • Monett is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Monett
        • From Lafontaine to Monett
      • Niotaze
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Niotaze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Peru
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
      • Sedan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rogers
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
        • Rogers is located in Chautauqua County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rogers
        • From Lafontaine to Rogers
      • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
        • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County
  • Elk County
  • Greenwood County
    • County Seat for Greenwood:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Fall River
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Severy
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Ford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
      • Climax
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Labette County
    • County Website:   www.labettecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Labette:   Oswego
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Morehead
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Grove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Grove is located in Labette County
      • Dennis
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Fern
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Labette County
      • Mound Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mound Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Valley
        • Mound Valley is located in Labette County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Mound Valley
        • From Lafontaine to Mound Valley
      • Angola
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
        • Angola is located in Labette County
      • Penfield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Penfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penfield
        • Penfield is located in Labette County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Penfield
        • From Lafontaine to Penfield
  • Montgomery County
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Crane
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
        • Crane is located in Montgomery County
      • Sycamore
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lehunt ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehunt
        • Lehunt is located in Montgomery County
      • Independence
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Fruitland
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruitland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
        • Fruitland is located in Montgomery County
      • Blake
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
        • Blake is located in Montgomery County
      • Bolton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
        • Bolton is located in Montgomery County
      • Cherryvale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Corbin ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
        • Corbin is located in Montgomery County
      • Wayside
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
        • Wayside is located in Montgomery County
      • Jefferson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
        • Jefferson is located in Montgomery County
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Havana
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Havana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
          • Havana is located in Montgomery County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
        • Liberty
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Avian ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avian. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avian
          • Avian is located in Montgomery County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Avian
          • From Lafontaine to Avian
        • Dearing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
          • Dearing is located in Montgomery County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <5>
        • Tyro
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
          • Tyro is located in Montgomery County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
        • West Coffeyville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Coffeyville
          • West Coffeyville is located in Montgomery County
        • Kalloch ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kalloch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalloch
          • Kalloch is located in Montgomery County
          • Kalloch has also been known as:
          • Kallocki
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Kalloch
          • From Lafontaine to Kalloch
        • Caney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
          • Caney is located in Montgomery County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <5>
        • Coffeyville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Owen
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
          • Owen is located in Montgomery County
  • Neosho County
    • County Seat for Neosho:   Erie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Thayer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Earlton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Neosho County
      • Galesburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Chanute
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodson County
    • County Website:   www.woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • North Ridge ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
        • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Rose
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
        • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • Toronto
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Toronto is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
      • Batesville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • 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.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
        • Batesville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Batesville
        • From Lafontaine to Batesville
  • Nowata County
    • County Seat for Nowata:   Nowata (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Noxie
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxie
        • Noxie is located in Nowata County (OK)
      • South Coffeyville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
        • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County (OK)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   www.co.washington.ok.us/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Bartlesville (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lafontaine   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lafontaine.
      • Owen
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen
        • Owen is located in Washington County (OK)
      • Cotton Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
        • Cotton Valley is located in Washington County (OK)

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 from Point A (ie- Lafontaine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lafontaine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3991, Longitude: -95.8451    
<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>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.
<4>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.
<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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