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Nearest Communities to Lasita,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Lasita is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Riley County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lasita. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Riley County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Lasita (which is Riley 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 Lasita

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

  • Riley County   (where Lasita resides)
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Leonardville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
        • Leonardville is located in Riley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
        • Leonardville has also been known as:
        • Leonard
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
      • May Day
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
        • May Day is located in Riley County
      • Bala
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
        • Bala is located in Riley County
      • Walsburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
        • Walsburg is located in Riley County
      • Winkler
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
        • Winkler is located in Riley County
      • Randolph
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
        • Randolph is located in Riley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Riley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
        • Riley is located in Riley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
        • Former names for Riley:
        • Riley Center
        • Union
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
      • Keats
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
        • Keats is located in Riley County
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
        • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
      • Rocky Ford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
      • Ogden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Eureka Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
        • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
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        • Manhattan
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunset Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
          • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
        • Bluemont Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluemont Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
          • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
        • Fairmont
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
          • Fairmont is located in Riley County
        • Ashland ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
          • Ashland is located in Riley County
          • Ashland has also been known as:
          • Ashland Bottoms
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.claycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Green
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Broughton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
        • Broughton is located in Clay County
      • Clay Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Garfield Center
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garfield Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
        • Garfield Center is located in Clay County
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Wakefield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Morganville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
        • Morganville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
        • Morganville has also been known as:
        • Morgantown
      • Ladysmith
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
        • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
      • Idana
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County
      • Vining
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
        • Vining is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Industry
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
        • Industry is located in Clay County
      • Browndale
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
        • Browndale is located in Clay County
      • Oak Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Oak Hill is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
      • Longford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
        • Longford is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
        • Longford has also been known as:
        • Longford Station
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <4>
  • Cloud County
    • County Seat for Cloud:   Concordia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Saint Joseph
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Joseph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
        • Saint Joseph is located in Cloud County
      • Clyde
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
      • Miltonvale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Ames
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
        • Ames is located in Cloud County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Upland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Sutphen ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphen have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
        • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
      • Buckeye
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
      • Moonlight
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
        • Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
      • Manchester
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
        • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
      • Chapman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Geary County
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Milford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Alida
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
        • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Junction City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Grandview Plaza
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
        • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
      • Kansas Falls
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kansas Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
        • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Cottage Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
        • Cottage Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Waterville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Blue Rapids
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
        • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <4>
      • Irving ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
        • Irving is located in Marshall County
      • Bestwall
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestwall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestwall
        • Bestwall is located in Marshall County
      • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcove Spring
        • Alcove Spring is located in Marshall County
      • Schroyer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroyer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
        • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Olsburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
        • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
      • Fostoria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Flush
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Westmoreland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Swamp Angel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Blaine
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Washington County
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lasita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lasita.
      • Kimeo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
        • Kimeo is located in Washington County
      • Chepstow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
        • Chepstow is located in Washington County
      • Palmer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
        • Palmer is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Linn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
        • Linn is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
      • Barnes
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Clifton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
        • Clifton is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
        • Clifton has also been known as:
        • West Clifton
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <4>
      • Greenleaf
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
        • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
      • Strawberry
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
        • Strawberry is located in Washington County
      • Enosdale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enosdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosdale
        • Enosdale is located in Washington County
      • Washington
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Calderhead
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calderhead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calderhead
        • Calderhead is located in Washington County
      • Brantford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brantford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantford
        • Brantford is located in Washington County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lasita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lasita. We have been unable to find the coordinates for Lasita. That said, to estimate its location, we are using the latitude and longitude of what we believe to be a nearby cemetery (likely the town cemetery). The cemetery that we've chosen is named Lasita Cemetery and it is located at 39.4089, -96.9428   .
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lasita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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