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Nearest Communities to Liberal,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

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

Liberal is located in Seward County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Seward County: Haskell, Meade, Stevens, Beaver (OK) & Texas (OK).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 28 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Liberal. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Seward 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 Liberal (which is Seward 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 Liberal

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

  • Seward County   (where Liberal resides)
    • County Seat for Seward:   Liberal
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Liberal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Liberal.
      • Hayne
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
        • Hayne is located in Seward County
      • Arkalon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkalon
        • Arkalon is located in Seward County
      • Kismet
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskell County
  • Meade County
    • County Seat for Meade:   Meade
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Liberal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Liberal.
      • Plains
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Meade County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
      • Hobart
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
        • Hobart is located in Meade County
      • Collano
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
        • Collano is located in Meade County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Collano
        • From Liberal to Collano
  • Stevens County
    • County Seat for Stevens:   Hugoton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Liberal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Liberal.
      • Woods
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
        • Woods is located in Stevens County
      • Cave
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
        • Cave is located in Stevens County
      • Moscow
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
        • Moscow is located in Stevens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
        • Former name for Moscow:
        • Mosco
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <4>
      • Hugoton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Beaver County
    • County Seat for Beaver:   Beaver (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Liberal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Liberal.
      • Little Ponderosa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ponderosa
        • Little Ponderosa is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Turpin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Floris
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
        • Floris is located in Beaver County (OK)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Floris
        • From Liberal to Floris
      • Forgan
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
        • Boyd is located in Beaver County (OK)
      • Beaver
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Beaver County (OK)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
      • Bryans Corner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Corner
        • Bryans Corner is located in Beaver County (OK)
  • Texas County
    • County Seat for Texas:   Guymon (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Liberal   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Liberal.
      • Fluor
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluor
        • Fluor is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Tyrone
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
        • Tyrone is located in Texas County (OK)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
      • Baker
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Hooker
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Adams
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Panoma
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoma
        • Panoma is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Midway
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Mouser
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouser have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser
        • Mouser is located in Texas County (OK)
      • Optima
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
        • Optima is located in Texas County (OK)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liberal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0469, Longitude: -100.9223    
<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.




 

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