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Nearest Communities to Loretta,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 from Loretta.<1>

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

Loretta is located in Rush County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rush County: Barton, Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Russell & Trego.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Loretta. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Rush 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 Loretta (which is Rush 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 Loretta

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

  • Rush County   (where Loretta resides)
    • County Seat for Rush:   La Crosse
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Loretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Loretta.
      • Liebenthal
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liebenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
        • Liebenthal is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
      • Bison
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
        • Bison is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Otis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
        • Otis is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <4>
      • La Crosse
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Timken
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Schaffer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaffer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
        • Schaffer is located in Rush County
      • Rush Center
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
        • Rush Center is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <4>
      • Hargrave
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hargrave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
        • Hargrave is located in Rush County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hargrave
        • From Loretta to Hargrave
      • Nekoma
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nekoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
        • Nekoma is located in Rush County
      • McCracken
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
        • McCracken is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCracken <4>
      • Alexander
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alexander. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
        • Alexander is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Alexander
        • From Loretta to Alexander
  • Barton County
    • County Website:   www.bartoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Barton:   Great Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Loretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Loretta.
      • Galatia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galatia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
        • Galatia is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
      • Millard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
        • Millard is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Millard
        • From Loretta to Millard
      • Albert
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
        • Albert is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <4>
      • Olmitz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Stickney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
        • Stickney is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Stickney
        • From Loretta to Stickney
      • Boyd ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
        • Boyd is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Boyd
        • From Loretta to Boyd
      • Susank
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
        • Susank is located in Barton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Heizer
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
        • Heizer is located in Barton County
      • Hoisington
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • South Hoisington
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
        • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Kanbrick
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
        • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kanbrick
        • From Loretta to Kanbrick
      • Beaver
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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 Barton County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Ellis County
    • County Website:   www.ellisco.net/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Hays
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Loretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Loretta.
      • Pfeifer
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pfeifer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
        • Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
      • Schoenchen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoenchen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
        • Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
      • Munjor
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
        • Munjor is located in Ellis County
      • Victoria
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
        • Victoria is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Toulon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toulon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
        • Toulon is located in Ellis County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Toulon
        • From Loretta to Toulon
      • Antonino
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antonino have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
        • Antonino is located in Ellis County
      • Walker
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Ellis County
      • Hays
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Catharine
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
        • Catharine is located in Ellis County
        • Catharine has also been known as:
        • Catherine
      • Emmeram
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Yocemento
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
        • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
      • Hog Back
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hog Back. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
        • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hog Back
        • From Loretta to Hog Back
      • Ellis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ness County
  • Pawnee County
  • Russell County
    • County Seat for Russell:   Russell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Loretta   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Loretta.
      • Milberger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Gorham
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
        • Gorham is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
      • Balta ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
        • Balta is located in Russell County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Balta
        • From Loretta to Balta
      • Russell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Homer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
        • Homer is located in Russell County
      • Fairport
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
        • Fairport is located in Russell County
      • Bunker Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
        • Bunker Hill is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <4>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Loretta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loretta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6537, Longitude: -99.1804    
<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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