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Nearest Communities to Manhattan,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Manhattan.<1>

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

Manhattan is primarily located in Riley County and is the County Seat. A portion of Manhattan extends into Pottawatomie 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 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Manhattan. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Riley 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 Manhattan (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 Manhattan

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

  • Riley County   (where Manhattan resides)
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Bluemont Hill
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluemont Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
        • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
      • Sunset Park
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
        • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
      • Fairmont
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Ford
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
      • Eureka Lake
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
        • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
      • Ashland ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
        • Ashland is located in Riley County
        • Ashland has also been known as:
        • Ashland Bottoms
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
        • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
      • Keats
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Zeandale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Ogden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Riley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Leonardville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Randolph
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Walsburg
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • 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
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Walsburg
          • From Manhattan to Walsburg
        • Bala
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Winkler
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • 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
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Winkler
          • From Manhattan to Winkler
        • Lasita ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
          • Lasita is located in Riley County
        • May Day
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Upland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upland
        • From Manhattan to Upland
      • Chapman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sutphen ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
        • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
      • Lyona
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
        • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lyona
        • From Manhattan to Lyona
      • Moonlight
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
        • Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
  • Geary County
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Grandview Plaza
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Junction City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Milford
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Wreford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
        • Wreford is located in Geary County
      • Alida
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Alida
        • From Manhattan to Alida
      • Kansas Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Cottage Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
        • Cottage Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Irving ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Irving
        • From Manhattan to Irving
      • Nolan
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
        • Nolan is located in Marshall County
  • Morris County
    • County Seat for Morris:   Council Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Dwight
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Skiddy ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skiddy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
        • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • White City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Parkerville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
        • Parkerville is located in Morris County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Swamp Angel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Saint George
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
        • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <6>
      • Flush
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Wamego
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
        • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <6>
      • Louisville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
        • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Louisville has also been known as:
        • Louisville Springs
        • Rock City
        • Rock Creek Falls
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
      • Olsburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <6>
      • Westmoreland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Fostoria
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • 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
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Fostoria
        • From Manhattan to Fostoria
      • Belvue
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
        • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Laclede
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
        • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Blaine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Wheaton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
        • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Saint Marys
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
          • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <6>
        • Aikins
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Emmett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
          • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <6>
        • Duluth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Onaga
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Clere
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
          • Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Wabaunsee County
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manhattan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manhattan.
      • Wabaunsee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaunsee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
        • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Volland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
        • Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Alma
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
      • McFarland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
        • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Allendorph
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allendorph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorph
        • Allendorph is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Newbury
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
        • Newbury is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Newbury has also been known as:
        • New Berry
        • Newberry
      • Alta Vista
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
        • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <6>
      • Paxico
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Vera
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Hessdale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessdale
        • Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Maple Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
        • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <6>

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- Manhattan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Manhattan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1930, Longitude: -96.5855    
<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>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.
<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>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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