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Nearest Communities to Northbranch,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 Northbranch.<1>

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

Northbranch is located in Jewell County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jewell County: Cloud, Mitchell, Osborne, Republic, Smith, Nuckolls (NE) & Webster (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Northbranch. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than Jewell 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 Northbranch (which is Jewell 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 Northbranch

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

  • Jewell County   (where Northbranch resides)
    • County Website:   https://jewellcountykansas.net/
    • County Seat for Jewell:   Mankato
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Northbranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Northbranch.
      • Wesley Center
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Wesley Center is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Center
      • Burr Oak
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Esbon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Otego
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Otego is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otego
      • Mankato
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Webber
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Montrose
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Montrose is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
        • Former name for Montrose:
        • Delta
      • Dentonia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Dentonia is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentonia
      • Lovewell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Lovewell is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovewell
      • Ionia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Ionia is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
      • Jewell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jewell is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Formoso
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Formoso is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Randall
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Randall is located in Jewell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Rawlins County
  • Republic County
    • County Website:   http://republiccounty.org/
    • County Seat for Republic:   Belleville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Northbranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Northbranch.
      • Warwick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Warwick is located in Republic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • White Rock
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • White Rock is located in Republic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • Courtland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Republic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Republic is located in Republic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Sherdahl
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Sherdahl is located in Republic County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
  • Smith County
    • County Website:   https://ks1495.cichosting.com/
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Northbranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Northbranch.
      • Lebanon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cora is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
      • Womer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Womer is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
      • Bellaire
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bellaire is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
      • Thornburg
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Thornburg is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Smith Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dispatch
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Dispatch is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
      • Reamsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
  • Adams County
  • Clay County
  • Franklin County
  • Nuckolls County
    • County Website:   https://nuckollscountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Nuckolls:   Nelson (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Northbranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Northbranch.
      • Bostwick
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bostwick is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
      • Superior
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Superior is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,805 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <3>
      • Abdal ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Abdal is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abdal
      • Mount Clare
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Mount Clare is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
      • Smyrna
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Smyrna is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
      • Saint Stephens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Saint Stephens is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
      • Cadams
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cadams is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadams
      • Lawrence
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Nelson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Nelson is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <3>
      • Hardy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Hardy is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardy <3>
      • Nora
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Nora is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Angus
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Angus is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
      • Ruskin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <3>
      • Oak
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak <3>
  • Webster County
    • County Website:   https://webstercounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Webster:   Red Cloud (NE)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Northbranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Northbranch.
      • Pawnee Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
      • Guide Rock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Amboy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
      • Lester Junction
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lester Junction is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Junction
      • Red Cloud
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cowles
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Cowles is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
      • Inavale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rosemont
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Rosemont is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
      • Blue Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bladen
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Bladen is located in Webster County (NE)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladen <3>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northbranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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