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Nearest Communities to Octagon City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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 starting from Octagon City.<1>

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

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

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allen County: Anderson, Bourbon, Coffey, Linn, Neosho, Wilson & Woodson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Octagon City. Of these communities, 69 are located in counties other than Allen 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 Octagon City (which is Allen 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 Octagon City

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

  • Allen County   (where Octagon City resides)
    • County Website:   www.allencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Allen:   Iola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • Petrolia
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
        • Petrolia is located in Allen County
      • Humboldt
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Leanna
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
        • Leanna is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Leanna
        • From Octagon City to Leanna
      • Bassett
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
        • Bassett is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Gas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Iola
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <5>
      • La Harpe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Elsmore
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Savonburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
        • Savonburg is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Carlyle
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Moran
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
        • Moran is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
        • Moran has also been known as:
        • Moran City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <5>
      • Geneva
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bayard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
        • Bayard is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Bayard
        • From Octagon City to Bayard
      • Mildred
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mildred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
        • Mildred is located in Allen County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 23 people
  • Anderson County
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Garnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • Colony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
        • Colony is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
      • Lone Elm
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Elm. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
        • Lone Elm is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lone Elm
        • From Octagon City to Lone Elm
      • Kincaid
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kincaid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid
        • Kincaid is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Welda
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Westphalia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
        • Westphalia is located in Anderson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
      • Selma
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
        • Selma is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Selma
        • From Octagon City to Selma
  • Bourbon County
    • County Website:   www.bourboncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Bourbon:   Fort Scott
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • Porterville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Rockford ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
      • Bronson
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
        • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <5>
      • Petersburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Uniontown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
        • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Xenia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Xenia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
        • Xenia is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Xenia
        • From Octagon City to Xenia
      • Berlin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berlin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Berlin is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Berlin
        • From Octagon City to Berlin
      • Hiattville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiattville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiattville
        • Hiattville is located in Bourbon County
      • Redfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Coffey County
  • Crawford County
  • Labette County
    • County Website:   www.labettecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Labette:   Oswego
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • Morehead
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dennis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Fern
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Labette County
      • Orchard Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
        • Orchard Park is located in Labette County
      • Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Grove is located in Labette County
      • Parsons
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Neosho County
    • County Seat for Neosho:   Erie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • Chanute
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Rollin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Odense
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odense have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
        • Odense is located in Neosho County
      • Earlton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
        • Earlton is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Shaw
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Shaw is located in Neosho County
      • Urbana
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Neosho County
      • Kimball
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Neosho County
      • Stark
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • Stark is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Erie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Erie is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
      • Thayer
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Galesburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Paul
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
        • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
      • Hayden
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
        • Hayden is located in Neosho County
      • South Mound
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
        • South Mound is located in Neosho County
  • Wilson County
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • South Ridge ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Vilas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vilas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
        • Vilas is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Vilas
        • From Octagon City to Vilas
      • Rest
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
        • Rest is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rest
        • From Octagon City to Rest
      • Buffalo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Roper
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Benedict
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Guilford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Guilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Guilford
        • From Octagon City to Guilford
      • Altoona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Benedict Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Middletown
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Buffville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
        • Buffville is located in Wilson County
        • Buffville has also been known as:
        • Buffsville
      • Hilford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
        • Hilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hilford
        • From Octagon City to Hilford
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Coyville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Brooks
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
          • Brooks is located in Wilson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Brooks
          • From Octagon City to Brooks
        • Fredonia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
          • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <5>
        • Neodesha
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
          • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <5>
  • Woodson County
    • County Website:   www.woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Octagon City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Octagon City.
      • North Ridge ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
        • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Cookville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
        • Cookville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cookville
        • From Octagon City to Cookville
      • Piqua
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Athens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Athens
        • From Octagon City to Athens
      • Rose
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
        • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • Durand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Neosho Falls
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
        • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
      • Hasty
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
        • Hasty is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hasty
        • From Octagon City to Hasty
      • Vernon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yates Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
        • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <5>
      • Batesville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Toronto
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Toronto is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Octagon City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Octagon City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7607, Longitude: -95.4231    
<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 Octagon City, 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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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