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Nearest Communities to Olivet,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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

Olivet is located in Osage County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Osage County: Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Olivet. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Osage 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 Olivet (which is Osage 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 Olivet

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

  • Osage County   (where Olivet resides)
    • County Website:   www.osageco.org/
    • County Seat for Osage:   Lyndon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olivet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olivet.
      • Ridgeton
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeton
        • Ridgeton is located in Osage County
      • Melvern
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
        • Melvern is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
        • Melvern has also been known as:
        • Melvin
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <4>
      • Arvonia
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arvonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
        • Arvonia is located in Osage County
      • Lyndon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
        • Lyndon is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
      • Barclay
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyndon Station
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
        • Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
      • Osage City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osage City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
        • Osage City is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage City <4>
      • Peterton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peterton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
        • Peterton is located in Osage County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Peterton
        • From Olivet to Peterton
      • Quenemo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
        • Quenemo is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
        • Quenemo has also been known as:
        • Quenemo Agency
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Quenemo
        • From Olivet to Quenemo
      • Vassar
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Michigan Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michigan Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
        • Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
      • Burlingame
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlingame have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
        • Burlingame is located in Osage County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
        • Former name for Burlingame:
        • American Settlement
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <4>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Scranton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
          • Scranton is located in Osage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
        • Four Corners
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
          • Four Corners is located in Osage County
        • Carbondale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
          • Carbondale is located in Osage County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
        • Overbrook
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Mineral Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Swissvale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
          • Swissvale is located in Osage County
  • Anderson County
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Garnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olivet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olivet.
      • Harris
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Central City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Central City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Anderson County
        • Former name for Central City:
        • Jerome
        • Central City has also been known as:
        • Central
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Central City
        • From Olivet to Central City
      • Glenlock
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlock
        • Glenlock is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Glenlock
        • From Olivet to Glenlock
      • Westphalia
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Mont Ida
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Scipio
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Scipio. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scipio
        • Scipio is located in Anderson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Scipio
        • From Olivet to Scipio
      • Garnett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Coffey County
  • Douglas County
  • Franklin County
  • Greenwood County
  • Lyon County
    • County Website:   www.lyoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Lyon:   Emporia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olivet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olivet.
      • Reading
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reading have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
        • Reading is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
      • Neosho Rapids
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Miller
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hartford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
        • Hartford is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <4>
      • Lang
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lang. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
        • Lang is located in Lyon County
        • Lang has also been known as:
        • Hortonville
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lang
        • From Olivet to Lang
      • Admire
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admire
        • Admire is located in Lyon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Admire <4>
      • Emporia Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emporia Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
        • Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
      • Emporia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Berkeley Hills
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
        • Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Allen
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
          • Allen is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
        • Olpe
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olpe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olpe
          • Olpe is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olpe <4>
        • Americus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Merrick
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
          • Merrick is located in Lyon County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Merrick
          • From Olivet to Merrick
        • Agnes City ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
          • Agnes City is located in Lyon County
        • Bushong
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushong have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
          • Bushong is located in Lyon County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Shawnee County
  • Wabaunsee County
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olivet   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olivet.
      • Wilmington
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Wilmington
        • From Olivet to Wilmington
      • Harveyville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harveyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
        • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Bradford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County

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- Olivet) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olivet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4808, Longitude: -95.7514    
<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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