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Nearest Communities to Orwell,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 from Orwell.<1>

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

Orwell is located in Hodgeman County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hodgeman County: Edwards, Finney, Ford, Gray, Lane, Ness & Pawnee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Orwell. Of these communities, 31 are located in counties other than Hodgeman 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 Orwell (which is Hodgeman 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 Orwell

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

  • Hodgeman County   (where Orwell resides)
    • County Seat for Hodgeman:   Jetmore
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orwell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orwell.
      • Hanston
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanston
        • Hanston is located in Hodgeman County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
      • Bosse
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosse
        • Bosse is located in Hodgeman County
      • Gray
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
        • Gray is located in Hodgeman County
      • Jetmore
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dungans Crossing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dungans Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungans Crossing
        • Dungans Crossing is located in Hodgeman County
  • Edwards County
    • County Seat for Edwards:   Kinsley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orwell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orwell.
      • Offerle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerle
        • Offerle is located in Edwards County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
      • Ardell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ardell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
        • Ardell is located in Edwards County
      • Kinsley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Nettleton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
        • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
      • Hodges
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
        • Hodges is located in Edwards County
      • Williams ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
        • Williams is located in Edwards County
      • Lewis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
        • Lewis is located in Edwards County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <4>
      • Centerview
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
        • Centerview is located in Edwards County
  • Ford County
    • County Website:   www.fordcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Ford:   Dodge City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orwell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orwell.
      • Bellefont
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefont
        • Bellefont is located in Ford County
      • Spearville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearville
        • Spearville is located in Ford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
      • Windhorst
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windhorst
        • Windhorst is located in Ford County
      • Windthorst
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windthorst
        • Windthorst is located in Ford County
      • Wright
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Wright is located in Ford County
      • Fort Dodge
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Dodge
        • Fort Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Dodge City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilroads Gardens
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads Gardens
        • Wilroads Gardens is located in Ford County
      • Wilroads
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilroads
        • Wilroads is located in Ford County
      • South Dodge
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Dodge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Dodge
        • South Dodge is located in Ford County
      • Ford
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
        • Ford is located in Ford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford <4>
      • Sears
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sears have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sears
        • Sears is located in Ford County
      • Howell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Howell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
        • Howell is located in Ford County
  • Ness County
    • County Seat for Ness:   Ness City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orwell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orwell.
      • Riverside
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Ness County
      • Harold
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
        • Harold is located in Ness County
      • Bazine
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bazine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazine
        • Bazine is located in Ness County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Pawnee County
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Larned
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orwell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orwell.
      • Burdett
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
        • Burdett is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
      • Rozel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
        • Rozel is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Bert Wettar
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bert Wettar have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bert Wettar
        • Bert Wettar is located in Pawnee County
      • Sanford ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
        • Sanford is located in Pawnee County
      • Garfield
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
        • Garfield is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
      • Frizell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frizell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizell
        • Frizell is located in Pawnee County
      • Hamburg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hamburg is located in Pawnee 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Orwell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orwell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0156, Longitude: -99.7157       In this case, the coordinates for Orwell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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