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Nearest Communities to Plainville,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Plainville is located in Rooks County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rooks County: Ellis, Graham, Osborne, Phillips, Russell, Smith & Trego.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 33 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Plainville. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Rooks 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 Plainville (which is Rooks 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 Plainville

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

  • Rooks County   (where Plainville resides)
    • County Website:   www.rookscounty.net/
    • County Seat for Rooks:   Stockton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plainville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plainville.
      • Codell
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codell
        • Codell is located in Rooks County
        • Former name for Codell:
        • Florreyville
      • Zurich
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zurich have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zurich
        • Zurich is located in Rooks County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
      • Laton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton
        • Laton is located in Rooks County
      • Webster
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Webster is located in Rooks County
      • Stockton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
        • Stockton is located in Rooks County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
        • Former name for Stockton:
        • Stocktown
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <4>
      • Palco
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palco
        • Palco is located in Rooks County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Damar
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Woodston
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodston
        • Woodston is located in Rooks County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
        • Woodston has also been known as:
        • Woodston Saw
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodston <4>
  • Ellis County
    • County Website:   www.ellisco.net/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Hays
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plainville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plainville.
      • Turkville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkville
        • Turkville is located in Ellis County
      • Catharine
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catharine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catharine
        • Catharine is located in Ellis County
        • Catharine has also been known as:
        • Catherine
      • Emmeram
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmeram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmeram
        • Emmeram is located in Ellis County
      • Yocemento
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yocemento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yocemento
        • Yocemento is located in Ellis County
      • Hog Back
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Back have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
        • Hog Back is located in Ellis County
      • Hays
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
        • Hays is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,829 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hays <4>
      • Ellis
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Toulon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toulon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
        • Toulon is located in Ellis County
      • Victoria
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
        • Victoria is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Walker
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
        • Walker is located in Ellis County
      • Munjor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munjor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
        • Munjor is located in Ellis County
  • Graham County
    • County Seat for Graham:   Hill City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plainville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plainville.
      • Nicodemus
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nicodemus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicodemus
        • Nicodemus is located in Graham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicodemus <4>
      • Bogue
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue
        • Bogue is located in Graham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Bogue has also been known as:
        • Wildhorse
      • Roscoe
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
        • Roscoe is located in Graham County
      • Hill City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
        • Hill City is located in Graham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,354 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hill City <4>
      • Togo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Togo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
        • Togo is located in Graham County
        • Togo has also been known as:
        • Togoland
  • Osborne County
    • County Seat for Osborne:   Osborne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plainville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plainville.
      • Natoma
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natoma
        • Natoma is located in Osborne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natoma <4>
      • Alton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
        • Alton is located in Osborne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Covert
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
        • Covert is located in Osborne County
  • Russell County
    • County Seat for Russell:   Russell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plainville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plainville.
      • Fairport
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
        • Fairport is located in Russell County
      • Paradise
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
        • Paradise is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
      • Waldo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
        • Waldo is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
        • Former name for Waldo:
        • Pleasant Run
      • Gorham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
        • Gorham is located in Russell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <4>
  • Trego County
    • County Seat for Trego:   WaKeeney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Plainville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Plainville.
      • Riga
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riga
        • Riga is located in Trego County
      • Ogallah
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogallah
        • Ogallah is located in Trego 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- Plainville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plainville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2345, Longitude: -99.2983    
<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.




 

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