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Around Powhattan ...

For comparison, Powhattan has a population of 72 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Powhattan, with the nearest first.

  • Mercier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mercier is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
  • Fairview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Willis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Willis is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
  • Granada
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Granada is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
    • Granada has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Point
    • Pleasant Spring
  • Hiawatha
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Horton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Capioma
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Capioma is located in Nemaha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
  • Sun Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sun Springs is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
  • Hamlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hamlin is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Hamlin has also been known as:
    • Hamilton
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    • Netawaka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Netawaka is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netawaka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Padonia
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Padonia is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
    • Everest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Morrill is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Robinson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Robinson is located in Brown County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
    • Wetmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

For more communities neighboring Powhattan, please visit our County-by-County Page for Powhattan.

Brown County ...

Powhattan is located in Brown County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Atchison, Doniphan, Jackson, Nemaha & Richardson (NE).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Powhattan ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powhattan.

Airports Near Powhattan ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Powhattan and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Powhattan.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Powhattan.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Powhattan), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.