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Nearest Communities to Randolph,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Randolph.<1>

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

Randolph is located in Riley County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Randolph. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than Riley 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 Randolph (which is Riley 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 Randolph

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

  • Riley County   (where Randolph resides)
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Randolph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Randolph.
      • Walsburg
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
        • Walsburg is located in Riley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Walsburg
        • From Randolph to Walsburg
      • Winkler
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
        • Winkler is located in Riley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Winkler
        • From Randolph to Winkler
      • Leonardville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • May Day
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Riley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Lasita ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
        • Lasita is located in Riley County
      • Bala
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Keats
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
        • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
      • Rocky Ford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
      • Manhattan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluemont Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluemont Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
        • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Sunset Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
          • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
        • Eureka Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
          • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
        • Fairmont
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ogden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Ashland ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
          • Ashland is located in Riley County
          • Ashland has also been known as:
          • Ashland Bottoms
        • Zeandale
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.claycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Randolph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Randolph.
      • Green
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Broughton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
        • Broughton is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Broughton
        • From Randolph to Broughton
      • Clay Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Wakefield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Garfield Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Morganville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Ladysmith
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
        • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ladysmith
        • From Randolph to Ladysmith
      • Idana
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Idana
        • From Randolph to Idana
      • Industry
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Vining
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
        • Vining is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Randolph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Randolph.
      • Upland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upland
        • From Randolph to Upland
      • Sutphen ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
        • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
  • Geary County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Randolph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Randolph.
      • Cottage Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
        • Cottage Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Irving ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
        • Irving is located in Marshall County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Irving
        • From Randolph to Irving
      • Blue Rapids
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
        • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <4>
      • Waterville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bestwall
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestwall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestwall
        • Bestwall is located in Marshall County
      • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Schroyer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
        • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
      • Frankfort
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Reedsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
        • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
        • Reedsville has also been known as:
        • Hazelville
      • Sullivan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
        • Sullivan is located in Marshall County
      • Nolan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
        • Nolan is located in Marshall County
      • Lillis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillis
        • Lillis is located in Marshall County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Winifred
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Carden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden
          • Carden is located in Marshall County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Carden
          • From Randolph to Carden
        • Marysville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Upland
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
          • Upland is located in Marshall County
        • Vliets
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vliets have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
          • Vliets is located in Marshall County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Randolph   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Randolph.
      • Olsburg
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
        • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
      • Fostoria
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Fostoria
        • From Randolph to Fostoria
      • Westmoreland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Blaine
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Flush
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Swamp Angel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Wheaton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
        • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Barret
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barret have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barret
        • Barret is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Saint George
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
        • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
      • Louisville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
        • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Louisville has also been known as:
        • Louisville Springs
        • Rock City
        • Rock Creek Falls
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
      • Wamego
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
        • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <4>
      • Duluth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Laclede
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
        • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Wabaunsee County
  • Washington County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Randolph) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Randolph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4307, Longitude: -96.7590    
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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