Nearest Communities to Reading,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Reading, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Reading:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Reading.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Reading is located in Lyon County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lyon County: Chase, Coffey, Greenwood, Morris, Osage & Wabaunsee.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Reading. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Lyon 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 Reading (which is Lyon 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 Reading
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lyon County (where Reading resides)
- County Website: https://www.lyoncountyks.gov/
- County Seat for Lyon: Emporia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Lang
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lang is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Lang has also been known as:
- Hortonville
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Neosho Rapids
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Neosho Rapids is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Admire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emporia Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Emporia Junction is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Junction
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berkeley Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley Hills
- Emporia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Americus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Merrick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Merrick is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Agnes City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Agnes City is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnes City
- Bushong
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bushong is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
- Olpe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Plymouth is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Chase County
- County Website: https://chasecountyks.com/
- County Seat for Chase: Cottonwood Falls
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Toledo
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Toledo is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Saffordville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Saffordville is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffordville
- Ellinor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ellinor is located in Chase County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellinor
- Coffey County
- County Website: https://www.coffeycountyks.org/
- County Seat for Coffey: Burlington
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Lebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beto Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beto Junction is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beto Junction
- Jacobs Creek Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jacobs Creek Landing is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Creek Landing
- Ottumwa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ottumwa is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
- Halls Summit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Summit is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Summit
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- New Strawn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sharpe is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpe
- Agricola
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Agricola is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Burlington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gridley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gridley is located in Coffey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
- Franklin County
- County Website: https://www.franklincoks.org/
- County Seat for Franklin: Ottawa
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Silkville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Silkville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silkville
- Silkville has also been known as:
- Boissiere Silk Farm
- Valeton
- Williamsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pomona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ransomville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ransomville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransomville
- Greenwood County
- County Website: https://www.greenwoodcounty.org/
- County Seat for Greenwood: Eureka
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Lamont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Morris County
- County Website: https://www.morriscountyks.org/
- County Seat for Morris: Council Grove
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Dunlap
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunlap is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
- Council Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Council Grove is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Council Grove has also been known as:
- Council
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- Osage County
- County Website: https://osageco.org/
- County Seat for Osage: Lyndon
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Barclay
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Arvonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arvonia is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
- Ridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ridgeton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeton
- Osage City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Olivet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Olivet is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Peterton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peterton is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterton
- Lyndon Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyndon Station is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Lyndon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melvern is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Melvern has also been known as:
- Melvin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <3>
- Burlingame
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burlingame is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Former name for Burlingame:
- American Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlingame <3>
- Vassar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scranton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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- Quenemo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Quenemo is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Quenemo has also been known as:
- Quenemo Agency
- Four Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Carbondale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carbondale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
- Michigan Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Michigan Valley is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Valley
- Mineral Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Overbrook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swissvale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swissvale is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
- Shawnee County
- County Website: https://www.snco.gov/
- County Seat for Shawnee: Topeka
- Genealogy Websites ...
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- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Auburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn is located in Shawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
- Wakarusa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wabaunsee County
- County Website: https://www.wbcounty.org/
- County Seat for Wabaunsee: Alma
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Reading ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Reading.
- Wilmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Harveyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Bradford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Eskridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Keene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
- Hessdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessdale
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 from Point A (ie- Reading) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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. |
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