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Nearest Communities to Riley,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Riley.<1>

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

Riley 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 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Riley. Of these communities, 52 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 Riley (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 Riley

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

  • Riley County   (where Riley resides)
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Leonardville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Walsburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
        • Walsburg is located in Riley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Walsburg
        • From Riley to Walsburg
      • Bala
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Keats
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Randolph
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Lasita ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • 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
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Winkler
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
        • Winkler is located in Riley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Winkler
        • From Riley to Winkler
      • Rocky Ford
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • May Day
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Eureka Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Manhattan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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        • Ogden
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunset Park
          (15 miles [24.1 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
        • Bluemont Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 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
        • Ashland ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • 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
        • Fairmont
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Zeandale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Upland
        (17 miles [27.4 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upland
        • From Riley to Upland
      • Sutphen ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 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
      • Chapman
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Buckeye
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Moonlight
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
        • Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
      • Detroit
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Manchester
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Talmage
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyona
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
        • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lyona
        • From Riley to Lyona
  • Geary County
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Milford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alida
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
        • Alida is located in Geary County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Alida
        • From Riley to Alida
      • Grandview Plaza
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
        • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
      • Junction City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kansas Falls
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Wreford
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
        • Wreford is located in Geary County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Cottage Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 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
        (26 miles [41.8 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
        • Irving is located in Marshall County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Irving
        • From Riley to Irving
      • Blue Rapids
        (27 miles [43.5 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 <3>
      • Waterville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bestwall
        (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Morris County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Olsburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <3>
      • Swamp Angel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Fostoria
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Fostoria
        • From Riley to Fostoria
      • Flush
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Saint George
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • 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 <3>
      • Westmoreland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Blaine
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Louisville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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 <3>
      • Wamego
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • 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 <3>
      • Wheaton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
  • Wabaunsee County
  • Washington County
    • County Seat for Washington:   Washington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Chepstow
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chepstow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
        • Chepstow is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Chepstow
        • From Riley to Chepstow
      • Kimeo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimeo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
        • Kimeo is located in Washington County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kimeo
        • From Riley to Kimeo
      • Barnes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Palmer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Linn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenleaf
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
        • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <3>
      • Clifton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Riley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2988, Longitude: -96.8276    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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