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Nearest Communities to Roxbury,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

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

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

Roxbury is located in McPherson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 73 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Roxbury. Of these communities, 56 are located in counties other than McPherson 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 Roxbury (which is McPherson 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 Roxbury

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

  • McPherson County   (where Roxbury resides)
    • County Website:   www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
    • County Seat for McPherson:   McPherson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roxbury   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roxbury.
      • Canton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Gottland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gottland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gottland
        • New Gottland is located in McPherson County
      • Galva
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
        • Galva is located in McPherson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <3>
      • Lindsborg
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • West Johnson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
        • West Johnson is located in McPherson County
        • West Johnson has also been known as:
        • Johnstown
      • Hilton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
        • Hilton is located in McPherson County
      • Jenkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
        • Jenkins is located in McPherson County
      • McPherson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Freemount
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemount have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
        • Freemount is located in McPherson County
        • Freemount has also been known as:
        • Freemont City
      • Elyria
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in McPherson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elyria
        • From Roxbury to Elyria
      • Mackie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
        • Mackie is located in McPherson County
      • Marquette
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Conway
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Moundridge
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Groveland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
          • Groveland is located in McPherson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Groveland
          • From Roxbury to Groveland
        • Inman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
          • Inman is located in McPherson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <3>
        • Windom
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roxbury   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roxbury.
      • Carlton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
        • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Elmo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
        • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
      • Holland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
        • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Dillon
        • From Roxbury to Dillon
      • Jacobs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacobs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
        • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Jacobs
        • From Roxbury to Jacobs
      • Hope
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rishel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rishel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
        • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rishel
        • From Roxbury to Rishel
      • Acme
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
        • Acme is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Acme
        • From Roxbury to Acme
      • Navarre
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
        • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
      • Sand Spring
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
        • Sand Spring is located in Dickinson County
      • Solomon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Herington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
        • Herington is located in Dickinson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <3>
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Abilene
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Shady Brook ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
          • Shady Brook is located in Dickinson County
        • Enterprise
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pearl
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
          • Pearl is located in Dickinson County
        • Woodbine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
          • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
  • Ellsworth County
    • County Website:   www.ellsworthcounty.org
    • County Seat for Ellsworth:   Ellsworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roxbury   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roxbury.
      • Langley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
        • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
      • Arcola
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
        • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arcola
        • From Roxbury to Arcola
      • Venango
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
        • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
  • Harvey County
  • Marion County
    • County Seat for Marion:   Marion
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roxbury   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roxbury.
      • Waldeck
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
        • Waldeck is located in Marion County
      • Durham
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Lehigh
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Tampa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tampa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampa
        • Tampa is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tampa <3>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tampa
        • From Roxbury to Tampa
      • Hillsboro
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ramona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
        • Ramona is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Ramona has also been known as:
        • Ramona Station
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ramona
        • From Roxbury to Ramona
      • Pilsen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Goessel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
        • Goessel is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
      • Canada
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eastshore
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastshore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
        • Eastshore is located in Marion County
      • Lost Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Springs
        • Lost Springs is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lost Springs <3>
      • Antelope
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
        • Antelope is located in Marion County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Lincolnville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
          • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
        • Aulne ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aulne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
          • Aulne is located in Marion County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Aulne
          • From Roxbury to Aulne
        • Marion
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Oursler
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oursler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
          • Oursler is located in Marion County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Oursler
          • From Roxbury to Oursler
  • Ottawa County
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Salina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Roxbury   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Roxbury.
      • Hallville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
        • Hallville is located in Saline County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hallville
        • From Roxbury to Hallville
      • Gypsum
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeport
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Assaria
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
        • Assaria is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <3>
      • Kipp
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mentor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Salemsborg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Smolan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
        • Smolan is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Falun
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
        • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Salina
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • New Cambria
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
        • New Cambria is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to New Cambria
        • From Roxbury to New Cambria
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Bavaria
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Trenton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
          • Trenton is located in Saline County
        • Brookville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hedville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedville
          • Hedville is located in Saline County
        • Shipton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
          • Shipton is located in Saline County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Roxbury) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roxbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5511, Longitude: -97.4274    
<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>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.
<5>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.




 

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