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Nearest Communities to Saint Marys,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Saint Marys.<1>

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


Saint Marys is primarily located in Pottawatomie County. A portion of Saint Marys extends into Wabaunsee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 84 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Saint Marys. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Pottawatomie 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 Saint Marys (which is Pottawatomie 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 Saint Marys

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

  • Pottawatomie County   (where Saint Marys resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Marys   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Marys.
      • Belvue
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Emmett
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <3>
      • Aikins
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
      • Saint Clere
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
      • Laclede
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
      • Louisville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
        • 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
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
      • Saint George
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Havensville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Onaga
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <3>
      • Flush
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
      • Swamp Angel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
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        • Westmoreland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Duluth
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
        • Wheaton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Blaine
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
        • Fostoria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   https://jacksoncountyks.com/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Holton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Marys   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Marys.
      • Delia
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Delia is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Avoca is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Hoyt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <3>
      • Mayetta
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Soldier
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Circleville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Birmingham
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Birmingham is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Holton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ontario
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ontario is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
      • Denison
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
  • Marshall County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Website:   https://www.nmcoks.us/
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Marys   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Marys.
      • America City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • America City is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
      • Neuchatel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
      • Bancroft
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Bancroft is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Beckerville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Beckerville is located in Nemaha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckerville
  • Riley County
    • County Website:   https://www.rileycountyks.gov/
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Marys   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Marys.
      • Zeandale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Zeandale is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
      • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
      • Fairmont
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Fairmont is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Bluemont Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
      • Manhattan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Ford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Sunset Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
      • Ashland ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Ashland is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
        • Ashland has also been known as:
        • Ashland Bottoms
      • Eureka Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
  • Shawnee County
    • County Website:   https://www.snco.gov/
    • County Seat for Shawnee:   Topeka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Marys   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Marys.
      • Rossville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Willard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Willard is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Grove is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
      • Silver Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Valencia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Valencia is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
      • Kiro
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Kiro is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
      • Smiths Ferry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Smiths Ferry is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
      • Dover
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Menoken
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Menoken is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
      • Elmont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Elmont is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
      • North Topeka
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
      • Auburn
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
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        • Topeka
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
        • Oakland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Oakland is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Highland Park
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
        • Belmont
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Belmont is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
        • Mathews Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mathews Park is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Park
        • Pauline
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pauline is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
        • Terra Heights
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Terra Heights is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Heights
        • Cullen Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
        • Tecumseh
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Lindbloom Park ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Lindbloom Park is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbloom Park
        • Berryton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
        • Wakarusa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Spencer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
        • Watson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Watson is located in Shawnee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Wabaunsee County
    • County Website:   https://www.wbcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Saint Marys   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Saint Marys.
      • Maple Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Vera
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Newbury
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Newbury is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
        • Newbury has also been known as:
        • New Berry
        • Newberry
      • Paxico
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McFarland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Wabaunsee
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
      • Keene
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Allendorph
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Allendorph is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorph
      • Alma
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • Hessdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessdale
      • Eskridge
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Bradford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Bradford is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
      • Volland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
      • Harveyville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Harveyville is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveyville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Saint Marys) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.