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Nearest Communities to Salina,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Salina.<1>

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

Salina is located in Saline County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saline County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Lincoln, Marion, McPherson & Ottawa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Salina. Of these communities, 58 are located in counties other than Saline 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 Salina (which is Saline 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 Salina

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

  • Saline County   (where Salina resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Salina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salina.
      • Trenton ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
        • Trenton is located in Saline County
      • New Cambria
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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.<4>
        • 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 Salina to New Cambria
      • Mentor
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
        • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Shipton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
        • Shipton is located in Saline County
      • Smolan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Kipp
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Bavaria
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hedville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedville
        • Hedville is located in Saline County
      • Salemsborg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marydel
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
        • Marydel is located in Saline County
      • Assaria
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Clay County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salina.
      • Solomon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Acme
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
        • Acme is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Acme
        • From Salina to Acme
      • Holland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Sand Spring
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
        • Sand Spring is located in Dickinson County
      • Carlton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Abilene
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Elmo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
        • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
      • Manchester
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Talmage
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
        • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Dillon
        • From Salina to Dillon
      • Enterprise
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Detroit
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Navarre
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
          • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
        • Buckeye
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Moonlight
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
          • Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
        • Hope
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Pearl
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
          • Pearl is located in Dickinson County
  • Ellsworth County
    • County Website:   www.ellsworthcounty.org
    • County Seat for Ellsworth:   Ellsworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salina.
      • Arcola
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
        • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arcola
        • From Salina to Arcola
      • Terra Cotta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
        • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Carneiro ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
        • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Carneiro
        • From Salina to Carneiro
      • Venango
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
        • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
      • Yankee Run
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Langley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
        • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
      • Kanopolis
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
        • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <5>
  • Lincoln County
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Lincoln Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salina.
      • Juniata
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
        • Juniata is located in Lincoln County
      • Westfall
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
        • Westfall is located in Lincoln County
      • Beverly
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Edalgo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edalgo
        • Edalgo is located in Lincoln County
      • Shady Bend
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
        • Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Barton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
        • Barton is located in Lincoln County
      • Quartzite
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Milo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
        • Milo is located in Lincoln County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Milo
        • From Salina to Milo
  • McPherson County
    • County Website:   www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
    • County Seat for McPherson:   McPherson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salina.
      • Lindsborg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Mackie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
        • Mackie is located in McPherson County
      • Jenkins
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
        • Jenkins is located in McPherson County
      • Roxbury
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Freemount
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Marquette
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • West Johnson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
        • Hilton is located in McPherson County
      • New Gottland
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gottland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gottland
        • New Gottland is located in McPherson County
      • Galva
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <5>
  • Ottawa County
    • County Website:   www.ottawacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ottawa:   Minneapolis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Salina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Salina.
      • Niles
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Verdi
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Culver
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bennington
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lindsey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Ackley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tescott
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Alfmil
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Minneapolis
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Wells
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Vine Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
          • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
          • Former name for Vine Creek:
          • Vine
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Vine Creek
          • From Salina to Vine Creek
        • Brewer
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
          • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
        • Sumnerville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
          • Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
        • Ada
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lamar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
          • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Lamar
          • From Salina to Lamar

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Salina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Salina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8272, Longitude: -97.6068    
<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>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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