Nearest Communities to Schaffer,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Schaffer, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Schaffer:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Schaffer is located in Rush County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rush County: Barton, Ellis, Ness, Pawnee, Russell & Trego.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Schaffer. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than Rush 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 Schaffer (which is Rush 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 Schaffer
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Rush County (where Schaffer resides)
- County Website: https://rushcountykansas.org/
- County Seat for Rush: La Crosse
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Schaffer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Schaffer.
- Otis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Timken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timken is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timken
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Bison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- La Crosse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rush Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Loretta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Loretta is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretta
- Former names for Loretta:
- Illinois
- Marienfeld
- Liebenthal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Nekoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Hargrave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hargrave is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrave
- Alexander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Alexander is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- McCracken
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Barton County
- County Website: https://www.bartoncounty.org/
- County Seat for Barton: Great Bend
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Schaffer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Schaffer.
- Albert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olmitz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Heizer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Boyd ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Galatia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Galatia is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galatia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Millard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Dundee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dundee is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Pawnee Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kanbrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kanbrick is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
- Anchorway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anchorway is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorway
- Hoisington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Hoisington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- South Hoisington is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
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- Stickney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stickney is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
- Great Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Susank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Susank is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Redwing
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Redwing is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
- Dartmouth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dartmouth is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
- Beaver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Odin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Odin is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Ellinwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hitschmann
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hitschmann is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
- Dubuque ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dubuque is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubuque
- Claflin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ellis County
- County Website: https://www.ellisco.net/
- County Seat for Ellis: Hays
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Schaffer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Schaffer.
- Pfeifer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pfeifer is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeifer
- Schoenchen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schoenchen is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenchen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Munjor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Victoria
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Victoria is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
- Toulon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Toulon is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Walker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Antonino
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Antonino is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonino
- Hays
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pawnee County
- County Website: https://www.pawneecountykansas.com/
- County Seat for Pawnee: Larned
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Schaffer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Schaffer.
- Ash Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Valley is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Valley
- Vaughn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
- Larned
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ray ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Frizell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Frizell is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizell
- Sanford ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Hamburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hamburg is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Bert Wettar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bert Wettar is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bert Wettar
- Rozel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rozel is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Garfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Zook
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Zook is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zook
- Burdett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burdett is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Russell County
- County Website: https://www.russellcountykansas.com/
- County Seat for Russell: Russell
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Schaffer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Schaffer.
- Milberger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Milberger is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milberger
- Gorham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Balta ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Balta is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balta
- Stafford County
- County Website: https://www.staffordcounty.org/
- County Seat for Stafford: Saint John
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Schaffer ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Schaffer.
- Radium
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Radium is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Seward
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 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 from Point A (ie- Schaffer) 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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