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Nearest Communities to Shady Brook,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 starting from Shady Brook.<1>

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


Although our information shows that the community of Shady Brook is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Dickinson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dickinson County: Clay, Geary, Marion, McPherson, Morris, Ottawa & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 69 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Shady Brook. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Dickinson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Shady Brook (which is Dickinson 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 Shady Brook

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

  • Dickinson County   (where Shady Brook resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.dkcoks.gov/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shady Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shady Brook.
      • Woodbine
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Herington
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hope
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Hope is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
      • Navarre
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
      • Lyona
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
      • Pearl
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Pearl is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
      • Rishel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
      • Jacobs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
      • Dillon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
      • Enterprise
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Elmo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Detroit
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Chapman
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Acme
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Acme is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
        • Holland
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Holland is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
        • Abilene
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Carlton is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
        • Moonlight
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
        • Sand Spring
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Sand Spring is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
        • Sutphen ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
        • Buckeye
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Upland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Upland is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Solomon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Talmage
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Talmage is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
        • Manchester
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Manchester is located in Dickinson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Chase County
    • County Website:   https://chasecountyks.com/
    • County Seat for Chase:   Cottonwood Falls
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shady Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shady Brook.
      • Hymer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Hymer is located in Chase County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymer
      • Rockland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockland is located in Chase County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Neva
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Neva is located in Chase County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neva
        • Neva has also been known as:
        • Neva Station
  • Clay County
  • Geary County
    • County Website:   https://www.gearycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shady Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shady Brook.
      • Wreford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wreford is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
      • Kansas Falls
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
      • Junction City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Grandview Plaza
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
      • Alida
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Alida is located in Geary County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
      • Milford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://www.marioncoks.net/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Marion
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shady Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shady Brook.
      • Ramona
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Ramona is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Ramona has also been known as:
        • Ramona Station
      • Lost Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Tampa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lincolnville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
      • Pilsen
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Pilsen is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
      • Antelope
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Antelope is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
      • Durham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Durham is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
      • Eastshore
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Eastshore is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastshore
      • Canada
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Canada is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada
      • Marion
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Waldeck
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Waldeck is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
      • Hillsboro
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lehigh
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Lehigh is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • McPherson County
  • Morris County
    • County Website:   https://www.morriscountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Morris:   Council Grove
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shady Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shady Brook.
      • Latimer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Latimer is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
      • Delavan
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Delavan is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
      • White City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Skiddy ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Skiddy is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
      • Burdick
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Burdick is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
      • Parkerville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Parkerville is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
      • Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
      • Wilsey
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Wilsey is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Downing ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Downing is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Dwight
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Dwight is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
      • Helmick
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Helmick is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmick
      • Kelso
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Kelso is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Council Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Council Grove is located in Morris County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Grove
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
        • Council Grove has also been known as:
        • Council
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Grove <4>
  • Ottawa County
  • Riley County
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   https://www.salinecountyks.gov/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Salina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shady Brook   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shady Brook.
      • Gypsum
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Kipp
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Kipp is located in Saline County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipp
      • New Cambria
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • New Cambria is located in Saline County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Hallville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Hallville is located in Saline County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
  • Wabaunsee County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shady Brook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shady Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.