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Nearest Communities to Silica,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.

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

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

Silica is located in Rice County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rice County: Barton, Ellsworth, McPherson, Reno & Stafford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Silica. Of these communities, 50 are located in counties other than Rice 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 Silica (which is Rice 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 Silica

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

  • Rice County   (where Silica resides)
    • County Website:   www.ricecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rice:   Lyons
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silica.
      • Raymond
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Chase
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
        • Chase is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
      • Alden
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
        • Alden is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
      • Bushton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
        • Bushton is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Lyons
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
        • Lyons is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
      • Frederick
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
        • Frederick is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
      • Pollard ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
        • Pollard is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Pollard
        • From Silica to Pollard
      • Sterling
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Saxman
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
        • Saxman is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Saxman
        • From Silica to Saxman
      • Mitchell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Mitchell is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Mitchell
        • From Silica to Mitchell
      • Geneseo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Galt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
        • Galt is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Galt
        • From Silica to Galt
      • Little River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Crawford
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
        • Crawford is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Crawford
        • From Silica to Crawford
  • Barton County
    • County Website:   www.bartoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Barton:   Great Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silica.
      • Ellinwood
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Dartmouth
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
        • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Dartmouth
        • From Silica to Dartmouth
      • Claflin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Farhman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farhman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farhman
        • Farhman is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Farhman
        • From Silica to Farhman
      • Redwing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
        • Redwing is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Redwing
        • From Silica to Redwing
      • Great Bend
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Odin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Kanbrick
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
        • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kanbrick
        • From Silica to Kanbrick
      • Anchorway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hitschmann
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hitschmann. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitschmann
        • Hitschmann is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hitschmann
        • From Silica to Hitschmann
      • Hoisington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • South Hoisington
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
        • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • Beaver
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
          • Beaver is located in Barton County
        • Dundee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Heizer
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
          • Heizer is located in Barton County
        • Boyd ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
          • Boyd is located in Barton County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Boyd
          • From Silica to Boyd
        • Dubuque ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Susank
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susank
          • Susank is located in Barton County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
        • Olmitz
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Stickney
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stickney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
          • Stickney is located in Barton County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Stickney
          • From Silica to Stickney
        • Pawnee Rock
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Millard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
          • Millard is located in Barton County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Millard
          • From Silica to Millard
        • Albert
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
          • Albert is located in Barton County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <4>
  • Ellsworth County
    • County Website:   www.ellsworthcounty.org
    • County Seat for Ellsworth:   Ellsworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silica.
      • Holyrood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
        • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <4>
      • Lorraine
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
        • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Frantz ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
        • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Midway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Midway
        • From Silica to Midway
      • Black Wolf ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Wolf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Wolf
        • Black Wolf is located in Ellsworth County
      • Ellsworth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kanopolis
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <4>
      • Langley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
  • McPherson County
  • Pawnee County
  • Reno County
    • County Website:   www.rngov.reno.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Reno:   Hutchinson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silica.
      • Kilbourns Corner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • McVays Corner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Huntsville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huntsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
        • Huntsville is located in Reno County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Huntsville
        • From Silica to Huntsville
      • Nickerson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
        • Nickerson is located in Reno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <4>
      • Charters Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sylvia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvia
        • Sylvia is located in Reno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
        • Sylvia has also been known as:
        • Anderson's Farm
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sylvia
        • From Silica to Sylvia
      • Plevna
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Adams Corner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Abbyville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbyville
        • Abbyville is located in Reno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
      • Willowbrook
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
        • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Yaggy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
        • Yaggy is located in Reno County
  • Stafford County
    • County Website:   www.staffordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Stafford:   Saint John
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silica   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silica.
      • Hudson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Hudson is located in Stafford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Seward
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
        • Seward is located in Stafford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
      • Radium
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Stafford
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Zenith ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
        • Zenith is located in Stafford County
      • Saint John
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
        • Saint John is located in Stafford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <4>

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- Silica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3476, Longitude: -98.4618       In this case, the coordinates for Silica have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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