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Nearest Communities to Vilas,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 from Vilas.<1>

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

Vilas is located in Wilson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wilson County: Allen, Elk, Greenwood, Labette, Montgomery, Neosho & Woodson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vilas. Of these communities, 65 are located in counties other than Wilson 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 Vilas (which is Wilson 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 Vilas

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

  • Wilson County   (where Vilas resides)
    • County Seat for Wilson:   Fredonia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • South Ridge ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ridge
        • South Ridge is located in Wilson County
      • Rest
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rest. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
        • Rest is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Rest
        • From Vilas to Rest
      • Buffalo
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Guilford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Guilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Guilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Guilford
        • From Vilas to Guilford
      • Benedict
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Roper
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Altoona
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Benedict Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Buffville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffville
        • Buffville is located in Wilson County
        • Buffville has also been known as:
        • Buffsville
      • Middletown
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
        • Middletown is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Middletown
        • From Vilas to Middletown
      • Hilford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilford
        • Hilford is located in Wilson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hilford
        • From Vilas to Hilford
      • Fredonia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
        • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <5>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Neodesha
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neodesha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neodesha
          • Neodesha is located in Wilson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,211 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neodesha <5>
        • Coyville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Brooks
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
          • Brooks is located in Wilson County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Brooks
          • From Vilas to Brooks
        • New Albany
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Lafontaine
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Buxton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen County
    • County Website:   www.allencounty.org/
    • County Seat for Allen:   Iola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Petrolia
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
        • Petrolia is located in Allen County
      • Octagon City ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Humboldt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Leanna
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leanna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
        • Leanna is located in Allen County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Leanna
        • From Vilas to Leanna
      • Bassett
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bassett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
        • Bassett is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Iola
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Iola is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,264 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <5>
      • Gas
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas
        • Gas is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Gas
        • From Vilas to Gas
      • La Harpe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Savonburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savonburg
        • Savonburg is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
      • Geneva
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Carlyle
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Elsmore
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Moran
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
        • Moran is located in Allen County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
        • Moran has also been known as:
        • Moran City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <5>
  • Bourbon County
    • County Website:   www.bourboncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Bourbon:   Fort Scott
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Porterville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
        • Porterville is located in Bourbon County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Porterville
        • From Vilas to Porterville
      • Rockford ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
        • Rockford is located in Bourbon County
  • Coffey County
  • Crawford County
  • Elk County
    • County Seat for Elk:   Howard
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Busby
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Busby. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Busby
        • From Vilas to Busby
      • Upola
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upola
        • Upola is located in Elk County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upola
        • From Vilas to Upola
      • Cave Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood County
    • County Seat for Greenwood:   Eureka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Fall River
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
        • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <5>
      • Quincy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
        • Quincy is located in Greenwood County
      • Rocky Ford
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Greenwood County
      • Neal
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Labette County
    • County Website:   www.labettecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Labette:   Oswego
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Morehead
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Dennis
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
        • Grove is located in Labette County
      • Fern
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
        • Fern is located in Labette County
      • Orchard Park
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
        • Orchard Park is located in Labette County
      • Parsons
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Winway
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winway
        • Winway is located in Labette County
      • Brownstone
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstone
        • Brownstone is located in Labette County
  • Montgomery County
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Independence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Sycamore
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cherryvale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Corbin ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corbin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
        • Corbin is located in Montgomery County
      • Lehunt ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehunt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehunt
        • Lehunt is located in Montgomery County
      • Crane
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
        • Crane is located in Montgomery County
      • Independence
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Elk City
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Neosho County
    • County Seat for Neosho:   Erie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • Chanute
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Earlton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlton
        • Earlton is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
      • Rollin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Urbana
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
        • Urbana is located in Neosho County
      • Thayer
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Shaw
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
        • Shaw is located in Neosho County
      • Galesburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Odense
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odense have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odense
        • Odense is located in Neosho County
      • Erie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
        • Erie is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <5>
      • Kimball
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
        • Kimball is located in Neosho County
      • Hayden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden
        • Hayden is located in Neosho County
      • Saint Paul
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
        • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
      • Stark
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
        • Stark is located in Neosho County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • South Mound
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mound
        • South Mound is located in Neosho County
  • Woodson County
    • County Website:   www.woodsoncounty.net/
    • County Seat for Woodson:   Yates Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vilas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vilas.
      • North Ridge ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridge
        • North Ridge is located in Woodson County
      • Cookville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cookville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookville
        • Cookville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cookville
        • From Vilas to Cookville
      • Rose
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
        • Rose is located in Woodson County
      • Athens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Athens. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
        • Athens is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Athens
        • From Vilas to Athens
      • Durand
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Yates Center
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Center
        • Yates Center is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,267 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yates Center <5>
      • Piqua
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Batesville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Batesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
        • Batesville is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Batesville
        • From Vilas to Batesville
      • Hasty
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hasty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
        • Hasty is located in Woodson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hasty
        • From Vilas to Hasty
      • Vernon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Toronto
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toronto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
        • Toronto is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toronto <5>
      • Neosho Falls
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neosho Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho Falls
        • Neosho Falls is located in Woodson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

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- Vilas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vilas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6550, Longitude: -95.5854       In this case, the coordinates for Vilas 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>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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