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Nearest Communities to Walsburg,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Walsburg.<1>

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

Walsburg is located in Riley County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 71 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Walsburg. Of these communities, 52 are located in counties other than Riley 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 Walsburg (which is Riley 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 Walsburg

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

  • Riley County   (where Walsburg resides)
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walsburg.
      • Randolph
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Leonardville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Winkler
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winkler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
        • Winkler is located in Riley County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Winkler
        • From Walsburg to Winkler
      • Riley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Lasita ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
        • Lasita is located in Riley County
      • May Day
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bala
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Keats
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Hollow Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
        • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
      • Rocky Ford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
        • Rocky Ford is located in Riley County
      • Manhattan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunset Park
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
        • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Bluemont Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluemont Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
          • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
        • Eureka Lake
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
          • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
        • Ogden
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Fairmont
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashland ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
          • Ashland is located in Riley County
          • Ashland has also been known as:
          • Ashland Bottoms
        • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Zeandale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clay County
    • County Website:   www.claycountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Clay:   Clay Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walsburg.
      • Green
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Broughton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
        • Broughton is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Broughton
        • From Walsburg to Broughton
      • Wakefield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Clay Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Garfield Center
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Ladysmith
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ladysmith. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
        • Ladysmith is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ladysmith
        • From Walsburg to Ladysmith
      • Morganville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Idana
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
        • Idana is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Idana
        • From Walsburg to Idana
      • Industry
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Vining
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
        • Vining is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Browndale
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browndale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
        • Browndale is located in Clay County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Browndale
        • From Walsburg to Browndale
      • Oak Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walsburg.
      • Upland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upland
        • From Walsburg to Upland
      • Sutphen ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sutphen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutphen
        • Sutphen is located in Dickinson County
      • Buckeye
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geary County
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walsburg.
      • Milford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Alida
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
        • Alida is located in Geary County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Alida
        • From Walsburg to Alida
      • Grandview Plaza
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
        • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
      • Junction City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Kansas Falls
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wreford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wreford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
        • Wreford is located in Geary County
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walsburg.
      • Cottage Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
        • Cottage Hill is located in Marshall County
      • Waterville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Irving ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
        • Irving is located in Marshall County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Irving
        • From Walsburg to Irving
      • Blue Rapids
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
        • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <3>
      • Bestwall
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bestwall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bestwall
        • Bestwall is located in Marshall County
      • Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Schroyer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schroyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schroyer
        • Schroyer is located in Marshall County
      • Reedsville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsville
        • Reedsville is located in Marshall County
        • Reedsville has also been known as:
        • Hazelville
      • Frankfort
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Nolan
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
        • Nolan is located in Marshall County
      • Sullivan
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sullivan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
        • Sullivan is located in Marshall County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Walsburg   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Walsburg.
      • Olsburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
        • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <3>
      • Fostoria
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fostoria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Fostoria
        • From Walsburg to Fostoria
      • Flush
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Westmoreland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Blaine
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Swamp Angel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Saint George
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
        • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <3>
      • Wheaton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
        • Wheaton is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
      • Barret
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barret have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barret
        • Barret is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Louisville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
        • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Louisville has also been known as:
        • Louisville Springs
        • Rock City
        • Rock Creek Falls
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
      • Wamego
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
        • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
  • Wabaunsee County
  • Washington County

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walsburg) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walsburg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3931, Longitude: -96.8117       In this case, the coordinates for Walsburg 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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