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Nearest Communities to Wamego,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Please note 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.

Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pottawatomie County: Jackson, Marshall, Nemaha, Riley, Shawnee & Wabaunsee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wamego. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Pottawatomie 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 Wamego (which is Pottawatomie 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 Wamego

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

  • Pottawatomie County   (where Wamego resides)
    • County Website:   www.pottcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Westmoreland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Louisville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Saint George
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Belvue
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belvue have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
        • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
      • Flush
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flush have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flush
        • Flush is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Swamp Angel
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swamp Angel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Angel
        • Swamp Angel is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Laclede
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laclede have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laclede
        • Laclede is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Saint Marys
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
        • Saint Marys is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,652 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <4>
      • Westmoreland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Aikins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aikins
        • Aikins is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Emmett
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
        • Emmett is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
      • Saint Clere
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clere have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clere
        • Saint Clere is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Fostoria
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
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        • Blaine
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
          • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Wheaton
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        • Onaga
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaga
          • Onaga is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onaga <4>
        • Duluth
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
          • Duluth is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Olsburg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
        • Havensville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Geary County
    • County Seat for Geary:   Junction City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Grandview Plaza
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Holton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Delia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delia
        • Delia is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
      • Avoca ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avoca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Avoca is located in Jackson County
      • Soldier
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
        • Soldier is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soldier <4>
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Nolan
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
        • Nolan is located in Marshall County
      • Lillis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillis
        • Lillis is located in Marshall County
  • Morris County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Neuchatel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neuchatel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neuchatel
        • Neuchatel is located in Nemaha County
      • Beckerville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckerville
        • Beckerville is located in Nemaha County
      • America City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for America City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America City
        • America City is located in Nemaha County
  • Riley County
    • County Website:   www.rileycountyks.gov
    • County Seat for Riley:   Manhattan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Zeandale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
        • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pillsbury Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
        • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
      • Fairmont
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
        • Fairmont is located in Riley County
      • Bluemont Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluemont Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluemont Hill
        • Bluemont Hill is located in Riley County
      • Manhattan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Ford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • 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 Riley County
      • Sunset Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Park
        • Sunset Park is located in Riley County
      • Ashland ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • 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
      • Eureka Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
        • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
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        • Elm Hollow Corner
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Hollow Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Hollow Corner
          • Elm Hollow Corner is located in Riley County
        • Keats
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
          • Keats is located in Riley County
        • Ogden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Randolph
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
          • Randolph is located in Riley County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
        • Riley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
          • Riley is located in Riley County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
          • Former names for Riley:
          • Riley Center
          • Union
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
        • Walsburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
          • Walsburg is located in Riley County
  • Shawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.shawnee.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Shawnee:   Topeka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Rossville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
        • Rossville is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
      • Willard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
        • Willard is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • 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 Shawnee County
      • Valencia
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valencia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia
        • Valencia is located in Shawnee County
      • Silver Lake
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
        • Silver Lake is located in Shawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Lake <4>
      • Dover
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Kiro
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiro
        • Kiro is located in Shawnee County
      • Smiths Ferry
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Ferry
        • Smiths Ferry is located in Shawnee County
      • Menoken
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menoken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menoken
        • Menoken is located in Shawnee County
  • Wabaunsee County
    • County Seat for Wabaunsee:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wamego   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wamego.
      • Wabaunsee
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaunsee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
        • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
      • McFarland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McFarland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
        • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Newbury
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbury
        • Newbury is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Newbury has also been known as:
        • New Berry
        • Newberry
      • Paxico
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Alma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
      • Allendorph
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allendorph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorph
        • Allendorph is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Vera
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
        • Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Maple Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
        • Maple Hill is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple Hill <4>
      • Volland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
        • Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Hessdale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hessdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hessdale
        • Hessdale is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Keene
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Keene is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Alta Vista
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
        • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <4>
      • Eskridge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
        • Eskridge is located in Wabaunsee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Bradford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Wabaunsee 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wamego) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wamego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.2054, Longitude: -96.3106       In this case, the coordinates for Wamego 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.
<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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