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Nearest Communities to Wathena,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

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

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

Wathena is located in Doniphan County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Doniphan County: Atchison, Brown, Andrew (MO), Buchanan (MO), Holt (MO) & Richardson (NE).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 168 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wathena. Of these communities, 150 are located in counties other than Doniphan 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 Wathena (which is Doniphan 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 Wathena

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

  • Doniphan County   (where Wathena resides)
  • Atchison County
    • County Website:   https://www.atchisoncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Atchison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Atchison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodintent ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Dalbey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Dalbey is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalbey
      • Shannon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Shannon is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Port Williams
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Saint Pats
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Pats is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Pats
      • Oak Mills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Parnell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Parnell is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Lancaster
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Huron
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Hawthorne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
      • Farmington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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        • Potter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Cummings
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cummings is located in Atchison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
        • Monrovia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Effingham
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Kennekuk
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Kennekuk is located in Atchison County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
  • Brown County
  • Leavenworth County
  • Andrew County
    • County Website:   https://andrewcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Andrew:   Savannah (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Country Club
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Country Club is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
      • Amazonia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Amazonia is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Dean
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Dean is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Nodaway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Avenue City ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Avenue City is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
      • Savannah
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cosby
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cosby is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosby
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Kodiak ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kodiak is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodiak
      • Nida ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Nida is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nida
      • Rochester ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fillmore
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Helena
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Helena is located in Andrew County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
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        • Fountainbleau
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Fountainbleau is located in Andrew County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainbleau
        • Wyeth ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosendale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Rankin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Rankin is located in Andrew County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
        • Rea
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Flag Springs ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Flag Springs is located in Andrew County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Springs
        • Whitesville ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitesville is located in Andrew County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
        • Lone Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Lone Corner is located in Andrew County (MO)
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        • Midway
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Midway is located in Andrew County (MO)
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        • Bolckow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Cawood ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cawood is located in Andrew County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
        • Empire Prairie ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Empire Prairie is located in Andrew County (MO)
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  • Buchanan County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
    • County Seat for Buchanan:   Saint Joseph (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Kirschner
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Kirschner is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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      • Lake Station
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Lake Station is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Station
      • Saint Joseph
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Ashton ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashton is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
      • Kenmoor
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Kenmoor is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenmoor
      • Kyle
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Kyle is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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      • Halls
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Halls is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
      • Matney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Maxey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Maxey is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
      • Sparta ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sparta is located in Buchanan County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Clair
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Clair is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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      • Saxton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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        • Richie
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Richie is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Pinkston
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pinkston is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkston
        • Evansville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Evansville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
        • De Kalb
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
        • Rushville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Willow Brook
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Agency
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Faucett
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Garrettsburg
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
        • San Antonio
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • San Antonio is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
        • Stockbridge ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Stockbridge is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
        • Halleck
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Halleck is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Taos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Taos is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Armour
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Armour is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Sugar Lake
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Sugar Lake is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Wallace
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Wallace is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Lone Star
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Lone Star is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Easton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Hurlingen
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Hurlingen is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlingen
        • Lewis and Clark Village
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
        • Mock Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Mock Corner is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Winthrop
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Winthrop is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Frazier
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Frazier is located in Buchanan County (MO)
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        • Platte River
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Platte River is located in Buchanan County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
  • Clinton County
    • County Website:   https://clintoncomo.org/
    • County Seat for Clinton:   Plattsburg (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Hemple
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hemple is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemple
      • Gower
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Starfield
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Grayson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Grayson is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Scearces
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Scearces is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearces
      • Delaney
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Delaney is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
      • Braley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Braley is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braley
      • Trimble
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Trimble is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
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      • Westbridge
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Westbridge is located in Clinton County (MO)
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      • Maple Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Maple Hill is located in Clinton County (MO)
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      • Moors
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Moors is located in Clinton County (MO)
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      • Perrin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Perrin is located in Clinton County (MO)
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      • Mecca
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mecca is located in Clinton County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Plattsburg
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • DeKalb County
    • County Website:   https://www.dekalbcountymo.com/
    • County Seat for DeKalb:   Maysville (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Bayfield ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Bayfield is located in DeKalb County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfield
      • Boxford ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Boxford is located in DeKalb County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxford
      • Clarksdale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
      • Stewartsville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oak
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak is located in DeKalb County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
      • Union Star
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Orchid
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Orchid is located in DeKalb County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
      • Amity
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Wood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Wood is located in DeKalb County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood
      • Winslow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gentry County
  • Holt County
    • County Website:   https://holtcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Holt:   Oregon (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Forbes
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Richville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Richville is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
      • Curzon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Curzon is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curzon
      • Oregon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Forest City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Nichols Grove
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Nichols Grove is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Grove
      • New Point
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Napier
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Napier is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
      • Campbell Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Campbell Corner is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Corner
      • Fortescue
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
      • Bigelow
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
      • Mound City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nodaway County
  • Platte County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.platte.mo.us/
    • County Seat for Platte:   Platte City (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wathena   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wathena.
      • Sugar Lake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bean Lake Station
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Bean Lake Station is located in Platte County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Lake Station
      • Dearborn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dye
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Dye is located in Platte County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye
      • Iatan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
      • Haydite
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Haydite is located in Platte County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydite
      • New Market
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • New Market is located in Platte County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
      • Sadler
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sadler is located in Platte County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler
      • Woodruff
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Camden Point
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edgerton Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Edgerton Junction is located in Platte County (MO)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Junction
      • Edgerton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
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        • Weston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
        • Stubbs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Stubbs is located in Platte County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
        • West Platte
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Ridgely
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridgely is located in Platte County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
        • Beverly
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Beverly is located in Platte County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Tracy
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Platte City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Kerrville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Kerrville is located in Platte County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrville
        • Buxton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Buxton is located in Platte County (MO)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buxton
        • Stillings
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wathena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.