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Nearest Communities to Wells,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Wells is located in Ottawa County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ottawa County: Clay, Cloud, Dickinson, Lincoln, Mitchell & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wells. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Ottawa 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 Wells (which is Ottawa 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 Wells

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

  • Ottawa County   (where Wells resides)
    • County Website:   www.ottawacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ottawa:   Minneapolis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • Ackley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Vine Creek
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Creek
        • Vine Creek is located in Ottawa County
        • Former name for Vine Creek:
        • Vine
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Vine Creek
        • From Wells to Vine Creek
      • Bennington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Lindsey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lamar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
        • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lamar
        • From Wells to Lamar
      • Minneapolis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Alfmil
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Verdi
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sumnerville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
        • Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Niles
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Brewer
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
          • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
        • Delphos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Culver
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ada
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Tescott
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay County
  • Cloud County
    • County Seat for Cloud:   Concordia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • Miltonvale
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Aurora
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
        • Aurora is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
      • Glasco
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glasco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
        • Glasco is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
        • Former names for Glasco:
        • Dell Ray
        • Glasgow
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <4>
      • Huscher
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Joseph
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Simpson
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
        • Simpson is located in Cloud County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpson <4>
      • Macyville ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
        • Macyville is located in Cloud County
      • Cook
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
        • Cook is located in Cloud County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cook
        • From Wells to Cook
      • Concordia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Rice
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Ames
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rosaco
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosaco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosaco
        • Rosaco is located in Cloud County
  • Dickinson County
    • County Website:   www.dkcoks.com/
    • County Seat for Dickinson:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • Manchester
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Talmage
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Solomon
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckeye
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sand Spring
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring
        • Sand Spring is located in Dickinson County
      • Abilene
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Moonlight
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moonlight have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight
        • Moonlight is located in Dickinson County
      • Acme
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
        • Acme is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Acme
        • From Wells to Acme
      • Sutphen ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Detroit
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Upland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • 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.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
        • Upland is located in Dickinson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Upland
        • From Wells to Upland
      • Enterprise
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Holland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chapman
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Lincoln Center
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • Milo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
        • Milo is located in Lincoln County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Milo
        • From Wells to Milo
      • Beverly
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Barnard
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
        • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
      • Shady Bend
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Bend
        • Shady Bend is located in Lincoln County
      • Juniata
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juniata have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
        • Juniata is located in Lincoln County
      • Westfall
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall
        • Westfall is located in Lincoln County
      • Edalgo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edalgo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edalgo
        • Edalgo is located in Lincoln County
      • Barton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
        • Barton is located in Lincoln County
      • Quartzite
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Mitchell County
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Salina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wells   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wells.
      • Marydel
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
        • Marydel is located in Saline County
      • Shipton
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shipton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipton
        • Shipton is located in Saline County
      • New Cambria
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Cambria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cambria
        • New Cambria is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to New Cambria
        • From Wells to New Cambria
      • Trenton ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
        • Trenton is located in Saline County
      • Salina
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Hedville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedville
        • Hedville is located in Saline County
      • Glendale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kipp
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bavaria
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mentor
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillips Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
        • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Smolan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smolan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smolan
        • Smolan is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Gypsum
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Brookville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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- Wells) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1412, Longitude: -97.5503    
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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