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Nearest Communities to Wellsford,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Wellsford is located in Kiowa County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kiowa County: Barber, Clark, Comanche, Edwards, Ford & Pratt.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 40 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wellsford. Of these communities, 34 are located in counties other than Kiowa 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 Wellsford (which is Kiowa 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 Wellsford

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

  • Kiowa County   (where Wellsford resides)
    • County Seat for Kiowa:   Greensburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wellsford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wellsford.
      • Haviland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haviland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haviland
        • Haviland is located in Kiowa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haviland <4>
      • Brenham ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brenham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
        • Brenham is located in Kiowa County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Brenham
        • From Wellsford to Brenham
      • Belvidere
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Greensburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Joy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
        • Joy is located in Kiowa County
      • Mullinville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Barber County
    • County Seat for Barber:   Medicine Lodge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wellsford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wellsford.
      • Sun City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
        • Sun City is located in Barber County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun City <4>
      • Lake City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm Mills
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Mills
        • Elm Mills is located in Barber County
      • Deerhead
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Deerhead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhead
        • Deerhead is located in Barber County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Deerhead
        • From Wellsford to Deerhead
      • Forest City ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
        • Forest City is located in Barber County
      • Mingona
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mingona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingona
        • Mingona is located in Barber County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Mingona
        • From Wellsford to Mingona
      • Isabel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isabel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabel
        • Isabel is located in Barber County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Comanche County
  • Edwards County
    • County Seat for Edwards:   Kinsley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wellsford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wellsford.
      • Trousdale ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
        • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
      • Fellsburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
        • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
      • Centerview
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Williams ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
        • Williams is located in Edwards County
      • Belpre
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hodges
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hodges. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
        • Hodges is located in Edwards County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hodges
        • From Wellsford to Hodges
      • Lewis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
        • Lewis is located in Edwards County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <4>
      • Kinsley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Larned
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wellsford   ...
      • Zook
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zook
        • Zook is located in Pawnee County
  • Pratt County
    • County Website:   www.prattcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pratt:   Pratt
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wellsford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wellsford.
      • Cullison
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Croft
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
        • Croft is located in Pratt County
      • Springvale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
        • Springvale is located in Pratt County
        • Springvale has also been known as:
        • Springdale
      • Hopewell ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
        • Hopewell is located in Pratt County
      • Coats
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coats have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
        • Coats is located in Pratt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
      • Byers
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
        • Byers is located in Pratt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Pratt
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Iuka
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iuka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
        • Iuka is located in Pratt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Natrona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Natrona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natrona
        • Natrona is located in Pratt County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Natrona
        • From Wellsford to Natrona
      • Sawyer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Waldeck
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldeck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldeck
        • Waldeck is located in Pratt County
      • Cairo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Preston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Stafford 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- Wellsford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wellsford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6165, Longitude: -99.0286    
<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.




 

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