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Nearest Communities to Windom,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 east 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 Windom.<1>

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

Windom is located in McPherson County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McPherson County: Dickinson, Ellsworth, Harvey, Marion, Reno, Rice & Saline.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 77 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Windom. Of these communities, 60 are located in counties other than McPherson 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 Windom (which is McPherson 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 Windom

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

  • McPherson County   (where Windom resides)
    • County Website:   www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
    • County Seat for McPherson:   McPherson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Windom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Windom.
      • Conway
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Groveland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Groveland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
        • Groveland is located in McPherson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Groveland
        • From Windom to Groveland
      • Marquette
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Inman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
        • Inman is located in McPherson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
      • Hilton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
        • Hilton is located in McPherson County
      • McPherson
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Freemount
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freemount have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount
        • Freemount is located in McPherson County
        • Freemount has also been known as:
        • Freemont City
      • West Johnson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Johnson
        • West Johnson is located in McPherson County
        • West Johnson has also been known as:
        • Johnstown
      • Mackie
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
        • Mackie is located in McPherson County
      • Jenkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
        • Jenkins is located in McPherson County
      • Elyria
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elyria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
        • Elyria is located in McPherson County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Elyria
        • From Windom to Elyria
      • New Gottland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Gottland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gottland
        • New Gottland is located in McPherson County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
  • Ellsworth County
    • County Website:   www.ellsworthcounty.org
    • County Seat for Ellsworth:   Ellsworth
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Windom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Windom.
      • Langley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
        • Langley is located in Ellsworth County
      • Venango
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Venango have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venango
        • Venango is located in Ellsworth County
      • Yankee Run
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Midway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Midway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Midway
        • From Windom to Midway
      • Frantz ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frantz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frantz
        • Frantz is located in Ellsworth County
      • Terra Cotta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terra Cotta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
        • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Arcola
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arcola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
        • Arcola is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Arcola
        • From Windom to Arcola
      • Carneiro ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carneiro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
        • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Carneiro
        • From Windom to Carneiro
      • Lorraine
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine
        • Lorraine is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
      • Kanopolis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanopolis
        • Kanopolis is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanopolis <4>
      • Ellsworth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Holyrood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holyrood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holyrood
        • Holyrood is located in Ellsworth County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holyrood <4>
  • Harvey County
    • County Website:   www.harveycounty.com/
    • County Seat for Harvey:   Newton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Windom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Windom.
      • Alta Mills ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
        • Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
      • Burrton
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hesston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Paxton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paxton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
        • Paxton is located in Harvey County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Paxton
        • From Windom to Paxton
  • Reno County
    • County Website:   www.rngov.reno.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Reno:   Hutchinson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Windom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Windom.
      • Medora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
        • Medora is located in Reno County
      • Buhler
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Nickerson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickerson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickerson
        • Nickerson is located in Reno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nickerson <4>
      • Willowbrook
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
        • Willowbrook is located in Reno County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Yaggy
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yaggy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaggy
        • Yaggy is located in Reno County
      • Hutchinson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Obeeville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obeeville
        • Obeeville is located in Reno County
      • South Hutchinson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Adams Corner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • McVays Corner
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Punkin Center ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
        • Punkin Center is located in Reno County
      • Whiteside
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whiteside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
        • Whiteside is located in Reno County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Whiteside
        • From Windom to Whiteside
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Charters Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Kilbourns Corner
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cruppers Corner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Elmer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
          • Elmer is located in Reno County
        • Darlow
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Partridge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Yoder
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yoder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoder
          • Yoder is located in Reno County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yoder <4>
  • Rice County
    • County Website:   www.ricecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rice:   Lyons
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Windom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Windom.
      • Little River
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Crawford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crawford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
        • Crawford is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Crawford
        • From Windom to Crawford
      • Galt
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
        • Galt is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Galt
        • From Windom to Galt
      • Mitchell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mitchell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Mitchell is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Mitchell
        • From Windom to Mitchell
      • Saxman
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saxman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxman
        • Saxman is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Saxman
        • From Windom to Saxman
      • Geneseo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Lyons
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
        • Lyons is located in Rice County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,433 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
      • Pollard ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pollard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
        • Pollard is located in Rice County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Pollard
        • From Windom to Pollard
      • Sterling
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Frederick
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederick
          • Frederick is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 18 people
        • Alden
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
          • Alden is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
        • Chase
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
          • Chase is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
        • Bushton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushton
          • Bushton is located in Rice County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
        • Raymond
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Silica
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silica. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
          • Silica is located in Rice County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Silica
          • From Windom to Silica
  • Saline County
    • County Website:   www.co.saline.ks.us/
    • County Seat for Saline:   Salina
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Windom   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Windom.
      • Falun
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Bridgeport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Salemsborg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Assaria
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assaria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assaria
        • Assaria is located in Saline County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Assaria <4>
      • Brookville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hallville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallville
        • Hallville is located in Saline County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hallville
        • From Windom to Hallville
      • Smolan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Bavaria
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Mentor
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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- Windom) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Windom. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3837, Longitude: -97.9099    
<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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