Nearest Communities to Franklin,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Franklin, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Franklin:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Franklin.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Franklin is located in Howard County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Boone, Chariton, Cooper, Randolph & Saline.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 156 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Franklin. Of these communities, 140 are located in counties other than Howard 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 Franklin (which is Howard 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 Franklin
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Howard County (where Franklin resides)
- County Seat for Howard: Fayette
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- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- New Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Estill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Estill is located in Howard County
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- Boonesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg is located in Howard County
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- Hilldale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hilldale is located in Howard County
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- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Landmark ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Landmark is located in Howard County
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- Sebree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Steinmetz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Burton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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- Armstrong
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bunker Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Howard County
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- Punkin Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Howard County
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- Roanoke
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Roanoke is located in Howard County
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- Boone County
- County Website: https://www.showmeboone.com/
- County Seat for Boone: Columbia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Rocheport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thralls Prairie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thralls Prairie is located in Boone County
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- Wilhite ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilhite is located in Boone County
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- Lexington ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Boone County
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- Woodlandville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
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- Everett ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Everett is located in Boone County
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- Midway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Boone County
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- Stapletown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stapletown is located in Boone County
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- Huntsdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Harrisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Germantown ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Germantown is located in Boone County
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- Persia ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Persia is located in Boone County
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- Furner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Furner is located in Boone County
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- Minnie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Minnie is located in Boone County
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- Perche ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Perche is located in Boone County
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- Columbia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smithton ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Smithton is located in Boone County
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- Providence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Boone County
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- Moores Switch
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prathersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Prathersville is located in Boone County
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- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rileysburg is located in Boone County
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- Rucker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Boone County
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- Nashville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Nashville is located in Boone County
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- Riggs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Easley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Easley is located in Boone County
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- Middleton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Boone County
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- Pierpont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Switzler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
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- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Petersburg is located in Boone County
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- Sapp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sapp is located in Boone County
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- Browns
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Browns is located in Boone County
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- Stephens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Deer Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
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- Harg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Harg is located in Boone County
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- Lebanon ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Lebanon is located in Boone County
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- Bourbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bourbon is located in Boone County
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- Eureka ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka is located in Boone County
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- Wilton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilton is located in Boone County
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- Hallsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Shaw is located in Boone County
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- Sturgeon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhurst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Boone County
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- Summerville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summerville is located in Boone County
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- Burlington ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
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- Chariton County
- County Website: https://www.charitonco.com/
- County Seat for Chariton: Keytesville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Louisville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Chariton County
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- Lewis Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Aholt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Aholt is located in Chariton County
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- Forest Green
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Forest Green is located in Chariton County
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- Cazzell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cazzell is located in Chariton County
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- Oil City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Chariton County
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- Rockford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rockford is located in Chariton County
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- Shannondale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shannondale is located in Chariton County
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- Namrash ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Namrash is located in Chariton County
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- Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Keytesville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cole County
- County Website: https://colecounty.org/
- County Seat for Cole: Jefferson City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- Marion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Cole County
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- Cooper County
- County Website: https://www.coopercountymo.gov/
- County Seat for Cooper: Boonville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Boonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Merna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Merna is located in Cooper County
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- Windsor Place village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Billingsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Billingsville is located in Cooper County
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- Lamine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chouteau Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chouteau Springs is located in Cooper County
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- Clarks Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Overton is located in Cooper County
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- Speed
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Speed is located in Cooper County
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- Lone Elm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pilot Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blackwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Bellair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
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- Pleasant Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Cooper County
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- Wooldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corioli ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corioli is located in Cooper County
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- Bunceton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hoffman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoffman is located in Cooper County
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- Prairie Home
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Harriston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Green is located in Cooper County
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- Shackleford Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shackleford Crossing is located in Cooper County
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- New Lebanon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon is located in Cooper County
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- Clifton City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton City is located in Cooper County
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- Byberry ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Byberry is located in Cooper County
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- Otterville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moniteau County
- County Seat for Moniteau: California
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Renfro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Renfro is located in Moniteau County
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- Cedron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cedron is located in Moniteau County
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- Lupus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tipton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Kliever
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kliever is located in Moniteau County
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- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Moniteau County
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- Bacon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bacon is located in Moniteau County
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- California
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Fortuna
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fortuna is located in Moniteau County
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- Morgan County
- Pettis County
- County Website: https://pettiscomo.com/
- County Seat for Pettis: Sedalia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Postal
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Postal is located in Pettis County
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- Longwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Beaman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beaman is located in Pettis County
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- Newland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Newland is located in Pettis County
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- Tedieville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Smithton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph County
- County Website: https://randolphcounty-mo.com/
- County Seat for Randolph: Huntsville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Yates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Higbee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Airy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Airy is located in Randolph County
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- Ryder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ryder is located in Randolph County
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- Harkes
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harkes is located in Randolph County
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- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Randolph Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County
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- Renick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Clifton Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Saline County
- County Website: https://www.salinecountymo.gov/
- County Seat for Saline: Marshall
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Franklin ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Franklin.
- Arrow Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saline City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saline City is located in Saline County
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- Hardeman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hardeman is located in Saline County
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- Nelson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Napton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridge Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridge Prairie is located in Saline County
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- Cambridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cambridge is located in Saline County
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- Gilliam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilliam is located in Saline County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Orearville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orearville is located in Saline County
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- Pipertown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pipertown is located in Saline County
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- Wilton Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Wilton Springs is located in Saline County
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- Slater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montague Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Montague Hill is located in Saline County
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- Wanamaker ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wanamaker is located in Saline County
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- New Frankfort
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Frankfort is located in Saline County
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- Norton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norton is located in Saline County
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- Blue Lick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Marshall Junction is located in Saline County
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- Marshall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Herndon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Saline County
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- Fairville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanhope is located in Saline County
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- Shackleford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shackleford is located in Saline County
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- Cretcher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Franklin) 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. |
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