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Nearest Communities to Lakenan,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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 Lakenan.<1>

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

Lakenan is located in Shelby County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shelby County: Knox, Lewis, Macon, Marion, Monroe & Randolph.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 150 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lakenan. Of these communities, 126 are located in counties other than Shelby 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 Lakenan (which is Shelby 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 Lakenan

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

  • Shelby County   (where Lakenan resides)
    • County Website:   https://shelbycountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Shelby:   Shelbyville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lakenan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lakenan.
      • Kendall
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunnewell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Shelbina
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Oakdale
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Oakdale is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
      • Walkersville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Walkersville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
      • Emden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Emden is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emden
      • Shelbyville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lentner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Burksville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Burksville is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
      • Maud
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Maud is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Bethel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mamre
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Mamre is located in Shelby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre
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        • Kellerville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kellerville is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
        • Kirby
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hebron
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Hebron is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
        • Sigsbee
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Sigsbee is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
        • Enterprise
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Epworth
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Epworth is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
        • Clarence
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Elgin
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Elgin is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
        • Hagers Grove
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagers Grove
        • Leonard
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Cherry Box
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
        • Lakeland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Lakeland is located in Shelby County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland
  • Audrain County
    • County Website:   https://www.audraincounty.org/
    • County Seat for Audrain:   Mexico
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lakenan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lakenan.
      • Hollensville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hollensville is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollensville
      • Rowena
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Rowena is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
      • Molino
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Molino is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
      • Tulip
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Saling ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Skinner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Skinner is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner
      • Worcester ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Worcester is located in Audrain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester
  • Knox County
  • Lewis County
  • Macon County
    • County Website:   https://www.maconcountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Macon:   Macon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lakenan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lakenan.
      • Anabel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Anabel is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anabel
      • Longville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Longville is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longville
      • Woodville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cox
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Cox is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
      • Redman
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Redman is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
      • Narrows Creek ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Narrows Creek is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
      • Ten Mile
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Ten Mile is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
      • Nickellton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Nickellton is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
      • Snow ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Snow is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
      • Kellogg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Kellogg is located in Macon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Excello
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Macon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Economy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Sue City
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sue City is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
        • Axtell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Axtell is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
        • Lyda ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Lyda is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyda
        • Chariton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Chariton is located in Macon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chariton
  • Marion County
    • County Website:   https://marioncountymo.com/
    • County Seat for Marion:   Palmyra
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lakenan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lakenan.
      • Bellville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Bellville is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
      • Sharpsburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Sharpsburg is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Warren
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Warren is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Heather
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Heather is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather
      • Newmarket
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Newmarket is located in Marion County
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      • Ely
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Ely is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
      • Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
      • Philadelphia
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Philadelphia is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
      • Woodland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Woodland is located in Marion County
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      • Benbow
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Benbow is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benbow
      • Little Union
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Union is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union
      • Nelsonville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Slees Mills
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Slees Mills is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slees Mills
        • West Ely
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • West Ely is located in Marion County
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        • Emerson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Emerson is located in Marion County
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        • Naomi
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Naomi is located in Marion County
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        • Barkley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Barkley is located in Marion County
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        • Hester
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Hester is located in Marion County
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        • Dodge City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Dodge City is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
        • Palmyra
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Smileyville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Smileyville is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smileyville
        • Withers Mill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Withers Mill is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Mill
        • Mount Zion Community
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Mount Zion Community is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion Community
        • Uva
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Uva is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uva
        • White Bear
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • White Bear is located in Marion County
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        • North River
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • North River is located in Marion County
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        • Helton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Huiskamp
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Huiskamp is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huiskamp
        • South River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • South River is located in Marion County
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        • Hannibal
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Mungers
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Mungers is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mungers
        • Oakwood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Dunsford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Dunsford is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsford
        • Mark
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mark is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
        • Taylor
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lamb
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Lamb is located in Marion County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
  • Monroe County
  • Ralls County
    • County Website:   http://www.rallscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Ralls:   New London
    • Note: The Mississippi River runs along the eastern border of the county
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Lakenan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lakenan.
      • Hassard
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Hassard is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassard
      • Joanna
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Joanna is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
      • The Landing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Landing is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Landing
      • Shaver Ford ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hatch
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Hatch is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch
      • Huntington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Huntington is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
      • Sheil
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Sheil is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheil
      • Greenlawn
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cincinnati
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Cincinnati is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
      • Rensselaer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Spalding
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Spalding is located in Ralls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
      • Perry
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
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        • Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • West Hartford
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • West Hartford is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hartford
        • Hutchison
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Hutchison is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison
        • Madisonville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • New London
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Ralls
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Ralls is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls
        • Flint Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Flint Hill is located in Ralls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
  • Randolph County

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- Lakenan) 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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