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Nearest Communities to Athens,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Athens is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Richardson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richardson County: Brown (KS), Doniphan (KS), Nemaha (KS), Holt (MO), Nemaha & Pawnee.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 82 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Athens. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Richardson County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Athens (which is Richardson 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 Athens

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

  • Richardson County   (where Athens resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.richardson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Richardson:   Falls City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Nim City
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nim City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nim City
        • Nim City is located in Richardson County
      • Humboldt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dawson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Salem
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
      • Verdon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stella
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Straussville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straussville
        • Straussville is located in Richardson County
      • Falls City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
        • Falls City is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,076 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <5>
      • Shubert
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Archer ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
        • Archer is located in Richardson County
      • Preston
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
        • Preston is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
      • Barada
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barada
        • Barada is located in Richardson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
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        • Williamsville ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
          • Williamsville is located in Richardson County
        • Arago ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arago have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arago
          • Arago is located in Richardson County
        • Rulo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rulo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
          • Rulo is located in Richardson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rulo <5>
        • Yancton ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancton
          • Yancton is located in Richardson County
  • Gage County
  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   www.co.johnson.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Tecumseh
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Elk Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Graf ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graf
        • Graf is located in Johnson County
      • Tecumseh
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Vesta
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
        • Vesta is located in Johnson County
      • Crab Orchard
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
        • Crab Orchard is located in Johnson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <5>
      • Saint Mary
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
        • Saint Mary is located in Johnson County
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Auburn
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Howe
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
        • Howe is located in Nemaha County
      • Rohrs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrs
        • Rohrs is located in Nemaha County
      • Auburn
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
        • Auburn is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,342 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
      • Johnson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
        • Johnson is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson <5>
      • Nemaha
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
        • Nemaha is located in Nemaha County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
        • Nemaha has also been known as:
        • Nemaha City
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemaha <5>
      • Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Deroin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Deroin
        • Saint Deroin is located in Nemaha County
      • Glenrock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenrock
        • Glenrock is located in Nemaha County
      • Brownville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Brock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Pawnee County
    • County Website:   www.co.pawnee.ne.us/
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Pawnee City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Du Bois
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pawnee City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Table Rock
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Violet ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
        • Violet is located in Pawnee County
      • Steinauer
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bookwalter
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookwalter have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
        • Bookwalter is located in Pawnee County
      • Burchard
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Mayberry
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayberry
        • Mayberry is located in Pawnee County
      • Mission ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
        • Mission is located in Pawnee County
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Armour is located in Pawnee County
      • Lewiston
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
        • Lewiston is located in Pawnee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <5>
      • Tate ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate
        • Tate is located in Pawnee County
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   www.brown.kansasgov.com/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Hiawatha (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Morrill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
        • Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
      • Sun Springs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Springs
        • Sun Springs is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Fairview
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Fidelity
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fidelity have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fidelity
        • Fidelity is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Hamlin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
        • Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
        • Hamlin has also been known as:
        • Hamilton
      • Reserve
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reserve
        • Reserve is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
      • Padonia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padonia
        • Padonia is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Hiawatha
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Powhattan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
        • Powhattan is located in Brown County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Baker ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Brown County (KS)
      • Mercier
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
        • Mercier is located in Brown County (KS)
  • Marshall County
    • County Seat for Marshall:   Marysville (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Saint Bridget
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bridget have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bridget
        • Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Axtell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
        • Axtell is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Summerfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Summit
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
        • Summit is located in Marshall County (KS)
      • Beattie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
        • Beattie is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
      • Vermillion
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
        • Vermillion is located in Marshall County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <5>
      • Vliets
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vliets have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vliets
        • Vliets is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Nemaha County
    • County Seat for Nemaha:   Seneca (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Bern
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
        • Bern is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Central City ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Berwick
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
        • Berwick is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Oneida
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
        • Oneida is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
      • Saint Benedict ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
        • Saint Benedict is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Sabetha
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabetha
        • Sabetha is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,552 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabetha <5>
      • Seneca
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
        • Seneca is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
      • Baileyville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
        • Baileyville is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Woodlawn
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • Woodlawn is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Capioma
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capioma
        • Capioma is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Kelly
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Kelly is located in Nemaha County (KS)
      • Centralia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
        • Centralia is located in Nemaha County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <5>
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Granada
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
          • Granada is located in Nemaha County (KS)
          • Granada has also been known as:
          • Pleasant Point
          • Pleasant Spring
        • Corning
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
          • Corning is located in Nemaha County (KS)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
        • Goff
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goff
          • Goff is located in Nemaha County (KS)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
        • Wetmore
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
          • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County (KS)
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <5>
        • Bancroft
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
          • Bancroft is located in Nemaha County (KS)
  • Atchison County
    • County Seat for Atchison:   Rock Port (MO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Athens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Athens.
      • Langdon ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langdon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon
        • Langdon is located in Atchison County (MO)
      • Nishnabotna ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nishnabotna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna
        • Nishnabotna is located in Atchison County (MO)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Athens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Athens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0444, Longitude: -95.9864       In this case, the coordinates for Athens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Athens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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