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Nearest Communities to Naponee,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Naponee.<1>

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

Naponee is located in Franklin County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Phillips (KS), Smith (KS), Harlan, Kearney, Phelps & Webster.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 46 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Naponee. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Franklin 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 Naponee (which is Franklin 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 Naponee

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

  • Franklin County   (where Naponee resides)
  • Furnas County
    • County Seat for Furnas:   Beaver City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Naponee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Naponee.
      • Oxford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>
      • Hollinger
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hollinger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollinger
        • Hollinger is located in Furnas County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hollinger
        • From Naponee to Hollinger
  • Harlan County
    • County Seat for Harlan:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Naponee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Naponee.
      • Republican City
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Huntley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
        • Huntley is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
      • Alma
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Alma is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
      • Orleans
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
        • Orleans is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orleans <3>
      • Ragan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan
        • Ragan is located in Harlan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragan <3>
      • Flynn Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Stamford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mascot
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
        • Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
  • Kearney County
  • Phelps County
    • County Seat for Phelps:   Holdrege
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Naponee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Naponee.
      • Sacramento
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sacramento. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sacramento
        • From Naponee to Sacramento
      • Atlanta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Funk
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
        • Funk is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Funk <3>
      • Clyde
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Phelps County
      • Holdrege
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster County
  • Phillips County
    • County Website:   www.phillipscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Phillips:   Phillipsburg (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Naponee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Naponee.
      • Woodruff
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
        • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Agra
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Gretna
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
        • Gretna is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Long Island
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Phillipsburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
        • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <3>
      • Stuttgart
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Kirwin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Glade
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Prairie View
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Smith County
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Naponee   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Naponee.
      • Reamsville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Thornburg
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Kensington
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Womer
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Athol
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Smith Center
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cora
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Cora is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Claudell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Cedar
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
        • Cedar is located in Smith County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people

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- Naponee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Naponee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0758, Longitude: -99.1377    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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