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Nearest Communities to Orleans,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast 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 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 east 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 starting from Orleans.<1>

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

Orleans is located in Harlan County.

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

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 40 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Orleans. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Harlan 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 Orleans (which is Harlan 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 Orleans

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

  • Harlan County   (where Orleans resides)
    • County Seat for Harlan:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Flynn Junction
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Junction
        • Flynn Junction is located in Harlan County
      • Alma
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Stamford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Huntley
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Mascot
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
        • Mascot is located in Harlan County
      • Oxford Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Junction
        • Oxford Junction is located in Harlan County
      • Republican City
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ragan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Franklin County
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Franklin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Naponee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bloomington
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Hildreth
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Franklin
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
        • Franklin is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
      • Macon
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
        • Macon is located in Franklin County
  • Furnas County
    • County Seat for Furnas:   Beaver City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Oxford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Hollinger
        (13 miles [20.9 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
      • Precept
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Precept have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Precept
        • Precept is located in Furnas County
      • Edison
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Beaver City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Deerfield Corner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Corner
        • Deerfield Corner is located in Furnas County
      • Arapahoe
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hendley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
        • Hendley is located in Furnas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <4>
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Wilcox
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
        • Wilcox is located in Kearney County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilcox <4>
      • Keene
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
        • Keene is located in Kearney County
      • Axtell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Phelps County
    • County Seat for Phelps:   Holdrege
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Atlanta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlanta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
        • Atlanta is located in Phelps County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
      • Clyde
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Phelps County
      • Holdrege
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sacramento
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Loomis
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Funk
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Bertrand
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Norton County
    • County Website:   www.nortoncountyks.org/
    • County Seat for Norton:   Norton (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Almena
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almena
        • Almena is located in Norton County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
      • Calvert
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calvert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert
        • Calvert is located in Norton County (KS)
      • Norton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
        • Norton is located in Norton County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <4>
  • Phillips County
    • County Website:   www.phillipscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Phillips:   Phillipsburg (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Orleans   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Orleans.
      • Woodruff
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodruff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
        • Woodruff is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Long Island
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
        • Long Island is located in Phillips County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Prairie View
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
        • Prairie View is located in Phillips County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Stuttgart
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuttgart
        • Stuttgart is located in Phillips County (KS)
      • Phillipsburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Gretna
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gretna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
        • Gretna is located in Phillips County (KS)

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orleans) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orleans. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1317, Longitude: -99.4551       In this case, the coordinates for Orleans have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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