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Nearest Communities to Upland,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village 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.<1>

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

Upland 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 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Upland. Of these communities, 50 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 Upland (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 Upland

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

  • Franklin County   (where Upland resides)
  • Adams County
    • County Website:   www.adamscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Adams:   Hastings
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Upland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Upland.
      • Holstein
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Roseland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Assumption
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Kenesaw
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
        • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <3>
      • Ayr
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
        • Ayr is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <3>
      • Ayr Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr Junction
        • Ayr Junction is located in Adams County
      • Brickton ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brickton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickton
        • Brickton is located in Adams County
      • Juniata
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hayland
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pauline
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauline have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
        • Pauline is located in Adams County
      • Ingleside
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
        • Ingleside is located in Adams County
      • Prosser
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
        • Prosser is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Buffalo County
    • County Website:   www.buffalogov.org/
    • County Seat for Buffalo:   Kearney
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Upland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Upland.
      • Buda
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
        • Buda is located in Buffalo County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Buda
        • From Upland to Buda
      • Denman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Prairie View Estates
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie View Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Estates
        • Prairie View Estates is located in Buffalo County
      • Kearney
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • R-Villa Courts
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for R-Villa Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for R-Villa Courts
        • R-Villa Courts is located in Buffalo County
      • Gibbon
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
        • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <3>
      • Alfalfa Center
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
        • Alfalfa Center is located in Buffalo County
  • Harlan County
    • County Seat for Harlan:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Upland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Upland.
      • Ragan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ragan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
      • Huntley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
      • Republican City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Alma
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
  • Kearney County
    • County Website:   www.kearneycounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Kearney:   Minden
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Upland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Upland.
      • Keene
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Minden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Norman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilcox
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilcox have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <3>
      • Koller
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koller have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koller
        • Koller is located in Kearney County
      • Axtell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Heartwell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
        • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <3>
      • Lowell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
        • Lowell is located in Kearney County
      • Newark
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newark. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
        • Newark is located in Kearney County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Newark
        • From Upland to Newark
      • Valley City ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
        • Valley City is located in Kearney County
      • Kearney City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kearney City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
        • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
        • Kearney City has also been known as:
        • Dobytown
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kearney City
        • From Upland to Kearney City
  • Phelps County
    • County Seat for Phelps:   Holdrege
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Upland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Upland.
      • Funk
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Funk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
      • Sacramento
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • 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.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Phelps County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Sacramento
        • From Upland to Sacramento
      • Holdrege
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Clyde
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in Phelps County
      • Atlanta
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Webster County
  • Smith County
    • County Seat for Smith:   Smith Center (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Upland   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Upland.
      • Womer
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Reamsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamsville
        • Reamsville is located in Smith County (KS)
      • Thornburg
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
        • Thornburg is located in Smith 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Upland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Upland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3179, Longitude: -98.9012    
<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>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.
<5>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.




 

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