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Nearest Communities to Ahloso,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pontotoc County: Coal, Garvin, Hughes, Johnston, Murray, Pottawatomie & Seminole.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 102 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ahloso. Of these communities, 67 are located in counties other than Pontotoc 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 Ahloso (which is Pontotoc 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 Ahloso

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

  • Pontotoc County   (where Ahloso resides)
    • County Seat for Pontotoc:   Ada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ahloso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ahloso.
      • Homer
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Ada
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Latta
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Latta is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latta
      • Union Valley
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Union Valley is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Hird
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Hird is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hird
      • Oakman
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Happyland
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Happyland is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happyland
      • Frisco
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Frisco is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Lawrence
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lawrence is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Fittstown
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Franks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Coil
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Coil is also located in Pontotoc County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coil
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Stonewall
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Pickett
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Pickett is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
        • Leader
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Leader is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leader
        • Byng
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Byng is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
        • Francis
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Union Hill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Union Hill is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
        • Harden City
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Harden City is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
        • Fitzhugh
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Steedman
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Steedman is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedman
        • Jaydee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Jaydee is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaydee
        • Lula
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Bebee
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Center
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Center is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Tyrola
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Tyrola is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrola
        • Jesse
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Roff
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Roff is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
        • Gaar Corner
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Gaar Corner is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaar Corner
        • Vanoss
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Vanoss is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanoss
        • Oil Center
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hart
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Hart is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
        • Allen
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Allen is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
        • Maxwell
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Maxwell is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
        • Dolberg
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Dolberg is also located in Pontotoc County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolberg
  • Coal County
    • County Website:   https://coal.okcounties.org/
    • County Seat for Coal:   Coalgate
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ahloso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ahloso.
      • East Jesse
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • East Jesse is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jesse
      • Tupelo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Centrahoma
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarita
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Olney
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Olney is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Parker
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Parker is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Coalgate
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottonwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cottonwood is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Phillips
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lehigh
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cairo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Cairo is located in Coal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Garvin County
  • Hughes County
  • Johnston County
  • McClain County
  • Murray County
    • County Seat for Murray:   Sulphur
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ahloso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ahloso.
      • Denny
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Denny is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny
      • Hickory
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Hickory is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
      • Scullin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Scullin is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullin
      • Winrock Farms
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Winrock Farms is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winrock Farms
      • Oak Grove
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Oak Grove is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Iona
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Iona is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
      • Sulphur
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Chigley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Chigley is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigley
      • Drake
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Drake is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
      • Washita
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Joy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Joy is located in Murray County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Pottawatomie County
  • Seminole County
    • County Website:   https://seminolecountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Seminole:   Wewoka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ahloso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ahloso.
      • Sasakwa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Konawa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Vamoosa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Vamoosa is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vamoosa
      • Sealy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Sealy is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealy
      • Wolf
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Wolf is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf
      • Bowlegs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Wewoka
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dixon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Dixon is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Indogco
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Indogco is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indogco
      • Lima
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lima is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • New Lima
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • New Lima is located in Seminole County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lima

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ahloso) 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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