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Nearest Communities to Alston,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 starting from Alston.<1>

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

Alston is located in Woodward County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woodward County: Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Major & Woods.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 37 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alston. Of these communities, 24 are located in counties other than Woodward 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 Alston (which is Woodward 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 Alston

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

  • Woodward County   (where Alston resides)
    • County Seat for Woodward:   Woodward
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alston.
      • Mooreland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Woodward
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Curtis
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
        • Curtis is located in Woodward County
      • Gerlach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlach
        • Gerlach is located in Woodward County
      • Sharon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Quinlan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
        • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
      • Tangier
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
        • Tangier is located in Woodward County
      • Mutual
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Belva
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belva have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
        • Belva is located in Woodward County
      • Fort Supply
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedardale
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedardale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedardale
        • Cedardale is located in Woodward County
      • Keenan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan
        • Keenan is located in Woodward County
      • Richmond
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
        • Richmond is located in Woodward County
  • Dewey County
    • County Seat for Dewey:   Taloga
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alston.
      • Vici
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Cestos
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cestos have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cestos
        • Cestos is located in Dewey County
      • Camargo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Seiling
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lenora
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenora
        • Lenora is located in Dewey County
  • Ellis County
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Arnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alston.
      • Fargo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
        • Fargo is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fargo <3>
      • Harmon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
        • Harmon is located in Ellis County
      • Gage
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
        • Gage is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gage <3>
  • Harper County
    • County Seat for Harper:   Buffalo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alston.
      • Dunlap
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
        • Dunlap is located in Harper County
      • Selman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman
        • Selman is located in Harper County
      • May
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
        • May is located in Harper County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <3>
      • Charleston ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
        • Charleston is located in Harper County
  • Major County
    • County Seat for Major:   Fairview
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alston.
      • Bouse Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouse Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse Junction
        • Bouse Junction is located in Major County
      • Chester
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Phroso ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
        • Phroso is located in Major County
      • Togo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Togo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
        • Togo is located in Major County
  • Woods County
    • County Seat for Woods:   Alva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alston.
      • Haskew ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskew came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
        • Haskew is located in Woods County
      • Heman
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
        • Heman is located in Woods County
      • Freedom
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
        • Freedom is located in Woods County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <3>
      • Edith
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
        • Edith is located in Woods County
      • Fairvalley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvalley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvalley
        • Fairvalley is located in Woods County
      • Waynoka
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
        • Waynoka is located in Woods County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <3>
      • Plainview
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Woods County
      • Tegarden
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tegarden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tegarden
        • Tegarden is located in Woods County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4361, Longitude: -99.2904       In this case, the coordinates for Alston 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>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.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.




 

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