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Nearest Communities to Alva,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Alva.<1>

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

Alva is located in Woods County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Woods County: Barber (KS), Comanche (KS), Alfalfa, Harper, Major & Woodward.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 46 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alva. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Woods 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 Alva (which is Woods 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 Alva

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

  • Woods County   (where Alva resides)
    • County Seat for Woods:   Alva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alva.
      • Noel
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
        • Noel is located in Woods County
      • Brink
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brink
        • Brink is located in Woods County
      • Hopeton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Capron
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
        • Capron is located in Woods County
        • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
      • Avard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
        • Avard is located in Woods County
      • Dacoma
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchester
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
        • Winchester is located in Woods County
      • Cora
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
        • Cora is located in Woods County
      • Tegarden
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tegarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tegarden
        • Tegarden is located in Woods County
      • Waynoka
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Fairvalley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairvalley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvalley
        • Fairvalley is located in Woods County
      • Heman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Edith
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
        • Edith is located in Woods County
  • Alfalfa County
    • County Seat for Alfalfa:   Cherokee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alva.
      • Ashley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
        • Ashley is located in Alfalfa County
      • Ingersoll
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
        • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
      • Burlington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
        • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>
      • Lambert
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
        • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
      • Yewed
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
        • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
      • Cherokee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Driftwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
        • Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County
      • Carmen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Byron
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
        • Byron is located in Alfalfa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Amorita
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amorita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amorita
        • Amorita is located in Alfalfa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amorita <4>
      • Aline
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • McWillie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McWillie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWillie
        • McWillie is located in Alfalfa County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Vining
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
          • Vining is located in Alfalfa County
        • Jet
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
          • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <4>
        • Nescatunga
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescatunga have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescatunga
          • Nescatunga is located in Alfalfa County
        • Helena
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
          • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
        • Carwile
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carwile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
          • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
  • Major County
    • County Seat for Major:   Fairview
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alva.
      • Togo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Togo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Togo
        • Togo is located in Major County
      • Bouse Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bouse Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouse Junction
        • Bouse Junction is located in Major County
      • Cheyenne Valley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Valley
        • Cheyenne Valley is located in Major County
      • West Cleo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cleo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cleo
        • West Cleo is located in Major County
      • Cleo Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
        • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <4>
  • Woodward County
  • Barber County
    • County Seat for Barber:   Medicine Lodge (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alva.
      • Hardtner
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Stubbs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
        • Stubbs is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Kiowa
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
        • Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
        • Kiowa has also been known as:
        • Kiowa
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
      • Eldred ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
        • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Hazelton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
        • Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Gerlane
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerlane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
        • Gerlane is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Aetna ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
        • Aetna is located in Barber County (KS)
  • Harper County
    • County Website:   www.harpercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Harper:   Anthony (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alva   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alva.
      • Corwin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
        • Corwin is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Waldron
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
        • Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 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- Alva) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8002, Longitude: -98.6661    
<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.




 

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