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Nearest Communities to Forgan,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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.

Forgan is located in Beaver County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beaver County: Clark (KS), Meade (KS), Seward (KS), Ellis, Harper, Texas, Lipscomb (TX) & Ochiltree (TX).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 27 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Forgan. Of these communities, 12 are located in counties other than Beaver 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 Forgan (which is Beaver 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 Forgan

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

  • Beaver County   (where Forgan resides)
    • County Seat for Beaver:   Beaver
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forgan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forgan.
      • Beaver
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
        • Beaver is located in Beaver County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver <4>
      • Mocane
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mocane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocane
        • Mocane is located in Beaver County
      • Floris
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Floris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
        • Floris is located in Beaver County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Floris
        • From Forgan to Floris
      • Little Ponderosa
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Ponderosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Ponderosa
        • Little Ponderosa is located in Beaver County
      • Turpin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Knowles
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knowles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knowles
        • Knowles is located in Beaver County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knowles <4>
      • Elmwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
        • Elmwood is located in Beaver County
      • Balko
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Clear Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
        • Clear Lake is located in Beaver County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Boyd
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boyd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
          • Boyd is located in Beaver County
        • Bryans Corner
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryans Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Corner
          • Bryans Corner is located in Beaver County
        • Gate
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
          • Gate is located in Beaver County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gate <4>
        • Sophia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
          • Sophia is located in Beaver County
        • Gray
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
          • Gray is located in Beaver County
        • Logan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Texas County
    • County Seat for Texas:   Guymon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forgan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forgan.
      • Baker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
        • Baker is located in Texas County
      • Fluor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluor
        • Fluor is located in Texas County
      • Tyrone
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
        • Tyrone is located in Texas County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
  • Meade County
    • County Seat for Meade:   Meade (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forgan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forgan.
      • Plains
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Meade County (KS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <4>
      • Hobart
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
        • Hobart is located in Meade County (KS)
      • Collano
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collano
        • Collano is located in Meade County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Collano
        • From Forgan to Collano
      • Meade
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Missler
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Missler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missler
        • Missler is located in Meade County (KS)
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Missler
        • From Forgan to Missler
  • Seward County
    • County Seat for Seward:   Liberal (KS)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Forgan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Forgan.
      • Hayne
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayne
        • Hayne is located in Seward County (KS)
      • Arkalon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkalon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkalon
        • Arkalon is located in Seward County (KS)
      • Kismet
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberal
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 from Point A (ie- Forgan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forgan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9069, Longitude: -100.5384    
<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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