Hillsdale Lake, KS

Nearby Cities

• Paola

  11 mi. S
  Paola is the county seat of Miami County. It was one of the original territorial counties organized in 1855. Paola is located within two miles of the geographic center of the county. Situated on high rolling ground between Bull and Wea Creeks, Paola has an ideal location. Dr. David Lykins, a Bapt Paola

• Louisburg

  13 mi. E
  Just below the banks of a small tributary, now known as Rabbit Creek, near a spring originally named Shields, stands Louisburg. A central feature of that early settlement was the Spring House, a portion of which still stands in obscurity on the hillside on the south side of Wea Creek. The settlement Louisburg

• Gardner

  15 mi. N
  With its own settlement roots dating back to 1857, Gardner, Kansas holds a unique distinction among American cities. Setting at the major intersection of the Santa Fe and Oregon Trails, Gardner's rich heritage derives from the great Westward movement, and the dreams of the sons and daughters of a yo Gardner

• Osawatomie

  17 mi. S
  "Cradle of the Civil War" Our 4,500 residents are eager to share their attractions, history and special events during your visit. Located in eastern Kansas, off Highway 169, Osawatomie combines agriculture and commerce in a small town setting with blue Kansas skies, clear air, an Osawatomie

• Olathe

  18 mi. NE
  Olathe has always been an important destination � just as it is today. Among its earliest visitors were those who traveled the Santa Fe Trail, whether they were turn-of-the-century freighters ferrying cargo to the Southwest, farm families on the move to Oregon, or stagecoach travelers stopping at Olathe

• Ottawa

  20 mi. W
  Ottawa is the current county seat of Franklin County. The town was named after the Ottawa tribe of Indians, in the heart of whose reservation the town was laid out. Indian ownership prevented settlement until the spring of 1864. Less than 20 years after Ottawa, in its early days gained fame in Kansa Ottawa

• Baldwin City

  26 mi. NW
  The days are golden in this northeast Kansas town. Baldwin City is made special by the colors of the seasons, by the warmth of the people, by the simple opportunities for a good day and for a good life. Whether you're in the mood for a side trip, or are looking for a great place to settle, we inv Baldwin City

• Lenexa

  27 mi. NE
  The Shawnee Indian tribe called this area home from roughly 1825-1860, before moving on to Oklahoma. Kansas historical records list the origin of the name Lenexa as \"Len-Ag-See,\" the princess daughter of Shawnee Indian tribal leader, Chief Blackhoof. The Shawnees were a peaceful tribe who were Lenexa

• Overland Park

  30 mi. NE
  Overland Park, Kansas, population 162,592, is the second largest city in Kansas, one of the fastest growing cities in the Kansas City metropolitan area, and the 38th fastest growing city in the United States encompassing more than 56 square miles. A new city in historic perspective, being incorporat Overland Park

• Kansas City

  35 mi. NE
  There's a place on the northeast border of Kansas where the Missouri River meets the Kansas River. A place where rivers join and cultures merge. Arts and entertainment cross paths. And, some of the most fascinating parts of America's past unite with the present, here in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyand Kansas City

• Fort Leavenworth

  50 mi. N
  Fort Leavenworth was established on May 8, 1827, by Colonel Henry Leavenworth and 188 officers and men of the 3rd Infantry Regiment who traveled by keelboat up the Missouri River from Jefferson Barracks at St. Louis. Leavenworth was ordered by the War Dept. to establish a cantonment to protect the w Fort Leavenworth

• Lansing

  51 mi. N
  The community of Lansing was incorporated as an official city of Kansas in 1959, but early development of the community can be traced to the 1860's when the United States experienced significant westward expansion. The development of Lansing was influenced primarily by establishment in 1827 of Fort Lansing

• Leavenworth

  55 mi. N
  Leavenworth, the "First City in Kansas," established in 1854 is located on the west banks of the Missouri River. It became nationally known as the "jumping off point" for the opening of the west. Buffalo Bill Cody spent part of his youth here and later worked in the area as a Pony Express rider and Leavenworth

• Wellsville

  7 mi. NW
  Wellsville, in the northeast corner of Franklin County, was known as the "English Blue Grass Capitol" of the world for its production of grass seed. The community was once part of the land ceded to and then reacquired from the Shawnee Indians. The town site of Wellsville was laid out in the fall Wellsville