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Nearest Communities to Wing,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Wing is located in Covington County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Covington County: Butler, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Escambia, Geneva, Okaloosa (FL) & Walton (FL).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 141 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wing. Of these communities, 93 are located in counties other than Covington 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 Wing (which is Covington 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 Wing

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

  • Covington County   (where Wing resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.covingtoncountyal.gov/
    • County Seat for Covington:   Andalusia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wing.
      • Falco
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Beda
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Beda is located in Covington County
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      • Rome
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Rome is located in Covington County
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      • Shiloh
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Shiloh is located in Covington County
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      • Red Oak
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Huckaville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Huckaville is located in Covington County
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      • Lockhart
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Lockhart is located in Covington County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
      • Beck
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Beck is located in Covington County
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      • Carolina
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Carolina is located in Covington County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Fairfield
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Fairfield is located in Covington County
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      • Stanley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Stanley is located in Covington County
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      • Florala
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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        • Libertyville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Libertyville is located in Covington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
        • Stedman
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Stedman is located in Covington County
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        • McRae
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • McRae is located in Covington County
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        • Andalusia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Loango
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Loango is located in Covington County
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        • Blue Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Blue Springs is located in Covington County
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        • Green Bay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Green Bay is located in Covington County
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        • Chapel Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Chapel Hill is located in Covington County
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        • River Falls
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Horn Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
        • Sanford
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Sanford is located in Covington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
        • Howells
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Howells is located in Covington County
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        • Onycha
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Heath
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Heath is located in Covington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Rhump
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Rhump is located in Covington County
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        • Babbie
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Babbie is located in Covington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
        • Wiggins
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Wiggins is located in Covington County
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        • Red Level
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Beulah
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Beulah is located in Covington County
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        • Harmony
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Harmony is located in Covington County
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        • Gantt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Gantt is located in Covington County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
        • Cedar Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Cedar Grove is located in Covington County
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        • Duvall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Duvall is located in Covington County
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        • Opp
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Straughn
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Straughn is located in Covington County
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        • Valley of Shiloh
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Valley of Shiloh is located in Covington County
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        • Antioch
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Blairs
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Blairs is located in Covington County
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        • Estothel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Estothel is located in Covington County
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        • Opine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Opine is located in Covington County
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        • Dunns
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Dunns is located in Covington County
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        • Eoda
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Eoda is located in Covington County
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        • Clearview
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Clearview is located in Covington County
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        • Coldwater
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Coldwater is located in Covington County
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        • Rawls
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Rawls is located in Covington County
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        • County Line
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • County Line is located in Covington County
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  • Coffee County
  • Conecuh County
  • Escambia County
    • County Website:   https://www.escambiacountyal.gov/
    • County Seat for Escambia:   Brewton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wing.
      • Bradley
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Bradley is located in Escambia County
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      • Dixie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Dixie is located in Escambia County
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      • Parker Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Parker Springs is located in Escambia County
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      • Rock Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Rock Creek is located in Escambia County
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      • Marietta
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Marietta is located in Escambia County
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      • Roberts
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Roberts is located in Escambia County
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      • Boykin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Boykin is located in Escambia County
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      • Damascus
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Damascus is located in Escambia County
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      • Rock Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Rock Hill is located in Escambia County
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      • Dixonville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Dixonville is located in Escambia County
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      • Spring Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Spring Hill is located in Escambia County
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      • East Brewton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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        • Riverview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Riverview is located in Escambia County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Kirkland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kirkland is located in Escambia County
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        • Brewton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Pea Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Pea Ridge is located in Escambia County
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        • Keego
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Keego is located in Escambia County
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  • Geneva County
    • County Website:   https://genevacountyal.gov/
    • County Seat for Geneva:   Geneva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wing.
      • Hacoda
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Hacoda is located in Geneva County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacoda
      • Earlytown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Earlytown is located in Geneva County
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      • Lowery
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Lowery is located in Geneva County
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      • Ganer
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Ganer is located in Geneva County
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      • Weeks
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Weeks is located in Geneva County
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  • Okaloosa County
    • County Website:   https://myokaloosa.com/
    • County Seat for Okaloosa:   Crestview (FL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wing.
      • Escambia Farms
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Escambia Farms is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Good Hope
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Good Hope is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Blackman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Blackman is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Oak Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Oak Grove is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Peaden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Peaden is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Laurel Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clear Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Clear Springs is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Okaloo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Okaloo is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Rock Creek
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rock Creek is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Campton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Campton is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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      • Svea
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cannon Town
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Nubbin Ridge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Nubbin Ridge is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Auburn
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Auburn is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Garden City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Beaver Creek
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Otahite ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Silver Springs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Silver Springs is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
        • Baker
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Crestview
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Milligan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Dorcas
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Dorcas is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Galliver
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Galliver is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Deerland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Deerland is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
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        • Killingsworth Crossroads
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Holt
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Kellys Mill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Kellys Mill is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Mill
  • Santa Rosa County
    • County Website:   https://www.santarosa.fl.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Rosa:   Milton (FL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wing.
      • Belandville ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Santa Maria
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Santa Maria is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • McLellan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • McLellan is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Sellersville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Sellersville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Munson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Munson is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Simmons Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Simmons Crossing is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Berrydale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Berrydale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Fidelis
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Fidelis is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Spring Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Hill is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Floridale
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Floridale is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Indian Ford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Indian Ford is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Whitfield
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Whitfield is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
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      • Harold
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mount Carmel
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Mount Carmel is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
  • Walton County
    • County Website:   https://www.mywaltonfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Walton:   De Funiak Springs (FL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wing.
      • Pleasant Grove
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Clear Springs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Clear Springs is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Flowersville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Flowersville is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Paxton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Lakewood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Lakewood is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Pond Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Pond Creek is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Gordon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Gordon is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • New Harmony
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • New Harmony is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Caney Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Caney Creek is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Ealum
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ealum is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Forest Highlands
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Forest Highlands is located in Walton County (FL)
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      • Mossy Head
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
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        • Cluster Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cluster Springs is located in Walton County (FL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
        • Liberty
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Liberty is located in Walton County (FL)
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        • Gaskin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Gaskin is located in Walton County (FL)
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        • Sand Hill
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sand Hill is located in Walton County (FL)
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        • Alpine Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Alpine Heights is located in Walton County (FL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Heights

Footnotes ...

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