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Nearest Communities to Calvinia,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Calvinia is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day DeSoto County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of DeSoto County: Charlotte, Glades, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee & Sarasota.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 97 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Calvinia. Of these communities, 83 are located in counties other than DeSoto County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Calvinia (which is DeSoto 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 Calvinia

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

  • DeSoto County   (where Calvinia resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.desotobocc.com/
    • County Seat for DeSoto:   Arcadia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calvinia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calvinia.
      • Brownville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Brownville is located in DeSoto County
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      • Cubitis
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Cubitis is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubitis
      • Lansing
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Lansing is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Belgium ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Belgium is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
      • Arcadia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Tryon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Tryon is located in DeSoto County
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      • Joshua
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Joshua is located in DeSoto County
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      • Pine Level
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pine Level is located in DeSoto County
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      • Nocatee
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hull
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Hull is located in DeSoto County
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      • Fort Ogden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Platt
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Platt is located in DeSoto County
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      • Southfort
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Southfort is located in DeSoto County
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      • Lake Suzy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lake Suzy is located in DeSoto County
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  • Charlotte County
  • Hardee County
    • County Website:   https://www.hardeecountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Hardee:   Wauchula
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calvinia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calvinia.
      • Gardner
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Gardner is located in Hardee County
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      • Buchanan
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Buchanan is located in Hardee County
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      • Kinsey
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Kinsey is located in Hardee County
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      • Limestone
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Limestone is located in Hardee County
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      • Bridges
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bridges is located in Hardee County
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      • Moffitt
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Moffitt is located in Hardee County
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      • Sweetwater
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
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      • Lily
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Lily is located in Hardee County
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      • Oak Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Oak Grove is located in Hardee County
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      • Zolfo Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Ona
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Wauchula
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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        • Vandolah
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Vandolah is located in Hardee County
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        • Coker
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Coker is located in Hardee County
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        • Griffins Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Griffins Corner is located in Hardee County
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        • Crewsville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Wauchula Hills
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Wauchula Hills is located in Hardee County
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        • Lemon Grove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Lemon Grove is located in Hardee County
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        • Torrey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Torrey is located in Hardee County
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        • Fort Green Springs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Green Springs is located in Hardee County
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        • Fort Green
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Fort Green is located in Hardee County
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        • Bowling Green
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Highlands County
    • County Website:   https://www.highlandsfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Highlands:   Sebring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calvinia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calvinia.
      • Negrotown Knoll
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Negrotown Knoll is located in Highlands County
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      • Hen Scratch
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Hen Scratch is located in Highlands County
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      • Sebring Shores
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sebring Shores is located in Highlands County
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      • Kuhlman
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Kuhlman is located in Highlands County
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      • Avon Park Lakes
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Avon Park Lakes is located in Highlands County
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      • Avon Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sebring
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • De Soto City
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • De Soto City is located in Highlands County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
      • Placid Lakes
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Placid Lakes is located in Highlands County
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      • Lakemont
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lakemont is located in Highlands County
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      • Highland Lakes
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Highland Lakes is located in Highlands County
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      • Lake Placid
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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        • Alpine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Istokpoga
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Istokpoga is located in Highlands County
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        • Sylvan Shores
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Sylvan Shores is located in Highlands County
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        • Childs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Childs is located in Highlands County
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  • Manatee County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polk-county.net/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Bartow
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calvinia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calvinia.
      • Baird
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Baird is located in Polk County
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      • Bereah
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Bereah is located in Polk County
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      • Fort Meade
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Tiger Bay
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Tiger Bay is located in Polk County
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      • Pittsburg
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brewster ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Agricola
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Agricola is located in Polk County
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      • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
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      • Pembroke
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Pembroke is located in Polk County
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      • Maxcy Quarters
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Maxcy Quarters is located in Polk County
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      • Neilson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Neilson is located in Polk County
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      • West Frostproof
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • West Frostproof is located in Polk County
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  • Sarasota County
    • County Website:   https://www.scgov.net/
    • County Seat for Sarasota:   Sarasota
    • Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the west
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calvinia   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calvinia.
      • Sidell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Sidell is located in Sarasota County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidell
      • Hidden River
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Hidden River is located in Sarasota County
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      • Honore
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Honore is located in Sarasota County
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      • Miakka
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Miakka is located in Sarasota County
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      • Old Myakka
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Old Myakka is located in Sarasota County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Calvinia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calvinia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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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