Nearest Communities to Childs,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Childs, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Childs:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Childs.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Childs is located in Highlands County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Highlands County: Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Okeechobee, Osceola & Polk.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Childs. Of these communities, 28 are located in counties other than Highlands 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 Childs (which is Highlands 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 Childs
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Highlands County (where Childs resides)
- County Website: https://www.highlandsfl.gov/
- County Seat for Highlands: Sebring
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Childs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Childs.
- Bairs Den
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bairs Den is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairs Den
- Archbold
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Archbold is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
- Bear Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Hollow is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Hollow
- Parker Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Island is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Island
- Placid Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Placid Lakes is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Lakes
- Hicoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hicoria is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicoria
- Lake Placid
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Highlands Park Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highlands Park Estates is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands Park Estates
- Sylvan Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sylvan Shores is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Shores
- Sunvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunvale is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunvale
- Venus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Marland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marland is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
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- Hen Scratch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hen Scratch is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hen Scratch
- Kuhlman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kuhlman is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kuhlman
- Negrotown Knoll
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Negrotown Knoll is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Negrotown Knoll
- Istokpoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Istokpoga is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Istokpoga
- Wild Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Island is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Island
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brighton is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- De Soto City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto City is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto City
- Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plains is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Lorida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cornwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Sebring
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fort Basinger
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Basinger is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Basinger
- Lakemont
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Lakemont is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont
- Sebring Shores
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Sebring Shores is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebring Shores
- Avon Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Alpine is also located in Highlands County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Charlotte County
- County Seat for Charlotte: Punta Gorda
- Note: The Gulf of Mexico lies to the west
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Childs ...
- Sparkman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sparkman is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
- DeSoto County
- County Website: https://www.desotobocc.com/
- County Seat for DeSoto: Arcadia
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Childs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Childs.
- Joshua
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Joshua is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
- Brownville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownville is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Calvinia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Calvinia was located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvinia
- Cubitis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cubitis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubitis
- Glades County
- County Website: https://www.myglades.com/
- County Seat for Glades: Moore Haven
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Childs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Childs.
- Mayaimi ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayaimi was located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayaimi
- Palmdale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harrisburg is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Fort Centre
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Centre is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Centre
- Lakeport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hall City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hall City is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall City
- Sarasota Colony
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sarasota Colony is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarasota Colony
- Monkey Box
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monkey Box is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkey Box
- Muce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Muce is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muce
- Ortona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ortona is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortona
- Buckhead Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buckhead Ridge is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhead Ridge
- Washington Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Park is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Park
- Goodno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Goodno is located in Glades County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodno
- Moore Haven
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hardee County
- County Website: https://www.hardeecountyfl.gov/
- County Seat for Hardee: Wauchula
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Childs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Childs.
- Crewsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crewsville is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewsville
- Sweetwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetwater is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Gardner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gardner is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Buchanan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan is located in Hardee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Okeechobee County
- County Website: https://www.okeechobeecountyfl.gov/
- County Seat for Okeechobee: Okeechobee
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Childs ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Childs.
- Basinger
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Basinger is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basinger
- Mildred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mildred is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Dixie Ranch Acres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dixie Ranch Acres is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Ranch Acres
- Fort Kissimmee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Kissimmee is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kissimmee
- Basswood Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Basswood Estates is located in Okeechobee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Estates
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- Childs) 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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