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Nearest Communities to Niles,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 south.

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 south 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 starting from Niles.<1>

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


Niles is located in Gulf County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gulf County: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin & Liberty.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Niles. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Gulf 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 Niles (which is Gulf 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 Niles

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

  • Gulf County   (where Niles resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.gulfcounty-fl.gov/
    • County Seat for Gulf:   Port Saint Joe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Niles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Niles.
      • Ward Ridge
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Ward Ridge is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Ridge
      • Oak Grove
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Oak Grove is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Port Saint Joe
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Milltown
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Milltown is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
      • Highland View
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Highland View is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland View
      • Indian Pass
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Indian Pass is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Pass
      • Odena
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Odena is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odena
      • White City
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • White City is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • Saint Joe Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Joe Beach is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe Beach
      • Beacon Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Beacon Hill is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Hill
      • Overstreet
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Overstreet is located in Gulf County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overstreet
      • Early
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Early is located in Gulf County
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        • Dalkeith
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Dalkeith is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalkeith
        • Gaskins Still
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Gaskins Still is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaskins Still
        • Honeyville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Honeyville is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeyville
        • Majette
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Majette is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majette
        • Wewahitchka
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Lake Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Lake Grove is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
        • Iola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Iola is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
        • Wetappo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Wetappo is located in Gulf County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
  • Bay County
    • County Website:   https://www.baycountyfl.gov/
    • County Seat for Bay:   Panama City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Niles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Niles.
      • Mexico Beach
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis Beach
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Davis Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Beach
      • Farmdale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Farmdale is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
      • Allanton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Allanton is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allanton
      • Wetappo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wetappo is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetappo
      • Cook
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cook is located in Bay County
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      • San Blas
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • San Blas is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Blas
      • Long Point
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Long Point is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Beacon Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Beacon Beach is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon Beach
      • Callaway
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Callaway
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Callaway is located in Bay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Callaway
      • Parker
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Parker is located in Bay County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,109 people
  • Franklin County
    • County Website:   https://www.franklincountyflorida.com/
    • County Seat for Franklin:   Apalachicola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Niles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Niles.
      • Eleven Mile
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Eleven Mile is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleven Mile
      • Nine Mile
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Nine Mile is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Mile
      • Tilton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Tilton is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
      • Franklin
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Franklin is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Achackwaithle ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Achackwaithle is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achackwaithle
      • Bay City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Bay City is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
      • Two Mile
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Two Mile is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile
      • Apalachicola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Beverly
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Beverly is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
      • Brickyard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Brickyard is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
      • Fort Gadsden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Fort Gadsden is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gadsden
      • Hays Place
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Hays Place is located in Franklin County
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      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Creels
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Creels is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creels
        • Magnolia Bluffs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Magnolia Bluffs is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Bluffs
        • Eastpoint
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Green Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Green Point is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
        • High Bluff
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • High Bluff is located in Franklin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
  • Jackson County
  • Liberty County
    • County Website:   https://libertyclerk.com/
    • County Seat for Liberty:   Bristol
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Niles   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Niles.
      • Escambia ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Escambia is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escambia
      • Owl Landing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Owl Landing is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Landing
      • Sumatra
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • White Oak Landing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • White Oak Landing is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Landing
      • Estanifanulga ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Estanifanulga is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estanifanulga
      • Bon Ami
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bon Ami is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Ami
      • Kern
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kern is located in Liberty County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kern

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Niles) 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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