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Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Keep in mind 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.


Manns Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jeff Davis County: Appling, Bacon, Coffee, Montgomery, Telfair, Toombs & Wheeler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 119 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Manns Ferry. Of these communities, 100 are located in counties other than Jeff Davis 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 Manns Ferry (which is Jeff Davis 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 Manns Ferry

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

  • Jeff Davis County   (where Manns Ferry resides)
    • County Website:   https://jeffdaviscountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Jeff Davis:   Hazlehurst
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    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Orico ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Orico is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orico
      • Town Bluff Ferry
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Town Bluff Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff Ferry
      • Tallahassee
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
      • Maysie ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Maysie is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysie
      • Hazlehurst
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumber City Ferry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
        • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
      • Quinn ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
      • Satilla
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Satilla is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Roper
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Roper is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Goldsmith ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Goldsmith is located in Jeff Davis County
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      • Burketts Ferry
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Burketts Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burketts Ferry
      • Brooker
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Brooker is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Bingham ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Bingham is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Ashleys Ferry
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Ashleys Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Denton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Kirkland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Snipesville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Snipesville is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Ellis ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ellis is located in Jeff Davis County
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        • Paceville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Paceville is located in Jeff Davis County
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  • Appling County
    • County Website:   https://www.baxley.org/
    • County Seat for Appling:   Baxley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Falling Rocks
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Falling Rocks is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rocks
      • Piney Bluff Ferry
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Piney Bluff Ferry is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Bluff Ferry
      • Graham
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Graham is located in Appling County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Johnsonville ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Johnsonville is located in Appling County
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      • Pine Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Pine Grove is located in Appling County
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      • Spring Branch
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Spring Branch is located in Appling County
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      • Davis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Davis is located in Appling County
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      • Prentiss
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Prentiss is located in Appling County
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      • Bassville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Bassville is located in Appling County
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      • Cook Heights
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Cook Heights is located in Appling County
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      • Baxley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillipi
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Phillipi is located in Appling County
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        • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
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        • Shady Acres
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Shady Acres is located in Appling County
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        • Eason Bluff
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Eason Bluff is located in Appling County
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        • McTier
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • McTier is located in Appling County
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        • Pine Forest
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pine Forest is located in Appling County
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        • Weatherly Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Weatherly Park is located in Appling County
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        • Zion
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Zion is located in Appling County
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        • Wheaton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Wheaton is located in Appling County
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        • Holmesville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Holmesville is located in Appling County
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        • Bethel
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Bethel is located in Appling County
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        • Surrency
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bacon County
    • County Website:   https://baconcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Bacon:   Alma
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Rockingham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Rockingham is located in Bacon County
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      • Alma
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Alma is located in Bacon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
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      • Guysie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Guysie is located in Bacon County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 2,226 people
      • New Lacy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • New Lacy is located in Bacon County
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  • Coffee County
  • Emanuel County
  • Evans County
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.montcoga.gov/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Mount Vernon
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Charlotteville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Charlotteville is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotteville
      • Uvalda
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
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      • Petross
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Petross is located in Montgomery County
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      • Ailey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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      • McGregor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
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      • Mount Vernon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Higgston
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Kibbee
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Kibbee is located in Montgomery County
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      • Tarrytown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Tattnall County
    • County Website:   https://www.tattnallcountyga.com/
    • County Seat for Tattnall:   Reidsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Altamaha
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
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        • Former name for Altamaha:
        • Atamaha
      • Reidsville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Staffords Ferry
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Staffords Ferry is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffords Ferry
      • Hughland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Hughland is located in Tattnall County
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      • Danton ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Danton is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
      • Five Points
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Five Points is located in Tattnall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Tison
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Tison is located in Tattnall County
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      • Collins
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Bradleys ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Bradleys is located in Tattnall County
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        • Mendes
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
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          • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
        • Purvis ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Purvis is located in Tattnall County
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        • Cobbtown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
          • Former name for Cobbtown:
          • Cobb Town
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        • Lynn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Lynn is located in Tattnall County
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        • Manassas
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Kicklighter ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Kicklighter is located in Tattnall County
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  • Telfair County
    • County Seat for Telfair:   McRae - Helena
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Lumber City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Towns
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Towns is located in Telfair County
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      • Scotland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cedarpark
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Cedarpark is located in Telfair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarpark
      • McRae - Helena
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • McRae
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • McRae is located in Telfair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
      • Helena
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Workmore
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Workmore is located in Telfair County
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      • Cobbville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Cobbville is located in Telfair County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Toombs County
    • County Website:   https://toombscountyga.gov/
    • County Seat for Toombs:   Lyons
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • McNatt Falls
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • McNatt Falls is located in Toombs County
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      • Grays Landing
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Grays Landing is located in Toombs County
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      • Cedar Crossing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
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      • English Eddy
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
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      • Rock Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
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      • Toombs Central
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
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        • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
      • Center
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Center is located in Toombs County
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      • Johnson Corner
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Johnson Corner is located in Toombs County
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      • South Thompson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • South Thompson is located in Toombs County
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      • New Branch
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • New Branch is located in Toombs County
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      • Santa Claus
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Charles
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Charles is located in Toombs County
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        • Vidalia
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Lyons
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Ohoopee
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
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        • Ponderosa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Ponderosa is located in Toombs County
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        • Elton ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Elton is located in Toombs County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
        • Normantown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Normantown is located in Toombs County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normantown
  • Treutlen County
    • County Website:   https://treutlencountygov.com/
    • County Seat for Treutlen:   Soperton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Barnhill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Barnhill is located in Treutlen County
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      • Zaidee
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Zaidee is located in Treutlen County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zaidee
      • Soperton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Lothair
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lothair is located in Treutlen County
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  • Wayne County
    • County Website:   https://www.waynecountyga.us/
    • County Seat for Wayne:   Jesup
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Brentwood
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Brentwood is located in Wayne County
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      • Piney Grove
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Piney Grove is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Tetlow
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Tetlow is located in Wayne County
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  • Wheeler County
    • County Website:   https://www.wheelercounty.org/
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Alamo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Manns Ferry   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Manns Ferry.
      • Long Pond
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Long Pond is located in Wheeler County
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      • Jordan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jordan is located in Wheeler County
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      • Spring Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Spring Hill is located in Wheeler County
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      • Ochwalkee
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Ochwalkee is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochwalkee
        • Estimated population in 2019: 3,732 people
      • Glenwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Stuckey
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Stuckey is located in Wheeler County
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      • Alamo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Alamo is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,301 people
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      • Erick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Erick is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erick
      • Avants
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Avants is located in Wheeler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avants

Footnotes ...

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