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Nearest Communities to Hartshorn,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Hartshorn.<1>

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


Hartshorn is located in Texas County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Texas County: Dent, Douglas, Howell, Laclede, Phelps, Pulaski, Shannon & Wright.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 152 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hartshorn. Of these communities, 82 are located in counties other than Texas 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 Hartshorn (which is Texas 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 Hartshorn

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

  • Texas County   (where Hartshorn resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.texascountymissouri.gov/
    • County Seat for Texas:   Houston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hartshorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hartshorn.
      • Midvale
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Midvale is located in Texas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midvale
      • Summersville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Nile
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Nile is located in Texas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
      • Eunice
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ashley Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Ashley Creek is located in Texas County
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      • Big Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Big Creek is located in Texas County
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      • Yukon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Yukon is located in Texas County
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      • Raymondville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nagle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Nagle is located in Texas County
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      • Arroll
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Arroll is located in Texas County
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      • Pine Crest
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Pine Crest is located in Texas County
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      • Mahan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Mahan is located in Texas County
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        • Tyrone
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Tyrone is located in Texas County
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        • Oscar
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Oscar is located in Texas County
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        • Harlow Ford
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Harlow Ford is located in Texas County
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        • Hattie
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Hattie is located in Texas County
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        • Samoa
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Samoa is located in Texas County
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        • Cardinal Acres
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Cardinal Acres is located in Texas County
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        • Ratcliff Ford
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Ratcliff Ford is located in Texas County
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        • Clear Springs
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Clear Springs is located in Texas County
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        • Grogan
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Grogan is located in Texas County
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        • Guild
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Guild is located in Texas County
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        • Solo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Solo is located in Texas County
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        • Houston
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Mineral Springs City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
        • Prescott
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Prescott is located in Texas County
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        • Elk Creek
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
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        • Licking
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Varvol
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Varvol is located in Texas County
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        • Bucyrus
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Clara
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Clara is located in Texas County
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        • Simmons
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Simmons is located in Texas County
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        • Venable
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Venable is located in Texas County
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        • Lundy
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Lundy is located in Texas County
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        • Maples
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Maples is located in Texas County
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        • Ellis Prairie
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ellis Prairie is located in Texas County
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        • Ellsworth
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ellsworth is located in Texas County
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        • Raftville ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Raftville is located in Texas County
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        • Hurst
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Hurst is located in Texas County
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        • Kimble
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Kimble is located in Texas County
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        • Sargent
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Sargent is located in Texas County
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        • Plum Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Plum Valley is located in Texas County
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        • Mitchells Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Mitchells Corner is located in Texas County
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        • Bado
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Bado is located in Texas County
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        • Dykes
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Dykes is located in Texas County
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        • Dent
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Dent is located in Texas County
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        • Sherrill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Sherrill is located in Texas County
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        • Vada
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Vada is located in Texas County
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        • Cedar Bluff
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Bluff is located in Texas County
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        • Cabool
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Hazelton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hazelton is located in Texas County
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        • Hazleton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Hazleton is located in Texas County
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        • Kinderpost
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Kinderpost is located in Texas County
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        • Old Success
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Old Success is located in Texas County
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        • Success
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairview
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Fairview is located in Texas County
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        • Gravel Point ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Gravel Point is located in Texas County
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        • Slabtown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Slabtown is located in Texas County
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        • Alice
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Alice is located in Texas County
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        • Pleasant Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Ridge is located in Texas County
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        • Roubidoux
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Roubidoux is located in Texas County
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        • Upton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Upton is located in Texas County
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        • Windy Curve
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Windy Curve is located in Texas County
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        • Bendavis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Bendavis is located in Texas County
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        • Dunn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Dunn is located in Texas County
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          • Former name for Dunn:
          • Impo
        • Huggins
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Huggins is located in Texas County
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        • Edanville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Edanville is located in Texas County
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        • Roby
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Roby is located in Texas County
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        • Turley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Turley is located in Texas County
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        • Fowler
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Fowler is located in Texas County
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  • Dent County
    • County Website:   https://www.salemmo.com/dent/
    • County Seat for Dent:   Salem
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hartshorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hartshorn.
      • Montauk
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Montauk is located in Dent County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
      • Jadwin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jadwin is located in Dent County
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      • Joy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Joy is located in Dent County
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      • Coulstone
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Coulstone is located in Dent County
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      • Darien
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Darien is located in Dent County
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      • Gladden
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Gladden is located in Dent County
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      • Ranger
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Ranger is located in Dent County
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      • Custer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Custer is located in Dent County
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      • Jack
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jack is located in Dent County
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      • Rhyse
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Rhyse is located in Dent County
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      • Halcyon
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Halcyon is located in Dent County
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      • Fawn
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Fawn is located in Dent County
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        • Gila
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Gila is located in Dent County
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        • Turtle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Turtle is located in Dent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle
        • Doss
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Doss is located in Dent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
        • Falk Mill ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Falk Mill is located in Dent County
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        • Smoky Hollow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
        • Hedrick ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Hedrick is located in Dent County
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        • Max
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Max is located in Dent County
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        • Lenox
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Lenox is located in Dent County
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        • Salem
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • North Lenox
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • North Lenox is located in Dent County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lenox
        • Bunker
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • West Bunker
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • West Bunker is located in Dent County
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        • Junction Lookout ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Junction Lookout is located in Dent County
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        • Stone Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
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        • Deep Ford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Deep Ford is located in Dent County
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  • Howell County
    • County Website:   https://howellcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Howell:   West Plains
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hartshorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hartshorn.
      • Turnerville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Turnerville is located in Howell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Mountain View
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Trask
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Trask is located in Howell County
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      • Chapel
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Chapel is located in Howell County
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      • Hutton Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Hutton Valley is located in Howell County
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      • Sterling ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Sterling is located in Howell County
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      • Willow Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Peace Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
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      • Burnham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Burnham is located in Howell County
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      • White Church
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • White Church is located in Howell County
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      • Pomona
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Pomona is located in Howell County
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  • Phelps County
  • Reynolds County
    • County Seat for Reynolds:   Centerville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hartshorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hartshorn.
      • Bunker Camp ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bunker Camp is located in Reynolds County
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      • Melton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Melton is located in Reynolds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton
      • Dagonia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Dagonia is located in Reynolds County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagonia
      • Marcoot
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Marcoot is located in Reynolds County
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  • Shannon County
    • County Website:   https://www.shannon-county.com/
    • County Seat for Shannon:   Eminence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hartshorn   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hartshorn.
      • Ink
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Ink is located in Shannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
      • Akers
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Akers is located in Shannon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
      • Oakside
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Oakside is located in Shannon County
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      • Spur 3 ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Spur 3 is located in Shannon County
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      • Cedargrove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
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      • Flatwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Flatwood is located in Shannon County
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      • Rector
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Rector is located in Shannon County
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      • Round Spring
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
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      • Alley Spring
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Alley Spring is located in Shannon County
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      • Alley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Alley is located in Shannon County
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      • House Hollow ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • House Hollow is located in Shannon County
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      • Venice
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Venice is located in Shannon County
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        • Shannondale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Shannondale is located in Shannon County
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        • Timber
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Timber is located in Shannon County
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        • Sinkin ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Sinkin is located in Shannon County
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        • Delaware
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Delaware is located in Shannon County
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        • Eminence
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • West Eminence
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • West Eminence is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Eminence
        • Mauser Mill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Mauser Mill is located in Shannon County
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        • Montier
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Montier is located in Shannon County
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        • Teresita
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Teresita is located in Shannon County
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        • Brushy Mill ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Brushy Mill is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Mill
        • Birch Tree
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Buckhart Springs ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Buckhart Springs is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhart Springs
        • Junction Ferry
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Junction Ferry is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Ferry
        • Congo ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Congo is located in Shannon County
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        • Bartlett
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Bartlett is located in Shannon County
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        • Munsell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Munsell is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munsell
        • Himont ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Himont is located in Shannon County
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        • Gang
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Gang is located in Shannon County
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        • Shawnee
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Shawnee is located in Shannon County
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        • Midridge
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Midridge is located in Shannon County
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        • Rat
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Rat is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rat
        • Not
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Not is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Not
        • Winona
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Owls Bend
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Owls Bend is located in Shannon County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owls Bend
        • Low Wassie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Low Wassie is located in Shannon County
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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- Hartshorn) 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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