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Nearest Communities to Tin City,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Tin City is located in Duplin County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Duplin County: Jones, Lenoir, Onslow, Pender, Sampson & Wayne.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 218 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tin City. Of these communities, 159 are located in counties other than Duplin 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 Tin City (which is Duplin 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 Tin City

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

  • Duplin County   (where Tin City resides)
  • Bladen County
    • County Seat for Bladen:   Elizabethtown
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    • Nearest Communities to Tin City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tin City.
      • Fowler Landing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Fowler Landing is located in Bladen County
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      • Murphytown
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Murphytown is located in Bladen County
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      • Long View
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Long View is located in Bladen County
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      • Rowan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rowan is located in Bladen County
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      • Sparkleberry Landing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sparkleberry Landing is located in Bladen County
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      • Smith Crossroads
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Smith Crossroads is located in Bladen County
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      • Colly
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Colly is located in Bladen County
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      • Hickory Grove Crossroads
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Kelly
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Elwells Ferry
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Elwells Ferry is located in Bladen County
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      • Lagoon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lagoon is located in Bladen County
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      • Zara
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Zara is located in Bladen County
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      • White Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Brunswick County
  • Jones County
  • Lenoir County
    • County Website:   https://lenoircountync.gov/
    • County Seat for Lenoir:   Kinston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tin City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tin City.
      • Pink Hill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Irvings Crossroads
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Irvings Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
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      • Jonestown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jonestown is located in Lenoir County
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      • Lawsons Mill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lawsons Mill is located in Lenoir County
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      • Nobles Crossroads
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Nobles Crossroads is located in Lenoir County
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  • New Hanover County
  • Onslow County
    • County Website:   https://www.onslowcountync.gov/
    • County Seat for Onslow:   Jacksonville
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    • Nearest Communities to Tin City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tin City.
      • Gurganus
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Gurganus is located in Onslow County
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      • Angola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Angola is located in Onslow County
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      • Cyrus
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Cyrus is located in Onslow County
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      • Padgett
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Padgett is located in Onslow County
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      • Haw Branch
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Haw Branch is located in Onslow County
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      • Catherine Lake
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Haws Run
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Haws Run is located in Onslow County
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      • Gregory Forks
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Gregory Forks is located in Onslow County
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      • Jarmantown
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Jarmantown is located in Onslow County
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      • Southwest
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Southwest is located in Onslow County
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      • Waltons Store
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Waltons Store is located in Onslow County
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      • Ervintown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Ervintown is located in Onslow County
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        • Richlands
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Greencrest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Greencrest is located in Onslow County
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        • Greystone
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Greystone is located in Onslow County
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        • Pine Forest Acres
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Pine Forest Acres is located in Onslow County
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        • Stillwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Stillwood is located in Onslow County
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        • Tar Landing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Tar Landing is located in Onslow County
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        • Huffmantown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Gum Branch
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Gum Branch is located in Onslow County
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        • Oakhurst River Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Paradise Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Paradise Park is located in Onslow County
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        • Plum Point Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Plum Point Estates is located in Onslow County
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        • Springdale Acres
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Springdale Acres is located in Onslow County
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        • Town Ranch Heights
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Town Ranch Heights is located in Onslow County
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        • Brocks
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Brocks is located in Onslow County
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        • Petersburg
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Petersburg is located in Onslow County
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        • Greenbriar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Greenbriar is located in Onslow County
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        • Half Moon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Half Moon is located in Onslow County
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        • Lauradale
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Lauradale is located in Onslow County
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        • McArthur Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • McArthur Estates is located in Onslow County
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        • Mill Pond Meadows
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Mill Pond Meadows is located in Onslow County
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        • Mill Pond Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Mill Pond Village is located in Onslow County
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        • Raintree
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Raintree is located in Onslow County
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        • Shamrock Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Shamrock Village is located in Onslow County
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        • Summersill Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Summersill Estates is located in Onslow County
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        • Verona
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Verona is located in Onslow County
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        • Westgate
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Westgate is located in Onslow County
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        • Francktown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Francktown is located in Onslow County
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        • Holly Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Brookview Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Brookview Estates is located in Onslow County
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        • Cedar Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Cedar Creek is located in Onslow County
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        • Deerfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Deerfield is located in Onslow County
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        • Dixon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Dixon is located in Onslow County
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        • Edgewood Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Edgewood Park is located in Onslow County
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        • Georgetown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Georgetown is located in Onslow County
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        • Half Moon Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Half Moon Heights is located in Onslow County
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        • Northwoods Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Northwoods Park is located in Onslow County
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        • Folkstone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pender County
    • County Website:   https://www.pendercountync.gov/
    • County Seat for Pender:   Burgaw
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tin City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tin City.
      • Willard
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Willard is located in Pender County
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      • Sunnyside
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunnyside is located in Pender County
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      • Watha
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Watha is located in Pender County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
      • Penderlea
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Penderlea is located in Pender County
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      • Van Eden
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Van Eden is located in Pender County
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      • Murray Town
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Murray Town is located in Pender County
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      • Shelter Neck
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Shelter Neck is located in Pender County
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      • Six Forks
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Six Forks is located in Pender County
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      • Rhyne Crossroad
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Rhyne Crossroad is located in Pender County
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      • Costin
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Costin is located in Pender County
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      • Burgaw
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • White Stocking
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • White Stocking is located in Pender County
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        • Piney Wood
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Piney Wood is located in Pender County
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        • Plear
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Plear is located in Pender County
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        • Reb Kee
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Reb Kee is located in Pender County
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        • Saint Helena
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Saint Helena is located in Pender County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
        • Wards Corner
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Wards Corner is located in Pender County
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        • Exeter ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Exeter is located in Pender County
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        • Shaken
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Shaken is located in Pender County
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        • Walkers
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Walkers is located in Pender County
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        • Maple Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Stag Park
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Stag Park is located in Pender County
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        • Malpass Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Malpass Corner is located in Pender County
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        • Twin Oak
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Twin Oak is located in Pender County
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        • Walkers Store
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Walkers Store is located in Pender County
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        • Ashton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Highsmith
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Highsmith is located in Pender County
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        • Atkinson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Yamacraw
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Yamacraw is located in Pender County
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        • Little Kelly
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Little Kelly is located in Pender County
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        • Rooks
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Rooks is located in Pender County
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        • Currie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Long Creek
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Long Creek is located in Pender County
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        • Bells Crossroads
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Bells Crossroads is located in Pender County
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        • Montague
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Montague is located in Pender County
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        • Rocky Point
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Point Caswell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Point Caswell is located in Pender County
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        • The Borough
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • The Borough is located in Pender County
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        • Red Star Camp
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Red Star Camp is located in Pender County
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        • Clarks Landing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Clarks Landing is located in Pender County
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        • Long Bluff Landing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Long Bluff Landing is located in Pender County
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        • Still Bluff
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Still Bluff is located in Pender County
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        • Marlboro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Marlboro is located in Pender County
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        • Mooretown
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Mooretown is located in Pender County
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        • Edgecombe
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Edgecombe is located in Pender County
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        • Barlowes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Barlowes is located in Pender County
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        • Hampstead
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Topsail
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Woodside
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodside is located in Pender County
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        • Brown Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Brown Town is located in Pender County
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  • Sampson County
    • County Website:   https://www.sampsoncountync.gov/
    • County Seat for Sampson:   Clinton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Tin City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Tin City.
      • Newtons Crossroads
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Newtons Crossroads is located in Sampson County
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      • Waycross
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Waycross is located in Sampson County
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      • Ezzelltown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Ezzelltown is located in Sampson County
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      • Shanghai
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Shanghai is located in Sampson County
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      • Delway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Taylors Bridge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Taylors Bridge is located in Sampson County
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      • Ivanhoe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Clear Run
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Clear Run is located in Sampson County
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      • Kerr
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Tomahawk
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Elliott
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turkey
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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        • Ingold
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Butlers Crossroads
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Butlers Crossroads is located in Sampson County
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        • Moltonville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Garland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Beulah
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Clinton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Piney Ridge
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Piney Ridge is located in Sampson County
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        • Hatcher
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Hatcher is located in Sampson County
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        • Johnsontown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Johnsontown is located in Sampson County
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        • Parkersburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Parkersburg is located in Sampson County
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        • Hargrove Crossroads
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Hargrove Crossroads is located in Sampson County
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        • Poplar Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Poplar Grove is located in Sampson County
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        • McDaniels
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Bonnetsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Concord
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Concord is located in Sampson County
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        • Giddensville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Giddensville is located in Sampson County
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        • McCullen
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • McCullen is located in Sampson County
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        • Mintz
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Mintz is located in Sampson County
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  • Wayne County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tin City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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