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Nearest Communities to Houston,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Houston is located in York County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of York County: Butler, Clay, Fillmore, Hamilton, Polk, Saline & Seward.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Houston. Of these communities, 55 are located in counties other than York 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 Houston (which is York 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 Houston

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

  • York County   (where Houston resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.yorkcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for York:   York
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Waco
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Thayer
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Thayer is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
      • Mapps
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Mapps is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapps
      • York
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Benedict
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Knox
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Knox is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
      • Gresham
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Charlestown ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Charlestown is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
      • Bradshaw
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • McCool Junction
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Arborville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Arborville is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborville
      • Henderson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lushton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lushton is located in York County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lushton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Butler County
    • County Website:   https://butlercountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Butler:   David City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Surprise
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Surprise is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
      • Ulysses
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rising City
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Millerton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Millerton is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Garrison
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Garrison is located in Butler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
      • Dwight
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clay County
  • Fillmore County
    • County Website:   https://fillmorecountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Fillmore:   Geneva
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Exeter
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fairmont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Grafton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sawyer ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sawyer is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Bixby
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Bixby is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
      • Burress
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Burress is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burress
      • Townhall
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Townhall is located in Fillmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townhall
      • Geneva
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Milligan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Hamilton County
    • County Website:   https://hamiltoncountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Aurora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Hampton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hordville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Kronborg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Kronborg is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronborg
      • Aurora
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Overland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Overland is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
      • Stockham
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Stockham is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockham
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
      • Marquette
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Murphy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Murphy is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Merrick County
    • County Website:   https://merrickcounty.ne.gov/
    • County Seat for Merrick:   Central City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Clarks
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Riverside Park
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverside Park is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Havens
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Havens is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
      • Heber
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Heber is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber
      • Central City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Paddock
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Paddock is located in Merrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
  • Platte County
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://polkcounty.nebraska.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Osceola
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Durant
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Durant is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
      • Stromsburg
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Polk
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Osceola
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Swedehome
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Swedehome is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedehome
      • Shelby
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Saline County
  • Seward County
    • County Website:   https://www.sewardcountyne.gov/
    • County Seat for Seward:   Seward
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Houston   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Houston.
      • Utica
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Tamora
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Tamora is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamora
      • Beaver Crossing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cordova
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Goehner
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Marysville ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Marysville is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Staplehurst
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Seward
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ruby
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ruby is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
      • Bee
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Bee is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee <3>
      • Grover
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Grover is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
      • Milford
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Riverside Park
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Riverside Park is located in Seward County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
      • Garland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

Footnotes ...

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