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Nearest Communities to Brinkman,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Brinkman.<1>

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


Brinkman is located in Greer County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Greer County: Beckham, Harmon, Jackson & Kiowa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Brinkman. Of these communities, 51 are located in counties other than Greer 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 Brinkman (which is Greer 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 Brinkman

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

  • Greer County   (where Brinkman resides)
    • County Website:   https://greer.okcounties.org/
    • County Seat for Greer:   Mangum
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brinkman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brinkman.
      • Willow
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Lake Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Lake Creek is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
      • Bloomington
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Bloomington is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Granite
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Mangum
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jester
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jester is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Reed
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Reed is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Plainview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Plainview is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • City View
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • City View is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
      • Hester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Hester is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester
      • Russell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Russell is located in Greer County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Beckham County
    • County Website:   https://beckham.okcounties.org/
    • County Seat for Beckham:   Sayre
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brinkman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brinkman.
      • Moravia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Moravia is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
      • Retrop
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Retrop is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retrop
      • Carter
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Delhi
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Delhi is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Taylor
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Taylor is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Hocker
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Hocker is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocker
      • Sayre
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Sayre is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
      • Hext
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hext is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hext
      • Doxey
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Doxey is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doxey
      • Merritt
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Merritt is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
      • Erick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • New Liberty
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • New Liberty is located in Beckham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
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        • Elk City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Prentiss
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Prentiss is located in Beckham County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
        • Mayfield
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Texola
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmon County
    • County Seat for Harmon:   Hollis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brinkman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brinkman.
      • Vinson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Shrewder
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Shrewder is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewder
      • Ron
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ron is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron
      • Carl
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Carl is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
      • McQueen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • McQueen is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
      • Madge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Madge is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
      • Gould
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • McKnight
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • McKnight is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight
      • Sandy
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Sandy is located in Harmon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Jackson County
    • County Website:   http://www.jacksoncountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Altus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brinkman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brinkman.
      • Blair
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Martha
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Warren
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Warren is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Duke
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Duke
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • East Duke is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Victory
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Victory is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Welon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Welon is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welon
      • Altus
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Altus is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <3>
      • Friendship
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Friendship is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Prairie Hill
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Prairie Hill is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Hightower
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hightower is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
      • Ozark
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Ozark is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Kiowa County
    • County Website:   https://kiowacountyok.us/
    • County Seat for Kiowa:   Hobart
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brinkman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brinkman.
      • Lone Wolf
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lugert ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Cambridge
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Cambridge is located in Kiowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Hobart
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Babbs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Babbs is located in Kiowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs
      • Komalty
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Komalty is located in Kiowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komalty
      • Roosevelt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Centerville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Centerville is located in Kiowa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Washita County
    • County Seat for Washita:   New Cordell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Brinkman   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Brinkman.
      • Old Retrop
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Old Retrop is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Retrop
      • Port
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Port is located in Washita County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port
      • Sentinel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Rocky
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Dill City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Burns Flat
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brinkman) 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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