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Nearest Communities to Hester,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 from Hester.<1>

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

Hester 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 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hester. Of these communities, 56 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 Hester (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 Hester

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

  • Greer County   (where Hester resides)
    • County Seat for Greer:   Mangum
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hester   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hester.
      • City View
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
        • City View is located in Greer County
      • Mangum
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Granite
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
        • Granite is located in Greer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <4>
      • Russell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Greer County
      • Brinkman
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkman
        • Brinkman is located in Greer County
      • Lake Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
        • Lake Creek is located in Greer County
      • Reed
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reed. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
        • Reed is located in Greer County
      • Willow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
        • Willow is located in Greer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <4>
      • Bloomington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bloomington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
        • Bloomington is located in Greer County
      • Jester
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jester. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
        • Jester is located in Greer County
      • Plainview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Greer County
  • Beckham County
    • County Seat for Beckham:   Sayre
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hester   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hester.
      • Moravia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
        • Moravia is located in Beckham County
      • Retrop
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Retrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retrop
        • Retrop is located in Beckham County
      • Carter
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Delhi
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Beckham County
      • Taylor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
        • Taylor is located in Beckham County
  • Harmon County
    • County Seat for Harmon:   Hollis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hester   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hester.
      • McQueen
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McQueen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McQueen
        • McQueen is located in Harmon County
      • Shrewder
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewder
        • Shrewder is located in Harmon County
      • Gould
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
        • Gould is located in Harmon County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <4>
      • Ron
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ron
        • Ron is located in Harmon County
      • Louis ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Louis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
        • Louis is located in Harmon County
      • Vinson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • McKnight
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKnight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight
        • McKnight is located in Harmon County
      • Hollis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Arnett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
        • Arnett is located in Harmon County
      • Carl
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
        • Carl is located in Harmon County
      • Madge
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madge
        • Madge is located in Harmon County
      • Sandy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
        • Sandy is located in Harmon County
  • Jackson County
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Altus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hester   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hester.
      • Blair
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
        • Blair is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <4>
      • Martha
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Victory
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
        • Victory is located in Jackson County
      • Welon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welon
        • Welon is located in Jackson County
      • Warren
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
        • Warren is located in Jackson County
      • Altus
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
        • Altus is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <4>
      • Duke
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • East Duke
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
        • East Duke is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
      • Friendship
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Friendship is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
      • Hightower
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hightower have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
        • Hightower is located in Jackson County
      • Prairie Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
        • Prairie Hill is located in Jackson County
      • Ozark
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ozark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
        • Ozark is located in Jackson County
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Olustee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Marty
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marty
          • Marty is located in Jackson County
        • Creata
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creata have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creata
          • Creata is located in Jackson County
        • Creta
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creta
          • Creta is located in Jackson County
        • Headrick
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Humphreys
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
          • Humphreys is located in Jackson County
        • Elmer
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
          • Elmer is located in Jackson County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <4>
        • Hess
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hess. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
          • Hess is located in Jackson County
        • Eldorado
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Lincoln
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
          • Lincoln is located in Jackson County
  • Kiowa County
    • County Seat for Kiowa:   Hobart
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hester   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hester.
      • Lugert ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lugert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
        • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
      • Lone Wolf
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Centerville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Kiowa County
      • Cambridge
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
        • Cambridge is located in Kiowa County
      • Roosevelt
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
        • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <4>
      • Babbs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs
        • Babbs is located in Kiowa County
      • Cold Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
        • Cold Springs is located in Kiowa County
      • Hobart
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lige
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lige have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lige
        • Lige is located in Kiowa County
      • Svoboda
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Svoboda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svoboda
        • Svoboda is located in Kiowa County
      • Mountain Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
        • Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Park <4>
      • Snyder
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
        • Snyder is located in Kiowa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <4>
      • Komalty
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Komalty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komalty
        • Komalty is located in Kiowa County
  • Tillman County
  • Washita County
    • County Seat for Washita:   New Cordell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hester   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hester.
      • Old Retrop
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Retrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Retrop
        • Old Retrop is located in Washita County
      • Port
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port
        • Port is located in Washita County
      • Sentinel
        (28 miles [45.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8012, Longitude: -99.4334       In this case, the coordinates for Hester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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