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Nearest Communities to Hulen,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Hulen is located in Cotton County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cotton County: Comanche, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman, Clay (TX) & Wichita (TX).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 79 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Hulen. Of these communities, 71 are located in counties other than Cotton 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 Hulen (which is Cotton 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 Hulen

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

  • Cotton County   (where Hulen resides)
  • Caddo County
  • Comanche County
    • County Website:   https://www.comanchecountyok.gov/
    • County Seat for Comanche:   Lawton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hulen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hulen.
      • Letitia
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Letitia is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letitia
      • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Bethel
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coxs Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Coxs Corner is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Corner
      • Geronimo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lawton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Sneed Acres
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Sneed Acres is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneed Acres
      • Artillery Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
      • Corral Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Corral Crossing is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral Crossing
      • Grenade Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Grenade Crossing is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenade Crossing
      • Chatto Crossing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Chatto Crossing is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatto Crossing
      • Fort Sill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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        • Peachtree Crossing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Peachtree Crossing is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Crossing
        • Ridley
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ridley is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley
        • Sterling
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Four Mile Crossing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Four Mile Crossing is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile Crossing
        • Taupa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Taupa is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taupa
        • Elgin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Elgin is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
        • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mount View
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Mount View is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View
        • Faxon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Fletcher
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Duhringe Pass
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Duhringe Pass is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duhringe Pass
        • Medicine Park
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Porter Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Porter Hill is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Hill
        • Green Meadow Acres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Green Meadow Acres is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow Acres
        • Lakeside Village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
        • Cove Acres
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Cove Acres is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Acres
        • Edgewater Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Edgewater Park is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
        • Lake Ellsworth Addition
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Cache
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Cache is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <3>
        • Lawtonka Acres
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Lawtonka Acres is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtonka Acres
        • Chattanooga
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • The Holy City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
        • Cache Wye
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Cache Wye is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Wye
        • Meers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Indiahoma Wye
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Indiahoma Wye is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiahoma Wye
  • Grady County
    • County Website:   https://gradycountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Grady:   Chickasha
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hulen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hulen.
      • Acme
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Acme is located in Grady County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Rocky Ford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Rocky Ford is located in Grady County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
      • Rush Springs
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bailey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Bailey is located in Grady County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
      • Farwell
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Farwell is located in Grady County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
      • Agawam
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jefferson County
  • Stephens County
    • County Seat for Stephens:   Duncan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hulen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hulen.
      • Nellie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Nellie is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
      • Oil City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Oil City is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Gas City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Gas City is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Empire City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Empire City is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
      • Central High
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Central High is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
      • Denton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Denton is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Corum
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Corum is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
      • Meridian
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Meridian is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Dixie Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Dixie Park is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Park
      • Duncan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Liberty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Liberty is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Oklahoma Hills
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Oklahoma Hills is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Hills
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        • Sunray
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunray is located in Stephens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
        • Marlow
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Comanche
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Hope
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Hope is located in Stephens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
        • Bray
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Bray is located in Stephens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <3>
        • Harrisburg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Harrisburg is located in Stephens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Santa Fe
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Santa Fe is located in Stephens County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
  • Clay County

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- Hulen) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.