Nearest Communities to Nelson,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Nelson, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Nelson:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Nelson.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Nelson is located in Choctaw County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Choctaw County: Atoka, Bryan, McCurtain, Pushmataha, Lamar (TX) & Red River (TX).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 126 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Nelson. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Choctaw 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 Nelson (which is Choctaw 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 Nelson
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Choctaw County (where Nelson resides)
- County Seat for Choctaw: Hugo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Kent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Choctaw County
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- Hamden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hamden is located in Choctaw County
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- Soper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sand Bluff is located in Choctaw County
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- Speer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Speer is located in Choctaw County
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- Forney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forney is located in Choctaw County
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- Jasper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jasper is located in Choctaw County
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- Unger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unger is located in Choctaw County
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- Duland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Duland is located in Choctaw County
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- Sunkist
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunkist is located in Choctaw County
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- Messer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Messer is located in Choctaw County
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- Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bluff is located in Choctaw County
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- Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gay is located in Choctaw County
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- Goodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodland is located in Choctaw County
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- Hugo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boswell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mayhew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mayhew is located in Choctaw County
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- Apple
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Apple is located in Choctaw County
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- Grant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virgil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County
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- Fallon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fallon is located in Choctaw County
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- Spencerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ord
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ord is located in Choctaw County
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- New Oberlin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Oberlin is located in Choctaw County
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- Sawyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- High Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- High Hill is located in Choctaw County
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- Shoals
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shoals is located in Choctaw County
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- Fort Towson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Fort Towson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
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- Frogville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frogville is located in Choctaw County
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- Huskey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huskey is located in Choctaw County
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- Swink
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Atoka County
- County Seat for Atoka: Atoka
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Lone Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
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- Darwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darwin is located in Atoka County
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- Boehler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Boehler is located in Atoka County
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- Farris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Farris is located in Atoka County
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- Crystal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal is located in Atoka County
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- Payton Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Payton Crossing is located in Atoka County
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- Negro Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Negro Bend is located in Atoka County
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- Lane
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bentley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bentley is located in Atoka County
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- Half Bank Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Half Bank Crossing is located in Atoka County
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- Bruno
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bruno is located in Atoka County
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- Fugate
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fugate is located in Atoka County
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- Redden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Redden is located in Atoka County
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- Daisy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Goss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Goss is located in Atoka County
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- Atoka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tushka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Cook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cook is located in Atoka County
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- Taloah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Taloah is located in Atoka County
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- Bryan County
- County Website: https://bryan.okcounties.org/
- County Seat for Bryan: Durant
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Cade
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cade is located in Bryan County
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- Lake West
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake West is located in Bryan County
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- Oberlin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oberlin is located in Bryan County
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- Weeks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weeks is located in Bryan County
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- Old Bennington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Old Bennington is located in Bryan County
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- Bennington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Matoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Matoy is located in Bryan County
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- Banty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Banty is located in Bryan County
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- Smith - Lee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith - Lee is located in Bryan County
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- Pritchard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Pritchard is located in Bryan County
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- Sevenmile Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Sevenmile Corner is located in Bryan County
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- Bokchito
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wade is located in Bryan County
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- McCurtain County
- County Seat for McCurtain: Idabel
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Burwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Burwell is located in McCurtain County
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- Rufe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pushmataha County
- County Seat for Pushmataha: Antlers
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Pushmataha County
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- Antlers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kellond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kellond is located in Pushmataha County
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- Big Rocks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Rocks is located in Pushmataha County
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- Dela
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dela is located in Pushmataha County
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- Ethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
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- Belzoni
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
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- Miller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miller is located in Pushmataha County
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- Moyers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kosoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kosoma is located in Pushmataha County
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- Rattan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Finley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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- Wadena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wadena is located in Pushmataha County
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- Oleta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
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- Eubanks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
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- Corinne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
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- Jumbo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Pushmataha County
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- Dunbar
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dunbar is located in Pushmataha County
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- Snow
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- North Sobol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- North Sobol is located in Pushmataha County
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- Sobol
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sobol is located in Pushmataha County
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- Cloudy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
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- Fannin County
- County Website: https://www.co.fannin.tx.us/
- County Seat for Fannin: Bonham (TX)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Newt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newt is located in Fannin County (TX)
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- Riverby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riverby is located in Fannin County (TX)
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- Monkstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
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- Sash
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sash is located in Fannin County (TX)
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- Telephone
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lamar County
- County Website: https://www.co.lamar.tx.us/
- County Seat for Lamar: Paris (TX)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Nelson.
- Garretts Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Razor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Chicota
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest Chapel is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Belk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Ragtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ragtown is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Arthur City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bunker Hill is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Direct
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- East Direct
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- East Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Midcity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midcity is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Midcity has also been known as:
- Trout Spur
- Trout
- Powderly
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
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- Slate Shoals
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Caviness
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Emberson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Unity
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Unity is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Globe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Globe is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Sumner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Georgia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Georgia is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Faulkner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Medill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Medill is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Hinckley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Maxey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Tigertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tigertown is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Amherst
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Lone Star
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Novice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Novice is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Faught
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Faught is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Pin Hook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Lamar County (TX)
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- Red River County
- County Website: https://www.co.red-river.tx.us/
- County Seat for Red River: Clarksville (TX)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Nelson ...
- Kanawha
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
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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- Nelson) 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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