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Nearest Communities to Sweetwater,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 starting from Sweetwater.<1>

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

Sweetwater is primarily located in Beckham County. A portion of Sweetwater extends into Roger Mills County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Beckham County: Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Washita, Collingsworth (TX) & Wheeler (TX).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 47 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sweetwater. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Beckham 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 Sweetwater (which is Beckham 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 Sweetwater

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

  • Beckham County   (where Sweetwater resides)
    • County Seat for Beckham:   Sayre
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sweetwater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sweetwater.
      • Mayfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Prentiss
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
        • Prentiss is located in Beckham County
      • New Liberty
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
        • New Liberty is located in Beckham County
      • Erick
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Texola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
        • Texola is located in Beckham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <3>
      • Hext
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hext have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hext
        • Hext is located in Beckham County
      • Sayre
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
        • Sayre is located in Beckham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <3>
      • Doxey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doxey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doxey
        • Doxey is located in Beckham County
      • Delhi
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
        • Delhi is located in Beckham County
      • Merritt
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merritt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritt
        • Merritt is located in Beckham County
      • Hocker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hocker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hocker
        • Hocker is located in Beckham County
      • Carter
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Elk City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
        • Elk City is located in Beckham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <3>
      • Moravia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moravia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
        • Moravia is located in Beckham County
  • Greer County
  • Roger Mills County
    • County Seat for Roger Mills:   Cheyenne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sweetwater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sweetwater.
      • Meridian
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
        • Meridian is located in Roger Mills County
      • Grimes
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grimes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
        • Grimes is located in Roger Mills County
      • Dempsey
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dempsey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
        • Dempsey is located in Roger Mills County
      • Rosehill
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosehill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
        • Rosehill is located in Roger Mills County
      • Rankin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
        • Rankin is located in Roger Mills County
      • Reydon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
        • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <3>
      • Berlin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
      • Cheyenne
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mackie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackie
        • Mackie is located in Roger Mills County
      • Strong City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
        • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
      • Herring
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
        • Herring is located in Roger Mills County
      • Roll
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
        • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
      • Crawford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Durham
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Collingsworth County
  • Hemphill County
    • County Seat for Hemphill:   Canadian (TX)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sweetwater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sweetwater.
      • Gageby ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gageby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gageby
        • Gageby is located in Hemphill County (TX)
      • Gem
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gem have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
        • Gem is located in Hemphill County (TX)
  • Wheeler County
    • County Seat for Wheeler:   Wheeler (TX)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sweetwater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sweetwater.
      • Kelton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelton
        • Kelton is located in Wheeler County (TX)
      • Benonine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benonine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benonine
        • Benonine is located in Wheeler County (TX)
      • Fuller
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
        • Fuller is located in Wheeler County (TX)
      • Allison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Norrick
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norrick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norrick
        • Norrick is located in Wheeler County (TX)
      • Twitty
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
        • Twitty is located in Wheeler County (TX)
      • Zybach ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zybach
        • Zybach is located in Wheeler County (TX)
      • Wheeler
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <3>
      • Shamrock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <3>
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Briscoe
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
          • Briscoe is located in Wheeler County (TX)
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Briscoe <3>
        • Magic City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
          • Magic City is located in Wheeler County (TX)
        • Lela
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lela have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lela
          • Lela is located in Wheeler County (TX)
        • Mobeetie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • New Mobeetie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Mobeetie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mobeetie
          • New Mobeetie is located in Wheeler County (TX)
        • Pakan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pakan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pakan
          • Pakan is located in Wheeler County (TX)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweetwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sweetwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4223, Longitude: -99.9114    
<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.
<4>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.




 

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