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Communities Also Named Texas ...

We found 24 communities that share the name Texas.

Within Quebec, the name Texas is unique.

Beyond Quebec, we know of another 24 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Marion County
      • This Texas is located in Marion County and lies 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Texas.
    • Georgia
      • Heard County
      • This Texas is located in Heard County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Heard County community of Texas.
    • Illinois
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Texas [Jackson County].
    • Indiana
      • Dearborn County
      • This Texas is located in Dearborn County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Texas.
    • Kentucky
      • Washington County
      • This Texas is located in Washington County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Texas.
    • Louisiana
      • Iberville Parish
      • This Texas is located in Iberville Parish and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Texas.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Texas is located in Baltimore County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Texas.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester County
      • This Texas is located in Worcester County and lies 239 miles [384.6 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Texas.
    • Michigan
      • Kalamazoo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Texas [Kalamazoo County].
    • Mississippi
      • Kemper County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Texas [Kemper County].
      • Stone County
      • This Texas is located in Stone County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Texas.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington County
      • This Texas is located in Burlington County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Texas.
      • Middlesex County
      • This Texas is located in Middlesex County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km] to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Texas.
    • New York
      • Lewis County
      • This Texas is located in Lewis County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Texas.
      • Oswego County
      • This Texas is located in Oswego County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oswego County community of Texas.
    • North Carolina
      • Camden County
      • This Texas is located in Camden County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Texas.
    • Ohio
      • Crawford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Texas [Crawford County].
      • Hamilton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Texas.
      • Henry County
      • This Texas is located in Henry County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Texas.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Texas is located in Berks County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Texas.
      • Lycoming County
      • This Texas is located in Lycoming County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Texas.
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Texas is located in Dorchester County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Texas.
    • Vermont
      • Essex County
      • This Texas is located in Essex County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Texas.
    • West Virginia
      • Tucker County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Texas [Tucker County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Texas ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Bordeaux
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordeaux came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
  • Castle Gardens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Gardens came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gardens
  • Cedar Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Elm Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Park
  • Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Greenfield Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Park
  • Grove Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill
  • Lacey Green
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey Green came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Green
  • Lakeroad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeroad came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeroad
  • Maple Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
  • Monkland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkland came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkland
  • Tennessee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee

How Far From Texas to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Texas to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Texas and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Texas to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,215 miles [10,002.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,091 miles [6,583.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Texas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Texas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3992, Longitude: -73.6331    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Texas could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Texas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Texas to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.108 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.354 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.235 degrees.




 

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