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Nearest Communities to Axtell,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Axtell.<1>

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

Axtell is located in McLennan County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 167 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Axtell. Of these communities, 105 are located in counties other than McLennan 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 Axtell (which is McLennan 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 Axtell

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

  • McLennan County   (where Axtell resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.mclennan.gov/
    • County Seat for McLennan:   Waco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Axtell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Axtell.
      • Elk
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Leroy
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Oaklake
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Oaklake is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklake
      • Hallsburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Ocaw
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Ocaw is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocaw
      • Elm Mott
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Northcrest
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
      • Hoen
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Hoen is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoen
      • Tours
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Battle
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Battle is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
      • Bellmead
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacy - Lakeview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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        • Ross
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Ross is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
        • Harrison
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Neale
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Neale is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
        • Wardlaw
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Wardlaw is located in McLennan County
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        • Lake Creek
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Lake Creek is located in McLennan County
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        • East Waco
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Vemo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Vemo is located in McLennan County
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        • Mart
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mart is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <3>
        • Cottonwood
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
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        • Tokio
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Tokio is located in McLennan County
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        • West
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • West is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
        • Riesel
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Waco
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wiggins
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Wiggins is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
        • Blackland
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Blackland is located in McLennan County
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        • Beverly
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Beverly is located in McLennan County
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        • Bannas Junction
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Bannas Junction is located in McLennan County
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        • Bosqueville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Beverly Hills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
        • Gholson
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Rogers Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
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        • Downs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Downs is located in McLennan County
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        • Downsville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Robinson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rock Creek
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Patrick
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Valley View
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Valley View is located in McLennan County
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        • Asa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Asa is located in McLennan County
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        • Jewell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jewell is located in McLennan County
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        • Erath
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Erath is located in McLennan County
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        • Rosenthal
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodway
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Speegleville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Hewitt
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Ritchie
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
        • China Spring
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Atco
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Atco is located in McLennan County
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        • Eichelberger Crossing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Eichelberger Crossing is located in McLennan County
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        • Willow Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
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        • Levi
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Levi is located in McLennan County
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        • Caldwell Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Caldwell Crossing is located in McLennan County
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        • South Bosque
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
        • Lorena
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Windsor
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Windsor is located in McLennan County
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        • Ocee
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Ocee is located in McLennan County
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        • Highland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Highland is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Spring Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
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        • Bruceville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Crawford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Eddy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bosque County
  • Coryell County
  • Falls County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.falls.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Falls:   Marlin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Axtell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Axtell.
      • Perry
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Otto
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Golinda
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Golinda is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Guda
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Guda is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guda
      • Rocky Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Rocky Hill is located in Falls County
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      • Satin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • North Prairie
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Marlin
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Chilton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Mooreville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Triangle
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Triangle is located in Falls County
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        • Sunrise
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Sunrise is located in Falls County
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        • Tomlinson Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Tomlinson Hill is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Hill
        • Stranger
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Dott
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Dott is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
        • Blue Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Blue Ridge is located in Falls County
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        • Bruceville - Eddy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
        • Cego
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Cego is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cego
  • Hill County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Axtell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Axtell.
      • Mount Calm
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Birome
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Birome is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birome
      • Penelope
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Abbott
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Hubbard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Malone
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Menlow
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Menlow is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlow
      • Tyson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Aquilla
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatt
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lebanon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lebanon is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Bynum
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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        • Vaughan
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Vaughan is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
        • Spivey Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Spivey Crossing is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Crossing
        • Irene
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Winslow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Winslow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
        • Hillsboro
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Prairie Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
        • Brandon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Peoria
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakenon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Lakenon is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenon
        • Mertens
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Woodland Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Whitney
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Carl's Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
        • Midway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Midway is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Woodbury
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodbury is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Limestone County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.limestone.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Limestone:   Groesbeck
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Axtell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Axtell.
      • Watt
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Delia ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Victoria
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Victoria is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Mustang
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Mustang is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Kirk
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Frosa
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Midway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Midway is located in Limestone County
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      • Calina
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Calina is located in Limestone County
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      • Ben Hur
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Munger
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Munger is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Coolidge
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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        • Echols
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Echols is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
        • Sandy
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Sandy is located in Limestone County
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        • Horn Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
        • Lavender
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Lavender is located in Limestone County
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        • Datura
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Datura is located in Limestone County
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        • Thelma
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Thelma is located in Limestone County
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        • Big Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Big Hill is located in Limestone County
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        • Little Elm
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Little Elm is located in Limestone County
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        • Odds ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Odds is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
        • Buffalo Mop
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
        • Fort Parker
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Fort Parker is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Parker
        • Tehuacana
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Coit
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Coit is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coit
        • Pleasant Grove
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Forest Glade
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
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        • Doyle
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Doyle is located in Limestone County
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        • Groesbeck
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Mexia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Springfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Springfield is located in Limestone County
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        • Beulah
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Beulah is located in Limestone County
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        • Thornton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Red Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Red Hill is located in Limestone County
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        • Holden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Holden is located in Limestone County
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        • Shiloh
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Shiloh is located in Limestone County
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        • Davis Prairie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Davis Prairie is located in Limestone County
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  • Navarro County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.navarro.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Navarro:   Corsicana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Axtell   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Axtell.
      • Dawson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pelham
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Pelham is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Rodney
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Rodney is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
      • Eldorado Center
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Eldorado Center is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Center
      • Emmett
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Emmett is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Spring Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Union High
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Union High is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union High
      • Brushie Prairie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
      • Navarro Mills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...

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 from Point A (ie- Axtell) 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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