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Nearest Communities to Barwise,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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


Barwise is located in Floyd County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Floyd County: Briscoe, Crosby, Dickens, Hale, Lubbock, Motley & Swisher.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Barwise. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Floyd 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 Barwise (which is Floyd 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 Barwise

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

  • Floyd County   (where Barwise resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.floyd.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Floyd:   Floydada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barwise   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barwise.
      • Sandhill
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Sandhill is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
      • Harmony
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Harmony is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Allmon
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Allmon is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmon
      • Lockney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Muncy
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Muncy is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Floydada
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Aiken
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • McCoy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • McCoy is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
      • Della Plain ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Della Plain is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Della Plain
      • Plains Assembly
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Plains Assembly is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Assembly
      • Cereal
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Cereal is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Sterley ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Sterley is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Providence
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Providence is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
        • Lakeview
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Boothe
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Boothe is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
        • Crume Gin
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Crume Gin is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crume Gin
        • Lone Star
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Lone Star is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
        • South Plains
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cedar Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
        • Johnfarris
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Johnfarris is located in Floyd County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnfarris
        • Dougherty
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Briscoe County
  • Crosby County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.crosby.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Crosby:   Crosbyton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barwise   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barwise.
      • Farmer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Farmer is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
      • Cone
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Estacado ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Estacado is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
      • Lorenzo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
      • Ralls
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Savage ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Savage is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Wake
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Wake is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
      • Robertson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Robertson is located in Crosby County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
      • Crosbyton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hale County
    • County Website:   https://www.halecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Hale:   Plainview
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barwise   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barwise.
      • Ellen
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Ellen is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
      • Petersburg
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Happy Union
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Happy Union is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Union
      • Lider
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lider is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lider
      • Snyder
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Snyder is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Furguson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Furguson is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furguson
      • Plainview
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Seth Ward
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
      • Six Point
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Six Point is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point
      • Hale Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Underwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Underwood is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Wasson
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Wasson is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Hale City ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hale City is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale City
        • Abernathy
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Finney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Finney is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney
        • Boone
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Boone is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
        • Wright
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Wright is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
        • Cotton Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
        • Halfway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Halfway is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
        • Mayfield
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Mayfield is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
        • Edmonson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lubbock County
    • County Website:   https://www.lubbockcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Lubbock:   Lubbock
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Barwise   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Barwise.
      • Becton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Becton is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • Heckville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Idalou
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Liberty
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Liberty is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • New Deal
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Kitalou
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
      • Acuff
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Acuff is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acuff
      • Roosevelt
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Roosevelt is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Caldwell
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Caldwell is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Canyon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Swisher County

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- Barwise) 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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