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Nearest Communities to Ben Hur,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Ben Hur.<1>

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

Ben Hur is located in Limestone County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Limestone County: Falls, Freestone, Hill, Leon, McLennan, Navarro & Robertson.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 157 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ben Hur. Of these communities, 106 are located in counties other than Limestone 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 Ben Hur (which is Limestone 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 Ben Hur

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

  • Limestone County   (where Ben Hur resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.limestone.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Limestone:   Groesbeck
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ben Hur   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ben Hur.
      • Midway
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Midway is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Lavender
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Lavender is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
      • Big Hill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Big Hill is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
      • Kirk
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Little Elm
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Little Elm is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
      • Horn Hill
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
      • Victoria
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Victoria is located in Limestone County
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      • Buffalo Mop
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
      • Odds ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Odds is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
      • Pleasant Grove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Frosa
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Thelma
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Thelma is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
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        • Coit
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Coit is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coit
        • Beulah
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Beulah is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
        • Prairie Hill
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Fort Parker
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Fort Parker is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Parker
        • Groesbeck
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Mustang
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Mustang is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
        • Thornton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Red Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Red Hill is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
        • Watt
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Doyle
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Doyle is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
        • Delia ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Sandy
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Sandy is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
        • Echols
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Echols is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
        • Davis Prairie
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Davis Prairie is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Prairie
        • Box Church
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Box Church is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Church
        • Forest Glade
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
        • Kosse
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Datura
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Datura is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datura
        • Center
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Center is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Calina
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Calina is located in Limestone County
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        • Coolidge
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Shiloh
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Shiloh is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
        • Springfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Springfield is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
        • LaSalle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • LaSalle is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaSalle
        • Prairie Grove
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Prairie Grove is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
        • Mexia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Fallon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Old Union
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Old Union is located in Limestone County
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        • Munger
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Munger is located in Limestone County
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        • Holden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Holden is located in Limestone County
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        • Tehuacana
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Point Enterprise
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Point Enterprise is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Enterprise
        • Lost Prairie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Bi-Stone
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Bi-Stone is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bi-Stone
        • Oletha
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Oletha is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oletha
        • Personville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Fair Oaks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Fair Oaks is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
        • Farrar
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • New Hope
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • New Hope is located in Limestone County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Falls County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.falls.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Falls:   Marlin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ben Hur   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ben Hur.
      • Otto
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Stranger
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • McClanahan
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Perry
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alto Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Alto Springs is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto Springs
      • Blue Ridge
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Blue Ridge is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
      • Long Branch
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Long Branch is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Marlin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Rocky Hill is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
      • Mustang
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Mustang is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Sunrise
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunrise is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
      • Reagan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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        • Guda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Guda is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guda
        • Satin
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Golinda
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Golinda is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
        • Tomlinson Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Tomlinson Hill is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomlinson Hill
        • Triangle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Triangle is located in Falls County
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        • Beacon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Beacon is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
        • Coymack
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Coymack is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coymack
        • Highbank
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • North Prairie
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Cedar Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Springs is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
        • Chilton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Eloise
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Eloise is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eloise
        • Lott
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Mooreville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilderville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Dott
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Dott is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
        • Travis
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Travis is located in Falls County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis
  • Freestone County
  • Hill County
  • McLennan County
    • County Website:   https://www.mclennan.gov/
    • County Seat for McLennan:   Waco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ben Hur   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ben Hur.
      • Mart
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • 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>
      • Battle
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Battle is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle
      • Blackland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Blackland is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
      • Hallsburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Riesel
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Lake Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Lake Creek is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
      • Elk
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harrison
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Axtell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Neale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Neale is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
      • Oaklake
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Oaklake is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklake
      • Wardlaw
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Wardlaw is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardlaw
      • Continue List   (32 more) ...
        • Asa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Asa is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa
        • Downs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Downs is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
        • Downsville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • East Waco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Vemo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Vemo is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vemo
        • Bellmead
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Ocaw
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Ocaw is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocaw
        • Robinson
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Rosenthal
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Leroy
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lacy - Lakeview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Northcrest
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
        • Elm Mott
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hoen
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Hoen is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoen
        • Beverly
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Beverly is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Levi
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Levi is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
        • Waco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Tours
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Beverly Hills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
        • Ross
          (27 miles [43.5 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>
        • Hewitt
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Jewell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Jewell is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
        • Cottonwood
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Bannas Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Bannas Junction is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannas Junction
        • Bosqueville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • West
          (29 miles [46.7 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>
        • Lorena
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Ritchie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
        • Woodway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Tokio
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Tokio is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
        • Wiggins
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Wiggins is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
        • Atco
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Atco is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
  • Navarro County
  • Robertson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.robertson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Robertson:   Franklin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ben Hur   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ben Hur.
      • Headsville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Headsville is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
      • White Rock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • White Rock is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
      • Bremond
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Willow Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Willow Creek is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
      • Seale
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hogg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Hogg is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg
      • Petteway
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Petteway is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petteway
      • Bald Prairie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Prairie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Round Prairie is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
      • Hammond
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Nesbitt
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Nesbitt is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbitt
      • Tidwell Prairie
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Tidwell Prairie is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Prairie

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ben Hur) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.