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Nearest Communities to Blair,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.<1>

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

Blair is located in Taylor County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taylor County: Callahan, Coleman, Fisher, Jones, Nolan, Runnels & Shackelford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 68 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Blair. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Taylor 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 Blair (which is Taylor 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 Blair

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

  • Taylor County   (where Blair resides)
    • County Website:   www.taylorcountytexas.org/
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blair.
      • Merkel
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Pleasant
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
        • Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
      • Trent
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cozart
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cozart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozart
        • Cozart is located in Taylor County
      • Tye
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tye
        • Tye is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tye <3>
      • View
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
        • View is located in Taylor County
      • Caps
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caps have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caps
        • Caps is located in Taylor County
      • Wylie
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
        • Wylie is located in Taylor County
      • Buffalo Gap
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
        • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Shep
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shep have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shep
        • Shep is located in Taylor County
      • Abilene
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Impact
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Impact have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Impact
        • Impact is located in Taylor County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Happy Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
          • Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
        • Tuscola
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuscola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
          • Tuscola is located in Taylor County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscola <3>
        • Ovalo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ovalo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovalo
          • Ovalo is located in Taylor County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovalo <3>
        • Guion
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
          • Guion is located in Taylor County
        • Elmdale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
          • Elmdale is located in Taylor County
        • Potosi
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potosi have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
          • Potosi is located in Taylor County
        • Bradshaw
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
          • Bradshaw is located in Taylor County
        • Hamby
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby
          • Hamby is located in Taylor County
        • Lawn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rogers
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
          • Rogers is located in Taylor County
  • Callahan County
    • County Seat for Callahan:   Baird
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blair.
      • Dudley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
        • Dudley is located in Callahan County
      • Eula
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
        • Eula is located in Callahan County
  • Coke County
    • County Seat for Coke:   Robert Lee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • Blackwell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
        • Blackwell is located in Coke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <3>
  • Fisher County
    • County Seat for Fisher:   Roby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blair.
      • Eskota
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eskota have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskota
        • Eskota is located in Fisher County
      • Palava
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palava have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palava
        • Palava is located in Fisher County
      • Longworth
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
        • Longworth is located in Fisher County
      • Sylvester
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
        • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
      • Busby
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Fisher County
      • McCaulley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCaulley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
        • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
      • Pledger
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
        • Pledger is located in Fisher County
      • Gannon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gannon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gannon
        • Gannon is located in Fisher County
      • Capitola
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
        • Capitola is located in Fisher County
      • Roby
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
        • Roby is located in Fisher County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roby <3>
      • Reynolds
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynolds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
        • Reynolds is located in Fisher County
      • Claytonville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claytonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
        • Claytonville is located in Fisher County
      • Royston
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
        • Royston is located in Fisher County
      • Bernecker
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernecker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernecker
        • Bernecker is located in Fisher County
  • Jones County
    • County Seat for Jones:   Anson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blair.
      • Stith
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stith
        • Stith is located in Jones County
      • Noodle
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noodle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noodle
        • Noodle is located in Jones County
      • Hodges
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
        • Hodges is located in Jones County
      • Truby
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truby
        • Truby is located in Jones County
      • North Abilene
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Abilene have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Abilene
        • North Abilene is located in Jones County
      • Hawley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
        • Hawley is located in Jones County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <3>
      • Anson
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
        • Anson is located in Jones County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <3>
      • Neinda
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neinda have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neinda
        • Neinda is located in Jones County
      • Fort Phantom Hill ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Phantom Hill
        • Fort Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
      • Funston
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funston
        • Funston is located in Jones County
      • Phantom Hill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phantom Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phantom Hill
        • Phantom Hill is located in Jones County
      • Radium
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
        • Radium is located in Jones County
      • Nugent
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nugent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
        • Nugent is located in Jones County
  • Nolan County
    • County Seat for Nolan:   Sweetwater
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blair.
      • Toland
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toland
        • Toland is located in Nolan County
      • Grimes
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • 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 Nolan County
      • Herndon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
        • Herndon is located in Nolan County
      • Tesco
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tesco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesco
        • Tesco is located in Nolan County
      • Nolan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nolan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
        • Nolan is located in Nolan County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nolan <3>
      • Sweetwater
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
        • Sweetwater is located in Nolan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,535 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <3>
      • Hylton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hylton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hylton
        • Hylton is located in Nolan County
      • Orient
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orient have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
        • Orient is located in Nolan County
      • Shaufler
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaufler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaufler
        • Shaufler is located in Nolan County
      • Avenger Village
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenger Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenger Village
        • Avenger Village is located in Nolan County
      • Maryneal
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryneal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryneal
        • Maryneal is located in Nolan County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maryneal <3>
      • Roscoe
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Runnels County
    • County Seat for Runnels:   Ballinger
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Blair   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Blair.
      • Drasco
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drasco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
        • Drasco is located in Runnels County
      • Pumphrey
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumphrey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
        • Pumphrey is located in Runnels County
      • Wingate
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wilmeth
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmeth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth
        • Wilmeth is located in Runnels County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4215, Longitude: -100.0601       In this case, the coordinates for Blair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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