Nearest Communities to Brownwood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Brownwood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Brownwood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 west 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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Brownwood.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Brownwood is located in Brown County and is the County Seat.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills & San Saba.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 94 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Brownwood. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Brown 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 Brownwood (which is Brown 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 Brownwood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Brown County (where Brownwood resides)
- County Website: https://www.browncountytx.gov/
- County Seat for Brown: Brownwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Bluff View
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bluff View is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff View
- Early
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodland Heights is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
- Ricker ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ricker is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
- Dalzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalzell is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Tenmile Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
- Lake Brownwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
- Delaware Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Owens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Owens is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
- Bangs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Zephyr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Shore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Shamrock Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Thrifty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Antioch is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Indian Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Fisk Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fisk Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk Crossing
- Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holder is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Blanket
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Byrds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Byrds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds
- Fry ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Brookesmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dulin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dulin is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin
- Grosvenor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grosvenor is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor
- Blackwell Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Crossing
- Keys Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
- May
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Winchell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Winchell is located in Brown County
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- Williams
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Williams is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Cross Cut
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Callahan County
- County Website: https://www.callahancounty.org/
- County Seat for Callahan: Baird
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- Cross Plains
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Coleman County
- County Website: https://www.co.coleman.tx.us/
- County Seat for Coleman: Coleman
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Buffalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Coleman County
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- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Obregon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Obregon is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obregon
- Cleveland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Trickham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trickham is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
- Former name for Trickham:
- Trick'em
- Santa Anna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- San Angelo Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- San Angelo Junction is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Angelo Junction
- Burkett
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Echo is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Whon ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Whon is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whon
- Rockwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shields
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Shields is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Webbville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Webbville is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
- Chaffin Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chaffin Crossing is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Crossing
- Fisk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fisk is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
- Comanche County
- County Website: https://www.co.comanche.tx.us/
- County Seat for Comanche: Comanche
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Watson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Sidney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amity is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Stag Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Stag Creek is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Creek
- Comanche
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Newburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Beattie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beattie is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- Gartman View
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gartman View is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman View
- Sipe Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Fleming
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
- Vandyke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vandyke is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Eastland County
- County Website: https://www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
- County Seat for Eastland: Eastland
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Rising Star
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Chuckville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chuckville is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
- Pioneer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Okra
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Okra is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
- McCulloch County
- County Website: https://www.co.mcculloch.tx.us/
- County Seat for McCulloch: Brady
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Beasley Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beasley Crossing is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Crossing
- Milburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Milburn is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
- Mercury
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Military Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Military Crossing is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Crossing
- Knight Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knight Crossing is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Crossing
- Mitchell Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell Crossing is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossing
- Placid
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Placid is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
- Walker Crossing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walker Crossing is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Crossing
- Mills County
- County Website: https://www.millscountytx.gov/
- County Seat for Mills: Goldthwaite
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Blanket Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanket Springs is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Springs
- Ebony ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ebony is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
- Duke Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Duke Crossing is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Crossing
- Villa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Villa is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Buffalo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Buffalo is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Democrat
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Democrat is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Regency ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Mullin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Bozar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bozar is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
- Ratler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ratler is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Priddy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Durenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durenville is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durenville
- Big Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Valley is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
- Goldthwaite
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- San Saba County
- County Website: https://www.co.san-saba.tx.us/
- County Seat for San Saba: San Saba
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Brownwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Brownwood.
- Elm Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Elm Grove is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Bowser
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bowser is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowser
- Holt ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Locker ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Skeeterville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Skeeterville is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeeterville
- Spring Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Hall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hall is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Richland Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brownwood) 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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