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Nearest Communities to Carlos,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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


Carlos is located in Grimes County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Grimes County: Brazos, Madison, Montgomery, Walker, Waller & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 122 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Carlos. Of these communities, 99 are located in counties other than Grimes 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 Carlos (which is Grimes 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 Carlos

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

  • Grimes County   (where Carlos resides)
    • County Website:   https://grimescountytexas.gov/
    • County Seat for Grimes:   Anderson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Keith
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Keith is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
      • Piedmont
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Piedmont is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Ferguson Crossing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Ferguson Crossing is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Crossing
      • Erwin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Erwin is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Roans Prairie
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Singleton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Singleton is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
      • Anderson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Iola
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Apolonia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Richards
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Cross
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Cross is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
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        • Bedias
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Blackberry
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Blackberry is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
        • Cotton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Cotton is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
        • Yarboro
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
        • Stoneham
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Stoneham is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
        • Lynn Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Lynn Grove is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
        • Whitehall
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
        • Courtney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Courtney is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
        • Plantersville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Todd
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Todd is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
        • Todd Mission
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Brazos County
    • County Website:   https://www.brazoscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Brazos:   Bryan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Peach Creek
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
      • Channey Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Channey Crossing is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channey Crossing
      • Millican
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Nelleva
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nelleva is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelleva
      • Harvey
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Harvey is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Dinkins
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Dinkins is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinkins
      • Wellborn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Reliance
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Reliance is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
      • Steep Hollow
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Steep Hollow is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hollow
      • Navasota
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dallam
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Dallam is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallam
      • Enright
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Enright is located in Brazos County
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      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Koppe
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Koppe is located in Brazos County
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        • Royder
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Royder is located in Brazos County
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        • Wicker
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Wicker is located in Brazos County
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        • Democrat Crossing
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Democrat Crossing is located in Brazos County
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        • Cawthon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cawthon is located in Brazos County
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        • Boonville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Boonville is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
        • College Station
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Spear
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Spear is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
        • Allen Farm
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
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        • Kurten
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Wixon Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
        • Bryan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Bryan is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
        • Moore
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Moore is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
        • Fairview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Fairview is located in Brazos County
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        • Cottonwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
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        • Tabor
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Tabor is located in Brazos County
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        • Smetana
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Smetana is located in Brazos County
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        • Union
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Union is located in Brazos County
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        • Edge
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Edge is located in Brazos County
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        • Fountain
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Fountain is located in Brazos County
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        • Macey
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Macey is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
        • Rye ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Rye is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
        • Kings Highway
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kings Highway is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway
        • Stone City
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Stone City is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
        • Varisco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Varisco is located in Brazos County
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        • Mudville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Mudville is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
        • Sims
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Sims is located in Brazos County
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        • Mooring
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Mooring is located in Brazos County
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  • Burleson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.burleson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Burleson:   Caldwell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Chances Store
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Chances Store is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Store
      • Wilcox
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Wilcox is located in Burleson County
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      • Clay
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Merle ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Merle is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
      • Snook
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Parker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Parker is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Tunis
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Tunis is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Scofield ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Scofield is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Center Line
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Center Line is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
  • Leon County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.madison.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Madisonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Zulch ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Zulch is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • Cottonwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Cottonwood is located in Madison County
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      • North Zulch
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bundy Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Bundy Crossing is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Crossing
      • George
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • George is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • Laceola
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Laceola is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laceola
      • Madisonville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Mecca
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Mecca is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
      • Canary
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Canary is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canary
      • Jenkins
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jenkins is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Connor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Connor is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connor
  • Montgomery County
    • County Website:   https://www.mctx.org/
    • County Seat for Montgomery:   Conroe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Dacus
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
      • Dobbin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Bobville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bobville is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobville
      • Montgomery
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Peel Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Peel Junction is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Junction
      • Gary
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gary is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Robertson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.robertson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Robertson:   Franklin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Benchley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Benchley is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Dunns Fort
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Dunns Fort is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Fort
      • Wheelock
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Astin
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Astin is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin
      • Eaton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Eaton is located in Robertson County
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      • Mumford
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Walker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.walker.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Walker:   Huntsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Loma
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Loma is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Wesley Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
      • Goshen ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Goshen is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
      • San Jacinto
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • San Jacinto is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jacinto
      • Bath
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Bath is located in Walker County
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      • Galilee
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Galilee is located in Walker County
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      • Mossy Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Mossy Grove is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove
      • Crabbs Prairie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Crabbs Prairie is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabbs Prairie
  • Waller County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.waller.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Waller:   Hempstead
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Cedar Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Cedar Creek is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
      • Fetzer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Fetzer is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetzer
      • Howth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Howth is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howth
      • Rock Island
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Rock Island is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
      • Rolling Hills
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Rolling Hills is located in Waller County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.washington.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Brenham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Carlos.
      • Washington ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Graball ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Graball is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • William Penn ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • William Penn is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
      • Independence
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Brown College
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Brown College is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown College
      • Goodwill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Goodwill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Whitman
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Whitman is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Sandy Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sandy Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
      • Daniels
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Daniels is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Earlywine
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Earlywine is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine
      • Prairie Hill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Prairie Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Wiedeville
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Wiedeville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiedeville

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- Carlos) 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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