Nearest Communities to Cottonwood,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Cottonwood, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Cottonwood:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Cottonwood.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Cottonwood is located in McLennan County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McLennan County: Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill & Limestone.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 157 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Cottonwood. Of these communities, 101 are located in counties other than McLennan 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 Cottonwood (which is McLennan 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 Cottonwood
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McLennan County (where Cottonwood resides)
- County Website: https://www.mclennan.gov/
- County Seat for McLennan: Waco
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- West
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tours
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tours is located in McLennan County
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- Hoen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hoen is located in McLennan County
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- Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tokio is located in McLennan County
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- Wiggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wiggins is located in McLennan County
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- Elm Mott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogers Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
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- Axtell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Northcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Northcrest is located in McLennan County
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- Gholson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gholson is located in McLennan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
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- Lacy - Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocaw is located in McLennan County
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- Bellmead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Elk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
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- Patrick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick is located in McLennan County
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- Rock Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in McLennan County
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- Oaklake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oaklake is located in McLennan County
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- Bannas Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bannas Junction is located in McLennan County
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- Bosqueville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bosqueville is located in McLennan County
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- East Waco
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- East Waco is located in McLennan County
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- Hallsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Erath
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Erath is located in McLennan County
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- Valley View
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Valley View is located in McLennan County
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- Vemo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vemo is located in McLennan County
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- Wardlaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Wardlaw is located in McLennan County
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- China Spring
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
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- Battle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Battle is located in McLennan County
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- Beverly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Beverly is located in McLennan County
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- Harrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Harrison is located in McLennan County
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- Neale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Neale is located in McLennan County
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- Eichelberger Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly Hills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
- Lake Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Creek is located in McLennan County
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- Caldwell Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Crossing is located in McLennan County
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- Speegleville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speegleville is located in McLennan County
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- Mart
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Jewell is located in McLennan County
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- Willow Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
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- Blackland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackland is located in McLennan County
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- Downs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
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- Downsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
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- Riesel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Robinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Woodway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hewitt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Atco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Atco is located in McLennan County
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- Ocee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ocee is located in McLennan County
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- Ritchie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ritchie is located in McLennan County
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- Highland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in McLennan County
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- South Bosque
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bosque is located in McLennan County
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- Windsor
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor is located in McLennan County
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- Asa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Asa is located in McLennan County
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- Rosenthal
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rosenthal is located in McLennan County
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- Bosque County
- County Website: https://www.bosquecounty.gov/
- County Seat for Bosque: Meridian
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Smiths Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Smiths Bend is located in Bosque County
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- Greenock
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Greenock is located in Bosque County
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- Laguna Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Harbor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Harbor is located in Bosque County
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- Rock Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Bosque County
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- Cayote
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cayote is located in Bosque County
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- Cedar Shores
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cedar Shores is located in Bosque County
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- Womack
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Womack is located in Bosque County
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- Valley Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Bosque County
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- Pendell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Pendell is located in Bosque County
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- Ellis County
- County Website: https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/
- County Seat for Ellis: Waxahachie
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Milford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Plum Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Plum Grove is located in Ellis County
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- Italy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Cedar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
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- Bell Branch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bell Branch is located in Ellis County
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- Avalon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lumkins
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lumkins is located in Ellis County
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- Falls County
- County Website: https://www.co.falls.tx.us/
- County Seat for Falls: Marlin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Perry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Otto
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hill County
- County Website: https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
- County Seat for Hill: Hillsboro
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Birome
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birome is located in Hill County
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- Abbott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Penelope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Menlow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Menlow is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlow
- Chatt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chatt is located in Hill County
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- Vaughan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vaughan is located in Hill County
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- Bynum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Malone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Calm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tyson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tyson is located in Hill County
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- Winslow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winslow is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
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- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lebanon is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
- Hubbard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Peoria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peoria is located in Hill County
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- Brandon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lakenon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lakenon is located in Hill County
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- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spivey Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Spivey Crossing is located in Hill County
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- Carl's Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Prairie Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Woodland Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Woodland Hills is located in Hill County
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- Lovelace
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Lovelace is located in Hill County
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- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hill County
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- Mertens
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Whitney
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hill County
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- Mountain View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mountain View is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mayfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield is located in Hill County
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- Grub Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grub Hill is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill
- Live Oak Resorts
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak Resorts is located in Hill County
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- Itasca
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Huron ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Huron is located in Hill County
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- Osceola
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Hill County
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- Blanton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Blanton is located in Hill County
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- Red Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Files Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Files Valley is located in Hill County
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- Covington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodrow is located in Hill County
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- Derden
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Derden is located in Hill County
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- Blum
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- County Website: https://www.co.limestone.tx.us/
- County Seat for Limestone: Groesbeck
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Watt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Watt is located in Limestone County
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- Delia ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Delia is located in Limestone County
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- Munger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Munger is located in Limestone County
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- Prairie Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Calina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Calina is located in Limestone County
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- Mustang
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mustang is located in Limestone County
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- Victoria
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Victoria is located in Limestone County
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- Coolidge
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Frosa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Frosa is located in Limestone County
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- Kirk
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk is located in Limestone County
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- Echols
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Echols is located in Limestone County
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- Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Sandy is located in Limestone County
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- Datura
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Datura is located in Limestone County
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- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Limestone County
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- Ben Hur
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
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- Tehuacana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Limestone County
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- Lavender
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Limestone County
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- Thelma
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thelma is located in Limestone County
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- Navarro County
- County Website: https://www.co.navarro.tx.us/
- County Seat for Navarro: Corsicana
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Cottonwood ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Cottonwood.
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham is located in Navarro County
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- Emmett
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Emmett is located in Navarro County
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- Dawson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
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- Brushie Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
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- Frost
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Navarro Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
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- Raleigh
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh is located in Navarro County
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- Eldorado Center
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eldorado Center is located in Navarro County
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- Rodney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rodney is located in Navarro County
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- Dresden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden is located in Navarro County
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- Silver City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Navarro County
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- Purdon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union High
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union High is located in Navarro County
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- Blooming Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Navarro County
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- Pursley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pursley is located in Navarro County
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- Barry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
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- Drane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drane is located in Navarro County
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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- Cottonwood) 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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