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Nearest Communities to Direct,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Direct is located in Lamar County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lamar County: Bryan (OK), Choctaw (OK), Delta, Fannin & Red River.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 195 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Direct. Of these communities, 131 are located in counties other than Lamar 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 Direct (which is Lamar 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 Direct

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

  • Lamar County   (where Direct resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.lamar.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Lamar:   Paris
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Direct   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Direct.
      • East Direct
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • East Direct is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Direct
      • Bunker Hill
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Bunker Hill is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
      • Georgia
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Georgia is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia
      • Ragtown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Ragtown is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragtown
      • Unity
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Unity is located in Lamar County
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      • Belk
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Belk is located in Lamar County
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      • Garretts Bluff
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tigertown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Tigertown is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
      • Globe
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Globe is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
      • Maxey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Maxey is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
      • Sumner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Emberson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Emberson is located in Lamar County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
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        • Forest Hill
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Forest Hill is located in Lamar County
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        • Forest Chapel
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Forest Chapel is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Chapel
        • Razor
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Caviness
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Hopewell
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Chicota
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • High
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Petty
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Brookston
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Toco
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Toco is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toco
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
        • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Hinckley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Powderly
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Midcity
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Noble
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Noble is located in Lamar County
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        • Ambia
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Ambia is located in Lamar County
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        • Arthur City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Roxton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Paris
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Harmon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Harmon is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
        • Givens
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Givens is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
        • Adams
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Adams is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Amherst
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Atlas
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Howland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockwell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Rockwell is located in Lamar County
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        • Reno
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Reno is located in Lamar County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
        • Faught
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Faught is located in Lamar County
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        • Medill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Medill is located in Lamar County
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        • Slate Shoals
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Slate Shoals is located in Lamar County
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        • Broadway Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Broadway Junction is located in Lamar County
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        • Lone Star
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Lone Star is located in Lamar County
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        • Novice
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Broadway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Broadway is located in Lamar County
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        • Marvin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Marvin is located in Lamar County
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        • Sun Valley
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
        • Glory
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jennings
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jennings is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
        • Sylvan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Walnut Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Walnut Ridge is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
        • Biardstown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Frog Hop ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
        • Gadston
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Blossom
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Faulkner
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Faulkner is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
        • Pin Hook
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Slabtown
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Slabtown is located in Lamar County
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        • Post Oak
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Post Oak is located in Lamar County
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        • Byrdtown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Byrdtown is located in Lamar County
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        • Clardy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Kennemer Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kennemer Crossing is located in Lamar County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennemer Crossing
        • Pattonville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Delta County
  • Fannin County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.fannin.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Fannin:   Bonham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Direct   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Direct.
      • Newt
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Newt is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newt
      • Monkstown
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Monkstown is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
      • Riverby
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Riverby is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverby
      • Sash
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sash is located in Fannin County
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      • Selfs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Selfs is located in Fannin County
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      • Telephone
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Allen Point
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Carson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Dotson
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Dotson is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
      • Hudsonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Hudsonville is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
      • Elwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Elwood is located in Fannin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
      • Allens Chapel
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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        • Lamasco
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Lamasco is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
        • Honey Grove
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Pettigrew
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Pettigrew is located in Fannin County
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        • Post Oak
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Post Oak is located in Fannin County
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        • Tulip
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Tulip is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
        • White Rock
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • White Rock is located in Fannin County
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        • Spring Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Hill is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
        • Duplex
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Duplex is located in Fannin County
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        • Danner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Danner is located in Fannin County
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        • Bettis
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Bettis is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettis
        • Ivanhoe
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Lannius
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lannius is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
        • Windom
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Hilger
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Hilger is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilger
        • Finley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Finley is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
        • Burnett
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Burnett is located in Fannin County
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        • Dodd City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Oakland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Oakland is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Ridings
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sowells Bluff
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Dial
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Boyd
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • White Shed
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • White Shed is located in Fannin County
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        • Bagby
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Bagby is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby
        • Brotherton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Brotherton is located in Fannin County
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        • Flag Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Flag Springs is located in Fannin County
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        • Shady Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
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        • Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Lyday Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Lyday Crossing is located in Fannin County
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        • Oak Ridge
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Fannin County
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        • Silver City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Silver City is located in Fannin County
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        • Prairie Point
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Prairie Point is located in Fannin County
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        • Bartley Woods
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Bartley Woods is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley Woods
        • Bonham
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • English
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • English is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
        • Hail
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Ravenna
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Flat Prairie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Flat Prairie is located in Fannin County
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        • Clutter Point
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Clutter Point is located in Fannin County
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        • Nunnelee
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Nunnelee is located in Fannin County
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        • Mulberry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Cotton Center
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cotton Center is located in Fannin County
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        • Ladonia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Gober
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Midway is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Edhube
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ector
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Rogers
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rogers is located in Fannin County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Atoka County
  • Bryan County
    • County Website:   https://bryan.okcounties.org/
    • County Seat for Bryan:   Durant (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Direct   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Direct.
      • Oberlin
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Oberlin is located in Bryan County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
      • Weeks
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Weeks is located in Bryan County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks
      • Lake West
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Lake West is located in Bryan County (OK)
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      • Smith - Lee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Smith - Lee is located in Bryan County (OK)
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      • Wade
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Bennington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Bennington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Bennington is located in Bryan County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennington
      • Albany
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Romia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Romia is located in Bryan County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romia
      • Cade
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Cade is located in Bryan County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cade
      • Karma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Karma is located in Bryan County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karma
      • Yuba
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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        • Banty
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Banty is located in Bryan County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banty
        • Bokchito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Utica
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Utica is located in Bryan County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
        • Yarnaby
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Blue
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Blue is located in Bryan County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
        • Matoy
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pritchard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pritchard is located in Bryan County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
        • Sevenmile Corner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sevenmile Corner is located in Bryan County (OK)
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        • Pirtle
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Pirtle is located in Bryan County (OK)
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        • Roberta
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Roberta is located in Bryan County (OK)
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        • Kemp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Liberty
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Liberty is located in Bryan County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Old Allison
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Old Allison is located in Bryan County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Allison
  • Choctaw County
    • County Seat for Choctaw:   Hugo (OK)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Direct   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Direct.
      • New Oberlin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • New Oberlin is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Oberlin
      • Bluff
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bluff is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Duland
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Duland is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duland
      • Boswell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Unger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Unger is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unger
      • Jasper
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jasper is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Gay
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Gay is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
      • Mayhew
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Mayhew is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
      • Soper
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Forney
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Forney is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
      • Goodland
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Goodland is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
      • Ord
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Ord is located in Choctaw County (OK)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ord
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Grant
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Sand Bluff
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Sand Bluff is located in Choctaw County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bluff
        • Nelson
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Nelson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Sunkist
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Sunkist is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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        • Hugo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Kent
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Kent is located in Choctaw County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
        • Shoals
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Shoals is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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        • Speer
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Speer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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        • Fallon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Fallon is located in Choctaw County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
        • Hamden
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Hamden is located in Choctaw County (OK)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden
        • Messer
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Messer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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        • Frogville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Sawyer
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County (OK)
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
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  • Pushmataha County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Direct) 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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