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Nearest Communities to Eckert,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Eckert.<1>

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

Eckert is located in Gillespie County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gillespie County: Blanco, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Llano & Mason.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 57 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Eckert. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Gillespie 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 Eckert (which is Gillespie 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 Eckert

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

  • Gillespie County   (where Eckert resides)
    • County Seat for Gillespie:   Fredericksburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eckert   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eckert.
      • Willow City
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Crabapple ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
        • Crabapple is located in Gillespie County
      • Cherry Mountain
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mountain
        • Cherry Mountain is located in Gillespie County
      • Fredericksburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Blumenthal
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blumenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenthal
        • Blumenthal is located in Gillespie County
      • Rocky Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
        • Rocky Hill is located in Gillespie County
      • Stonewall
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hilltop
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
        • Hilltop is located in Gillespie County
      • Cain City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Luckenbach
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Albert
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Spring
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Spring
        • Cherry Spring is located in Gillespie County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Blanco County
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eckert   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eckert.
      • Blowout
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
        • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Post Oak
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
      • Hye
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hye
        • Hye is located in Blanco County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hye <3>
      • Sandy
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
      • Johnson City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Round Mountain
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Flugrath ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flugrath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flugrath
        • Flugrath is located in Blanco County
      • Blanco
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cypress Mill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Burnet County
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eckert   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eckert.
      • Horseshoe Bay
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Granite Shoals
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
        • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <3>
      • Highland Haven
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
        • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
      • Sherwood Shores
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
        • Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Cottonwood Shores
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
        • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <3>
      • Shovel Mountain
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
        • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
      • Meadowlakes
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
        • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
      • Marble Falls
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Scobee
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scobee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee
        • Scobee is located in Burnet County
  • Kendall County
    • County Website:   www.co.kendall.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Kendall:   Boerne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eckert   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eckert.
      • Bankersmith
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bankersmith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankersmith
        • Bankersmith is located in Kendall County
      • Lindendale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindendale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindendale
        • Lindendale is located in Kendall County
      • Sisterdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Kerr County
  • Llano County
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Eckert   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Eckert.
      • Oxford ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Llano County
      • Prairie Mountain
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
        • Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
      • Click ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
        • Click is located in Llano County
      • Scotts Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
        • Scotts Crossing is located in Llano County
      • Gainesville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
        • Gainesville is located in Llano County
      • Sunrise Beach Village
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
        • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <3>
      • Castell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
        • Castell is located in Llano County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <3>
      • Llano
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Kingsland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
        • Kingsland is located in Llano County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <3>
      • Lakeside Heights
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Heights
        • Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County
      • Stolz
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stolz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
      • Buchanan Dam
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Grove
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
        • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Lone Grove
        • From Eckert to Lone Grove
      • Golden Beach
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
  • Mason 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- Eckert) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eckert. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4145, Longitude: -98.7367    
<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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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