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Nearest Communities to Elgin,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note 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.

Elgin is primarily located in Bastrop County. A portion of Elgin extends into Travis County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 181 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Elgin. Of these communities, 146 are located in counties other than Bastrop 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 Elgin (which is Bastrop 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 Elgin

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

  • Bastrop County   (where Elgin resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Bastrop:   Bastrop
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elgin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elgin.
      • Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Butler
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Butler is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Sayersville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayersville
      • McDade
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Swiftex
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Swiftex is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftex
      • Utley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Utley is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley
      • Camp Swift
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Phelan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Circle D Estates
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Circle D Estates is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle D Estates
      • KC Estates
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • KC Estates is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for KC Estates
      • Elysium
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Elysium is located in Bastrop County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysium
      • Bastrop
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Continue List   (23 more) ...
        • Wyldwood
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyldwood
        • Pine Hills
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pine Hills is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hills
        • Shiloh ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Shiloh is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
        • Paige
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cedar Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Clearview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Clearview is located in Bastrop County
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        • Hills Prairie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
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        • Alum Creek
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Grassyville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassyville
        • Rockne
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Rockne is located in Bastrop County
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        • Upton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Watterson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Watterson is located in Bastrop County
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        • Pin Oak
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pin Oak is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak
        • Red Rock
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Smithville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bateman
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Jordan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Jordan is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
        • Togo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Colorado
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Colorado is located in Bastrop County
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        • Mustang Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
        • Rosanky
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Willman
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Willman is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willman
        • Flower Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Flower Hill is located in Bastrop County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
  • Bell County
  • Caldwell County
  • Lee County
  • Milam County
    • County Website:   https://www.milamcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Milam:   Cameron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elgin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elgin.
      • Conoley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Conoley is located in Milam County
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      • Thorndale
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Detmold
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Detmold is located in Milam County
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      • Salty
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Salty is located in Milam County
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      • Alcoa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Alcoa is located in Milam County
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      • Sandow
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Sandow is located in Milam County
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      • Forest Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Forest Grove is located in Milam County
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      • Handy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Handy is located in Milam County
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      • Marjorie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Marjorie is located in Milam County
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      • San Gabriel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • San Gabriel is located in Milam County
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      • Liberty Hill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Liberty Hill is located in Milam County
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      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Praesel
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Praesel is located in Milam County
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        • Davilla
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • The Crossroads
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • The Crossroads is located in Milam County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Crossroads
        • Rockdale
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sharp
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sharp is located in Milam County
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  • Travis County
    • County Website:   https://www.traviscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Travis:   Austin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elgin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elgin.
      • Lund
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Lund is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lund
      • Littig
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Manda ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Manda is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manda
      • Carlson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Carlson is located in Travis County
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      • New Sweden
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • New Sweden is located in Travis County
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      • New Katy
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • New Katy is located in Travis County
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      • Cele
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Webberville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Manor
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Manor is located in Travis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <3>
      • Dunlap
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Dunlap is located in Travis County
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      • Hornsby Bend
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hornsby Bend is located in Travis County
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      • Decker
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Decker is located in Travis County
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        • Pflugerville
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Garfield
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Daffan
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Dessau
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Dessau is located in Travis County
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        • Ward Spring
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Ward Spring is located in Travis County
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        • Dessau Fountains
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Dessau Fountains is located in Travis County
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        • Smoot
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Smoot is located in Travis County
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        • Villa Siesta Retirement Village
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Windemere
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Windemere is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windemere
        • Coxville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Coxville is located in Travis County
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        • Eubank Acres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Eubank Acres is located in Travis County
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        • Idyle Hour Acres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Idyle Hour Acres is located in Travis County
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        • Three Points
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Walnut Forest
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
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        • Del Valle
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Kings Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Kings Village is located in Travis County
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        • Wells Branch
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Wells Branch is located in Travis County
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        • Iglehart
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Iglehart is located in Travis County
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        • Merrelltown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Merrelltown is located in Travis County
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        • Montopolis
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Montopolis is located in Travis County
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        • Waters Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Waters Park is located in Travis County
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        • Moores Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Moores Crossing is located in Travis County
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        • Abercrombie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Abercrombie is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
        • McNeil
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • McNeil is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeil
        • Pershing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Pershing is located in Travis County
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        • Elroy
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Austin
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Colton
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Colton is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colton
        • Pilot Knob
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Maha
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Maha is located in Travis County
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        • Rollingwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
        • Pleasant Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Greenshores
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Greenshores is located in Travis County
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        • Vinson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Vinson is located in Travis County
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        • West Lake Hills
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
        • Bluff Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bluff Springs is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs
        • Carl
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sunset Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Creedmoor
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Onion Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
        • Four Points
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Four Points is located in Travis County
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        • Lost Creek
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
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        • River Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • River Hills is located in Travis County
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        • Williamson
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Williamson is located in Travis County
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        • Kincheonville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Kincheonville is located in Travis County
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        • Ford Oaks
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
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        • San Leanna
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • San Leanna is located in Travis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
        • Tanglewood Forest
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Tanglewood Forest is located in Travis County
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        • Turnersville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Turnersville is located in Travis County
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        • Barton Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Barton Creek is located in Travis County
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        • Marshall Ford
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
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        • Oak Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Oak Hill is located in Travis County
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  • Williamson County
    • County Website:   https://www.wilcotx.gov/
    • County Seat for Williamson:   Georgetown
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Elgin   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Elgin.
      • Type
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Type is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type
      • Coupland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Siloam
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Siloam is located in Williamson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
      • Beaukiss
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Beaukiss is located in Williamson County
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      • Structure
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Structure is located in Williamson County
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      • Rices Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rices Crossing is located in Williamson County
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      • Beyersville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Norman
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Norman is located in Williamson County
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      • Normans Crossing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Normans Crossing is located in Williamson County
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      • Noack
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Noack is located in Williamson County
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      • Shiloh
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Shiloh is located in Williamson County
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      • Frame Switch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Frame Switch is located in Williamson County
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        • Taylor
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Hutto
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Hutto is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
        • Thrall
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Thrall is located in Williamson County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thrall <3>
        • Waterloo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Waterloo is located in Williamson County
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        • Wuthrich Hill
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Wuthrich Hill is located in Williamson County
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        • Circleville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Circleville is located in Williamson County
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        • Sandoval
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Sandoval is located in Williamson County
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        • Hoxie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
        • Round Rock
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hare
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Hare is located in Williamson County
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        • Jonah
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Jonah is located in Williamson County
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        • Elm Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Elm Grove is located in Williamson County
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        • Turkey Hollow
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
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        • Laneport
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Brushy Creek
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Brushy Creek is located in Williamson County
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        • Jollyville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
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        • Friendship ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Granger
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Mozo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Mozo is located in Williamson County
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        • Pond Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
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        • Weir
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Weir is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <3>
        • Anderson Mill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Anderson Mill is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Mill
        • Georgetown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • North Georgetown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • North Georgetown is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Georgetown
        • Keelersville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Keelersville is located in Williamson County
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        • Cedar Park
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Walburg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • White Stone
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • White Stone is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
        • Berrys Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Berrys Creek is located in Williamson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys Creek
        • Serenada
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Walkerton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Walkerton is located in Williamson County
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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- Elgin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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