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Nearest Communities to Gainesville,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Gainesville is located in Llano County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Llano County: Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Mason & San Saba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gainesville. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Llano 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 Gainesville (which is Llano 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 Gainesville

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

  • Llano County   (where Gainesville resides)
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gainesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gainesville.
      • Kingsland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Lakeside Heights
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Heights
        • Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County
      • Buchanan Dam
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Stolz
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stolz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
      • Click ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
        • Click is located in Llano County
      • Sunrise Beach Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Golden Beach
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
      • Lone Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 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
      • Bluffton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Llano
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Oxford ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Llano County
      • Buchanan Lake Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
        • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Tow
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Baby Head ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
          • Baby Head is located in Llano County
        • Scotts Crossing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
          • Scotts Crossing is located in Llano County
        • Valley Spring
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Prairie Mountain
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
          • Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
        • Castell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
        • Field Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
          • Field Creek is located in Llano County
  • Blanco County
    • County Seat for Blanco:   Johnson City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gainesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gainesville.
      • Blowout
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blowout have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowout
        • Blowout is located in Blanco County
      • Round Mountain
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Post Oak
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
        • Post Oak is located in Blanco County
      • Cypress Mill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Westbrook ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Blanco County
      • Rocky Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
        • Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
      • Hye
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
  • Burnet County
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gainesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gainesville.
      • Highland Haven
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Granite Shoals
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Sherwood Shores
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
        • Sherwood Shores is located in Burnet County
      • Scobee
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scobee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scobee
        • Scobee is located in Burnet County
      • Horseshoe Bay
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
        • Fairland is located in Burnet County
      • Silver Creek Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
        • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
      • Cottonwood Shores
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
      • Meadowlakes
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
      • Sudduth
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudduth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth
        • Sudduth is located in Burnet County
      • Marble Falls
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Gandy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy
        • Gandy is located in Burnet County
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
          • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
          • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
          • Mormon Colony
        • Burnet
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Shovel Mountain
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
          • Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
        • Smithwick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwick
          • Smithwick is located in Burnet County
        • Naruna
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
          • Naruna is located in Burnet County
        • Oatmeal
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Lake Victor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Victor
          • Lake Victor is located in Burnet County
        • Spicewood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
          • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <4>
        • Bertram
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertram
          • Bertram is located in Burnet County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,520 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bertram <4>
        • Shady Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
          • Shady Grove is located in Burnet County
        • Sunnylane
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnylane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
          • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
        • Joppa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
          • Joppa is located in Burnet County
  • Gillespie County
    • County Seat for Gillespie:   Fredericksburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gainesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gainesville.
      • Willow City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Eckert
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckert
        • Eckert is located in Gillespie County
      • Crabapple ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
        • Crabapple is located in Gillespie County
  • Mason County
  • San Saba County
    • County Website:   www.sansabacounty.org/
    • County Seat for San Saba:   San Saba
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gainesville   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gainesville.
      • Cherokee
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Chappel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappel
        • Chappel is located in San Saba County
      • High Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
        • High Valley is located in San Saba County
      • Bend
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gainesville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gainesville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6777, Longitude: -98.5214       In this case, the coordinates for Gainesville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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