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Nearest Communities to Groveton,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Groveton.<1>

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

Groveton is located in Trinity County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Trinity County: Angelina, Cherokee, Houston, Polk, San Jacinto & Walker.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 147 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Groveton. Of these communities, 120 are located in counties other than Trinity 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 Groveton (which is Trinity 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 Groveton

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

  • Trinity County   (where Groveton resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.trinity.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Trinity:   Groveton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Groveton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Groveton.
      • Josserand
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Josserand is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josserand
      • Westville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Westville is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
      • Sumpter ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Lacy
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlake
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sulphur
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Sulphur is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Friday
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Saron
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Saron is located in Trinity County
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      • Centerville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Centerville is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Chita
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Crecy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Crecy is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crecy
      • Glendale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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        • Helmic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Trevat
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Trevat is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevat
        • Pennington
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Friendship
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Friendship is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Sebastopol
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Sebastopol is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
        • Nogalus
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Nogalus is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogalus
        • Carlisle
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Center Point ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Center Point is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
        • Centralia
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Apple Springs
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Mill Town
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
        • Trinity
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Red Branch
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Red Branch is located in Trinity County
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        • Nigton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Nigton is located in Trinity County
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        • Vair
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Vair is located in Trinity County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vair
  • Angelina County
    • County Website:   https://www.angelinacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Angelina:   Lufkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Groveton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Groveton.
      • Blix
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Renova ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Renova is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
      • Rutland
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Rutland is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Diboll
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Granville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Burke
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Peavy
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Peavy is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
      • Prairie Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
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      • Providence
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Providence is located in Angelina County
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      • Hudson
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hudson is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
      • Redtown
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Cherokee County
  • Houston County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.houston.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Houston:   Crockett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Groveton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Groveton.
      • Fodice
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Fodice is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodice
      • Holly
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Plainview
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Plainview is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Shady Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Smith Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Smith Grove is located in Houston County
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      • Stubblefield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Stubblefield is located in Houston County
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      • Center Grove
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Center Grove is located in Houston County
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      • Fog Town
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Fog Town is located in Houston County
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      • Arbor
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Arbor is located in Houston County
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      • Hopewell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hopewell is located in Houston County
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      • Lovelady
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hagerville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (34 more) ...
        • Allen Chapel
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Allen Chapel is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel
        • Colthorp
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Colthorp is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colthorp
        • Kennard
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Berea
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Berea is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
        • Antioch ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Antioch is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Lone Pine
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Lone Pine is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
        • Sorghumville
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Sorghumville is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorghumville
        • Center Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Center Hill is located in Houston County
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        • Ratcliff
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Cut
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Cut is located in Houston County
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        • Harrison Town
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
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        • Mount Vernon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Mount Vernon is located in Houston County
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        • Anderson Crossing
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Anderson Crossing is located in Houston County
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        • Tadmor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Druso
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Druso is located in Houston County
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        • Hickory Creek
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Pearsons Chapel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Pearsons Chapel is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Chapel
        • Crockett
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Weldon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Weldon is located in Houston County
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        • Creath
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Creath is located in Houston County
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        • Ernest Anderson Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Plain
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Plain is located in Houston County
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        • Walker Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Walker Crossing is located in Houston County
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        • Belott
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Nottingham Woods
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Nottingham Woods is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Woods
        • Bates Ferry
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Bates Ferry is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Ferry
        • McKinleyville ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • McKinleyville is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinleyville
        • Cooper
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Cooper is located in Houston County
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        • Germany
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Germany is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
        • Burrantown
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Burrantown is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrantown
        • Pole Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Pole Crossing is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Crossing
        • Calhoun Ferry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Calhoun Ferry is located in Houston County
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        • Hydes Ferry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Hydes Ferry is located in Houston County
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        • Vistula
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Vistula is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vistula
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polktx.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Livingston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Groveton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Groveton.
      • Carmona
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Carmona is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona
      • Colita
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Colita is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colita
      • Asia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Asia is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
      • Patonia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Patonia is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patonia
      • Wakefield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Wakefield is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Onalaska
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bold Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Corrigan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pleasant Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Skinner Town
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Snow Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Snow Hill is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Bering
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bering is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bering
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Moscow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Walda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Walda is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walda
        • West Tempe
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • West Tempe is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tempe
        • Seven Oaks
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Pluck
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pluck is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluck
        • Blanchard
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Blanchard is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
        • Leggett
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • New Willard
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Tobacco Patch
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
        • Tigerville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Tigerville is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
        • Marston
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Marston is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
        • Camden
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • East Tempe
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • East Tempe is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tempe
        • Moore Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Moore Hill is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Hill
        • West Livingston
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Israel
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Israel is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
        • Lily Island
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Livingston
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Barnes
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Ollie
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ollie is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
        • Barnum
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Hortense
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Hortense is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
        • Lamont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Swartout ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Swartout is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
        • Providence
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Providence is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • San Jacinto County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us/
    • County Seat for San Jacinto:   Coldspring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Groveton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Groveton.
      • Waterwood
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Waterwood is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
      • Staley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Staley is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley
      • Darby Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Darby Hill is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Hill
      • Point Blank
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Palmetto Park
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Palmetto Park is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Park
      • Snow Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Oakhurst
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Stephen Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Stephen Creek is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen Creek
      • Willow Springs
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
      • Wolf Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Walker County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.walker.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Walker:   Huntsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Groveton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Groveton.
      • Gospel Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Gospel Hill is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gospel Hill
      • Riverside
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kittrell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Carolina
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Carolina is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
      • Dodge
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Arizona
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Arizona is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arizona
      • Harmony
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Harmony is located in Walker County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony

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 from Point A (ie- Groveton) 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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