Nearest Communities to Gulf Hill,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Gulf Hill, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Gulf Hill:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 from Gulf Hill.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Gulf Hill is located in Matagorda County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Matagorda County: Brazoria, Fort Bend, Jackson & Wharton.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gulf Hill. Of these communities, 22 are located in counties other than Matagorda 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 Gulf Hill (which is Matagorda 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 Gulf Hill
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Matagorda County (where Gulf Hill resides)
- County Website: https://www.matagordatx.gov/
- County Seat for Matagorda: Bay City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulf Hill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf Hill.
- Gulf ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulf is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Matagorda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wadsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rymers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rymers is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Chinquapin Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin Landing is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Landing
- Chinquapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chinquapin is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Citrus Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Citrus Grove is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Grove
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Simpsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Simpsonville is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Tin Top
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tin Top is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
- Ashby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Caney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Caney is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Continue List (25 more) ...
- Collegeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bay City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rugeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rugeley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugeley
- Elmaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elliott is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott has also been known as:
- Elliott's
- Markham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palacios
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pheasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pheasant is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant
- Allenhurst
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allenhurst is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenhurst
- Van Vleck
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gainesmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesmore is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesmore
- Hawkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Blessing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Hulen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Camp Hulen is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hulen
- Cedar Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Clemville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clemville is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemville
- Midfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chalmers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Sugar Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- McCroskey
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
- Ashwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ashwood is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Podo ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Podo is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podo
- Pledger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brazoria County
- County Website: https://www.brazoriacountytx.gov/
- County Seat for Brazoria: Angleton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulf Hill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf Hill.
- Hasima
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hasima is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasima
- Abercrombie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Abercrombie is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
- Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Old Ocean
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweeny
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- El Bernardo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- El Bernardo is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bernardo
- Hinkles Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkles Ferry
- Wild Peach Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
- Wild Peach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Danciger
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Brazoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brazoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brazoria
- Perry Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Calhoun County
- County Website: https://www.calhouncotx.org/
- County Seat for Calhoun: Port Lavaca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulf Hill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf Hill.
- El Campo Club Community
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Schicke Point
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Schicke Point is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schicke Point
- Port Alto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto
- Jackson County
- County Website: https://www.co.jackson.tx.us/
- County Seat for Jackson: Edna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulf Hill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf Hill.
- Francitas
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Carancahua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Carancahua is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carancahua
- Wharton County
- County Website: https://www.co.wharton.tx.us/
- County Seat for Wharton: Wharton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Gulf Hill ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf Hill.
- Danevang
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Magnet is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Cane Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cane Junction is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Junction
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gulf Hill) 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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