Nearest Communities to Gulf,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Gulf, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Gulf:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Gulf is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gulf. Of these communities, 19 are located in counties other than Matagorda County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> 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 (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
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Matagorda County (where Gulf resides)
- County Website: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/
- County Seat for Matagorda: Bay City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Texas
- Matagorda County
- From Family Search:
- State of Texas
- Matagorda County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Texas
- Matagorda County
- Nearest Communities to Gulf ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf.
- Gulf Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Matagorda
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matagorda
- Matagorda is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matagorda <5>
- Chinquapin Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Landing
- Chinquapin Landing is located in Matagorda County
- Chinquapin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chinquapin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin
- Chinquapin is located in Matagorda County
- Wadsworth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth
- Wadsworth is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadsworth <5>
- Rymers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Citrus Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Citrus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Grove
- Citrus Grove is located in Matagorda County
- Simpsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Simpsonville is located in Matagorda County
- Tin Top
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Sargent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
- Sargent is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargent <5>
- Ashby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Buckeye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (24 more) ...
- Caney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Rugeley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Cedar Lane
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lane
- Cedar Lane is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lane <5>
- Hawkinsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Hawkinsville is located in Matagorda County
- Collegeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collegeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collegeport
- Collegeport is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collegeport <5>
- Bay City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Bay City is located in Matagorda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay City <5>
- Gainesmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesmore
- Gainesmore is located in Matagorda County
- Elmaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmaton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmaton
- Elmaton is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmaton <5>
- Elliott ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Cedar Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
- Markham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Markham is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Markham <5>
- Palacios
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palacios
- Palacios is located in Matagorda County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,545 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palacios <5>
- Allenhurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allenhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenhurst
- Allenhurst is located in Matagorda County
- Van Vleck
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleck
- Van Vleck is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Vleck <5>
- Pheasant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Camp Hulen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Hulen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hulen
- Camp Hulen is located in Matagorda County
- Blessing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blessing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- Blessing is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <5>
- Sugar Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Chalmers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
- Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
- Clemville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Midfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midfield
- Midfield is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midfield <5>
- Ashwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - McCroskey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
- McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
- Podo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Caney
- Brazoria County
- County Website: www.brazoria-county.com/
- County Seat for Brazoria: Angleton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Texas
- Brazoria County
- From Family Search:
- State of Texas
- Brazoria County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Texas
- Brazoria County
- Nearest Communities to Gulf ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf.
- Hasima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - Abercrombie
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abercrombie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
- Abercrombie is located in Brazoria County
- Four Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Churchill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Hinkles Ferry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinkles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkles Ferry
- Hinkles Ferry is located in Brazoria County
- Sweeny
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeny
- Sweeny is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,618 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweeny <5>
- Old Ocean
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Ocean have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ocean
- Old Ocean is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Ocean <5>
- El Bernardo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Bernardo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bernardo
- El Bernardo is located in Brazoria County
- Wild Peach
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Brazoria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazoria
- Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,063 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazoria <5>
- Wild Peach Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Old Brazoria
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Brazoria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Brazoria
- Old Brazoria is located in Brazoria County
- Perry Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Calhoun County
- County Website: www.tisd.net/~calhoun/
- County Seat for Calhoun: Port Lavaca
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Texas
- Calhoun County
- From Family Search:
- State of Texas
- Calhoun County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Texas
- Calhoun County
- Nearest Communities to Gulf ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf.
- El Campo Club Community
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo Club Community have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo Club Community
- El Campo Club Community is located in Calhoun County
- Schicke Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schicke Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schicke Point
- Schicke Point is located in Calhoun County
- Jackson County
- County Seat for Jackson: Edna
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Texas
- Jackson County
- From Family Search:
- State of Texas
- Jackson County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Texas
- Jackson County
- Nearest Communities to Gulf ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf.
- Francitas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Francitas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francitas
- Francitas is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francitas <5>
- Carancahua
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carancahua have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carancahua
- Carancahua is located in Jackson County
- Wharton County
- County Seat for Wharton: Wharton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Texas
- Wharton County
- From Family Search:
- State of Texas
- Wharton County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Texas
- Wharton County
- Nearest Communities to Gulf ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Gulf.
- Magnet
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north) - Danevang
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danevang have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danevang
- Danevang is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danevang <5>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gulf) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gulf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7214, Longitude: -95.8919 In this case, the coordinates for Gulf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gulf, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |