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Nearest Communities to Gun Barrel City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.


Gun Barrel City is located in Henderson County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henderson County: Anderson, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Smith & Van Zandt.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 150 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gun Barrel City. Of these communities, 117 are located in counties other than Henderson 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 Gun Barrel City (which is Henderson 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 Gun Barrel City

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

  • Henderson County   (where Gun Barrel City resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.henderson-county.com/
    • County Seat for Henderson:   Athens
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gun Barrel City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gun Barrel City.
      • Payne Springs
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
      • Pauline
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Pauline is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
      • Enchanted Oaks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Tool
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Tool is located in Henderson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <3>
      • Seven Points
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Eustace
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Aley
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Aley is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aley
      • Harmony
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Harmony is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Log Cabin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
      • Buffalo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Buffalo is located in Henderson County
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      • Stockard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Stockard is located in Henderson County
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      • Caney City
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Caney City is located in Henderson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
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        • Star Harbor
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
        • Big Rock
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Big Rock is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
        • Trinidad
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Malakoff
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Pickens
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Pickens is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
        • Crescent Heights
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
        • Dauphin
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Dauphin is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin
        • Bethel
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Bethel is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
        • Sumer Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Sumer Hill is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumer Hill
        • Athens
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Shady Oaks
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Shady Oaks is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
        • Cross Roads
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Murchison
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Pine Grove
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Virginia Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Virginia Hill is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hill
        • Baxter
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Baxter is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
        • Opelika
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Opelika is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
        • Leagueville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • New York
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • New York is located in Henderson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
        • Brownsboro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • LaRue
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson County
  • Dallas County
  • Ellis County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Waxahachie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gun Barrel City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gun Barrel City.
      • Sand Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
      • Creechville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Creechville is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creechville
      • Telico
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Alsdorf
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Alsdorf is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsdorf
      • Alma
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Alma is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Bristol
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Crisp
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Walnut Springs
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
      • Sonoma
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Sonoma is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
      • Ennis
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ensign
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Ensign is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
      • Onion Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
      • Garrett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Garrett is located in Ellis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
  • Freestone County
  • Kaufman County
    • County Website:   https://www.kaufmancounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kaufman:   Kaufman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gun Barrel City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gun Barrel City.
      • Mabank
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolosa
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kemp
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairieville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Stubbs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Becker
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Styx
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Lively
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Lively is located in Kaufman County
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      • Rand
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Rand is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand
      • Grays Prairie
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
      • Jiba
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jiba is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiba
      • Peeltown
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Peeltown is located in Kaufman County
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        • Cedarvale
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Cedarvale is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarvale
        • Ola
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Cottonwood
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
        • Oak Grove
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
        • Scurry
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Abner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Kaufman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Rosser
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Hiram
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Hiram is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
        • Oak Ridge
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
        • Warsaw Center
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Warsaw Center is located in Kaufman County
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        • Warsaw
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Warsaw is located in Kaufman County
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        • College Mound
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
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        • Post Oak Bend
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Post Oak Bend is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend
        • Cartwright
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Cartwright is located in Kaufman County
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        • Gastonia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Gastonia is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
        • Lone Star
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
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        • Post Oak Bend City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
        • Wilson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Wilson is located in Kaufman County
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        • Cobb
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Cobb is located in Kaufman County
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        • Frog
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Frog is located in Kaufman County
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        • Elmo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Union Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Union Valley is located in Kaufman County
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        • Crandall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedar Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Cedar Grove is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
        • Terrell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Talty
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Talty is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
        • Lawrence
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Navarro County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.navarro.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Navarro:   Corsicana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gun Barrel City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gun Barrel City.
      • Bazette
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Goodnight
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Goodnight is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
      • Kerens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Samaria
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Samaria is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
      • Montfort
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Montfort is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
      • Goodlow
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Valley Farms
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Valley Farms is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Farms
      • Roane
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Chatfield
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Powell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Powell is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Rural Shade
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
      • Elm Flat
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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        • Tupelo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Round Prairie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Round Prairie is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Prairie
        • Round House ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Round House is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round House
        • Rice
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Mildred
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Mildred is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Pettys Chapel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Pettys Chapel is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Chapel
        • Eureka
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Corsicana
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Navarro
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Navarro is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
        • Mustang
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Mustang is located in Navarro County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Retreat
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Retreat is located in Navarro County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Angus
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cheneyboro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cheneyboro is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheneyboro
        • Emhouse
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Pickett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Pickett is located in Navarro County
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        • Oak Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
  • Van Zandt County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanzandtcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Van Zandt:   Canton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gun Barrel City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gun Barrel City.
      • Odom
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Odom is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom
      • Roddy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
      • Phalba
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Phalba is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalba
      • Whitton
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Whitton is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitton
      • Wise
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Wise is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Denman Crossroads
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Denman Crossroads is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman Crossroads
      • Jackson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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      • Watkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Watkins is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
      • Walton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Walton is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
      • Tundra
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Cana
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Cana is located in Van Zandt County
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      • Wallace
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Wallace is located in Van Zandt County
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        • Scott
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Scott is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
        • Martins Mill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
        • Holly Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Canton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Myrtle Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mars
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Mars is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
        • Wentworth
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Wentworth is located in Van Zandt County
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        • Ben Wheeler
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Colfax
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
        • Wills Point
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Oakland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakland is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Clower
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Clower is located in Van Zandt County
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        • Edgewood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Lawrence Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Lawrence Springs is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Springs
        • Owlett Green
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Owlett Green is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlett Green
        • Edom
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <3>
        • Elwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Elwood is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood

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 from Point A (ie- Gun Barrel City) 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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