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Nearest Communities to Hale City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.


Although our information shows that the community of Hale City is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Hale County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hale County: Castro, Crosby, Floyd, Hockley, Lamb, Lubbock & Swisher.

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

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

  • Hale County   (where Hale City resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.halecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Hale:   Plainview
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hale City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hale City.
      • Hale Center
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Six Point
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Six Point is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point
      • Mayfield
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Mayfield is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
      • Furguson
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Furguson is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furguson
      • Underwood
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Underwood is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
      • Snyder
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Snyder is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Halfway
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Halfway is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
      • Cotton Center
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
      • Plainview
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wasson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Wasson is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson
      • Boone
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Boone is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Wright
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Wright is located in Hale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Happy Union
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Happy Union is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Union
        • Edmonson
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Seth Ward
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Seth Ward is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Ward
        • Ellen
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Ellen is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
        • Finney
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Finney is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney
        • Lider
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Lider is located in Hale County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lider
        • Abernathy
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Petersburg
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Castro County
  • Crosby County
  • Floyd County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.floyd.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Floyd:   Floydada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hale City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hale City.
      • Aiken
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Barwise
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Barwise is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwise
      • Cereal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Cereal is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cereal
      • Harmony
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Harmony is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
      • Sandhill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Sandhill is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
      • Crume Gin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Crume Gin is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crume Gin
      • Providence
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Providence is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Lockney
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Allmon
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Allmon is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmon
      • Muncy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Muncy is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncy
      • Sterley ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Sterley is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterley
      • Lone Star
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lone Star is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
      • McCoy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • McCoy is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
  • Hockley County
  • Lamb County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.lamb.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Lamb:   Littlefield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hale City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hale City.
      • Corry
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Corry is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
      • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
      • Olton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Spade
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Spade is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
      • Fieldton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Circle
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Circle is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
      • Bainer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Bainer is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainer
      • Cofferville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Cofferville is located in Lamb County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofferville
      • Springlake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Littlefield
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lubbock County
    • County Website:   https://www.lubbockcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Lubbock:   Lubbock
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hale City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hale City.
      • Caldwell
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Caldwell is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Becton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Becton is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
      • New Deal
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Heckville ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
      • Liberty
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Liberty is located in Lubbock County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Shallowater
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Swisher County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.swisher.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Swisher:   Tulia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Hale City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Hale City.
      • Center Plains
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Center Plains is located in Swisher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Plains
      • Kress
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Claytonville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Claytonville is located in Swisher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claytonville
      • Eunice
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Eunice is located in Swisher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Lakeview
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lakeview is located in Swisher County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview

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 from Point A (ie- Hale City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hale City, 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.
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