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Nearest Communities to Herring,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Herring is located in Anderson County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Anderson County: Cherokee, Freestone, Henderson, Houston & Leon.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 163 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Herring. Of these communities, 130 are located in counties other than Anderson 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 Herring (which is Anderson 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 Herring

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

  • Anderson County   (where Herring resides)
  • Cherokee County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.cherokee.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Cherokee:   Rusk
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Herring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Herring.
      • Mewshaw
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Mewshaw is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewshaw
      • Java
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Java is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
      • Maydelle
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pierces Chapel
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Pierces Chapel is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
      • Prices
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Prices is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
      • Pine Grove
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Grove is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Oakland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Oakland is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Ironton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Ironton is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
      • Delmer
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Delmer is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmer
      • Bulah
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bulah is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulah
      • Lone Oak
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Lone Oak is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Dialville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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        • New Hope
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • New Hope is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
        • Hume
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Hume is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
        • Hudson Chapel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Hudson Chapel is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Chapel
        • Rusk
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Mountain Heaven
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Heaven
        • Craft
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Craft is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
        • Salem
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Salem is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Turney
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Lake View
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Lake View is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
        • Jacksonville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cove Springs
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Cove Springs is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Springs
        • Gallatin
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Mittie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Mittie is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mittie
        • Redlawn
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Redlawn is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redlawn
        • Pomona
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Pomona is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
        • Reese
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Weeping Mary
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cuney
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Elm Grove
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Elm Grove is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
        • Alto
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Central High
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Central High is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
        • Larissa ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
        • Cherokee Landing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Ponta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Tecula
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Tecula is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecula
        • Atoy
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Atoy is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoy
        • Shady Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
        • Mount Selman
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • New Summerfield
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Morrill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Morrill is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
        • Circle
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Circle is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle
        • Stryker Creek Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Brunswick
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Brunswick is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
        • Linwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Linwood is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
        • Reklaw
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Gould
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lone Star
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
        • Mixon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bullard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Blackjack
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Rock Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Rock Hill is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
        • Brushy
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Brushy is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
        • Emmaus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Emmaus is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus
        • Griffin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Pine Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pine Hill is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
        • Wild Hurst
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Wild Hurst is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Hurst
        • Forest
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sweet Union
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sweet Union is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Union
        • Concord
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Concord is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Cross Roads
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Cross Roads is located in Cherokee County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Freestone County
  • Henderson County
  • Houston County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.houston.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Houston:   Crockett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Herring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Herring.
      • Waneta
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Waneta is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta
      • Percilla
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Percilla is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Percilla
      • Bodenhamer Ferry
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bodenhamer Ferry is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenhamer Ferry
      • Union Crossing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Union Crossing is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossing
      • Liberty Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Liberty Hill is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
      • Augusta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Augusta is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
      • Post Oak
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Post Oak is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
      • Refuge
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Bobbittville ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Bobbittville is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbittville
      • Glover ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Glover is located in Houston County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
      • Grapeland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Kennedy Crossing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Kennedy Crossing is located in Houston County
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        • Weches
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • San Pedro
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • San Pedro is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
        • Easley Chapel
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Easley Chapel is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Chapel
        • Hays Spring
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Hays Spring is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Spring
        • Bluff City ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Bluff City is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
        • Burrantown
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Burrantown is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrantown
        • El Caney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • El Caney is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Caney
        • Germany
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Germany is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
        • Belott
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Creath
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Creath is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creath
        • Coonskin Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonskin Crossing
        • Pole Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pole Crossing is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Crossing
        • Latexo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Oldham
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Oldham is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
        • Hickory Creek
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Harrison Town
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
        • Tadmor
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Center Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Center Hill is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
        • Druso
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Druso is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Druso
        • Bates Ferry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Bates Ferry is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Ferry
        • McKinleyville ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • McKinleyville is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinleyville
        • Plain
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Plain is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
        • Nottingham Woods
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Nottingham Woods is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham Woods
        • Walker Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Walker Crossing is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Crossing
        • Reynard
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Reynard is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynard
        • Berea
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Berea is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
        • Ratcliff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Crockett
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Allen Chapel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Allen Chapel is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Chapel
        • Colthorp
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Colthorp is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colthorp
        • Ernest Anderson Crossing
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Kennard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mount Vernon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mount Vernon is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
        • Wheeler Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Wheeler Springs is located in Houston County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Springs
  • Leon County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.leon.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Leon:   Centerville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Herring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Herring.
      • Saint Paul
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Saint Paul is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Timesville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Timesville is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timesville
      • Sand Flats
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Sand Flats is located in Leon County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flats
  • Nacogdoches County
  • Rusk County
  • Smith County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Herring) 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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