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Nearest Communities to Howard,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Howard.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Howard is located in Ellis County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 169 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Howard. Of these communities, 116 are located in counties other than Ellis 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 Howard (which is Ellis 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 Howard

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

  • Ellis County   (where Howard resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Waxahachie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Reagor Springs
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Reagor Springs is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagor Springs
      • Nash
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bardwell
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Nena
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Nena is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nena
      • Nelson
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Nelson is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Boyce
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Avalon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Rankin
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rankin is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Forreston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lumkins
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lumkins is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumkins
      • Ike
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Five Points
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Five Points is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
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        • Ennis
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Garrett
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Garrett is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
        • Waxahachie
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Byrd
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Byrd is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd
        • Ensign
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Ensign is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
        • Lone Cedar
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
        • Onion Creek
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
        • Italy
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Bell Branch
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Bell Branch is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Branch
        • Boz
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Sonoma
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Sonoma is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
        • Oak Grove
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Palmer
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Alma
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Alma is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Rockett
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Rockett is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockett
        • Sardis
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Pecan Hill
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
        • Sterrett
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Crisp
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Creechville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Creechville is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creechville
        • Plum Grove
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Plum Grove is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
        • Maypearl
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Alsdorf
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Alsdorf is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsdorf
        • Trumbull
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Trumbull is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
        • Milford
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Telico
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Elva
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Elva is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elva
        • Oak Leaf
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
        • Red Oak
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Bristol
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Mountain Peak
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
        • Auburn
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • India
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • India is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
        • Sand Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
        • Midlothian
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Griffith
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Griffith is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
        • Ward
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Ward is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
        • Walnut Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
        • Venus
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Britton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Britton is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
        • Mansfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallas County
    • County Website:   https://www.dallascounty.org/
    • County Seat for Dallas:   Dallas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Ovilla
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Ferris
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Heights
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • DeSoto
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lancaster
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Patrick
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Patrick is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
      • Wilmer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Run
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
      • Shamrock
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Cedarview
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Cedarview is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
      • Kingswood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Kingswood is located in Dallas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
      • Cedar Hill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
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        • Hutchins
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • River Oaks
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • River Oaks is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Oaks
        • Woodland Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Combine
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Bobwyn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Bobwyn is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobwyn
        • Duncanville
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Kleberg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Red Bird Addition
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Red Bird Addition is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bird Addition
        • Seagoville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Fruitdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Fruitdale is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
        • Lisbon ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Rylie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Rylie is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylie
        • Cole
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Cole is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
        • Ledbetter Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ledbetter Hills is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter Hills
        • Westwood Park
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Westwood Park is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Park
        • Florence Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Florence Hill is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
        • Balch Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Kenwood
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Kenwood is located in Dallas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
        • Lawson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Sargent
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Henderson County
  • Hill County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Mertens
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Files Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Files Valley is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Valley
      • Midway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Brandon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Irene
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Carl's Corner
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Mountain View
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Mountain View is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Lakenon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakenon is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenon
      • Itasca
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Malone
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Bynum
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
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        • Hillsboro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayfield
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Mayfield is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
        • Osceola
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Osceola is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Winslow
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Winslow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
        • Covington
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Hubbard
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Chatt
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johnson County
  • Kaufman County
    • County Website:   https://www.kaufmancounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kaufman:   Kaufman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Rosser
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Peeltown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Peeltown is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeltown
      • Cottonwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Styx
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Lively
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Lively is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
      • Grays Prairie
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
      • Scurry
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Warsaw Center
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Warsaw Center is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw Center
      • Warsaw
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Warsaw is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
      • Stubbs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Crandall
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gastonia
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Gastonia is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Navarro County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.navarro.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Navarro:   Corsicana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Howard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Howard.
      • Lone Oak
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Lone Oak is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Blooming Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Frost
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Emhouse
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Barry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Rice
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Dresden
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Raleigh
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Raleigh is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Tupelo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Brushie Prairie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
      • Emmett
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Emmett is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Drane
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Drane is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
        • Chatfield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Valley Farms
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Valley Farms is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Farms
        • Pelham
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Pelham is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
        • Corsicana
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Pettys Chapel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Pettys Chapel is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Chapel
        • Navarro Mills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Silver City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Silver City is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
        • Corbet
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Corbet is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbet
        • Oak Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
        • Retreat
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Retreat is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Roane
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Spring Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Montfort
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Montfort is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
        • Purdon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Pickett
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pickett is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
        • Dawson
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Angus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Mustang
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Mustang is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Powell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Powell is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Pursley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bazette
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Elm Flat
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mildred
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Mildred is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Navarro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Navarro is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Tarrant County

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- Howard) 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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