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Nearest Communities to Idalou,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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.

Idalou is located in Lubbock County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lubbock County: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn & Terry.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Idalou. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Lubbock 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 Idalou (which is Lubbock 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 Idalou

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

  • Lubbock County   (where Idalou resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.lubbock.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Lubbock:   Lubbock
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Kitalou
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
        • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
      • Liberty
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Lubbock County
      • Roosevelt
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
        • Roosevelt is located in Lubbock County
      • Acuff
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acuff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acuff
        • Acuff is located in Lubbock County
      • Canyon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
        • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Heckville ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
        • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Becton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becton
        • Becton is located in Lubbock County
      • Buffalo Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
        • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Ransom Canyon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ransom Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Canyon
        • Ransom Canyon is located in Lubbock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,126 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ransom Canyon <4>
      • New Deal
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Deal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
        • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
      • Midway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Lubbock County
      • Burris
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris
        • Burris is located in Lubbock County
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Posey
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
          • Posey is located in Lubbock County
        • Lubbock
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Broadview
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broadview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
          • Broadview is located in Lubbock County
        • Slaton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Doud
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doud
          • Doud is located in Lubbock County
        • West End Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West End Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Place
          • West End Place is located in Lubbock County
        • Caldwell
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caldwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
          • Caldwell is located in Lubbock County
        • Union
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
          • Union is located in Lubbock County
        • Woodrow
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodrow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
          • Woodrow is located in Lubbock County
        • Carlisle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
          • Carlisle is located in Lubbock County
        • Shallowater
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • West Carlisle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carlisle
          • West Carlisle is located in Lubbock County
        • Reese Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reese Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Village
          • Reese Village is located in Lubbock County
        • Wolfforth
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hurlwood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurlwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlwood
          • Hurlwood is located in Lubbock County
        • Slide
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
          • Slide is located in Lubbock County
  • Crosby County
    • County Seat for Crosby:   Crosbyton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Lorenzo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
        • Lorenzo is located in Crosby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lorenzo <4>
      • Estacado ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
        • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Robertson
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robertson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson
        • Robertson is located in Crosby County
      • Savage ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
        • Savage is located in Crosby County
      • Farmer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
        • Farmer is located in Crosby County
      • Ralls
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Cone
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Owens
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
        • Owens is located in Crosby County
      • Cap Rock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cap Rock
        • Cap Rock is located in Crosby County
      • Crosbyton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosbyton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosbyton
        • Crosbyton is located in Crosby County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crosbyton <4>
      • Canyon Valley ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Valley
        • Canyon Valley is located in Crosby County
      • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco
        • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
  • Floyd County
    • County Seat for Floyd:   Floydada
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Allmon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allmon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allmon
        • Allmon is located in Floyd County
      • McCoy
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
        • McCoy is located in Floyd County
      • Harmony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Harmony is located in Floyd County
      • Barwise
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barwise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barwise
        • Barwise is located in Floyd County
      • Plains Assembly
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Assembly
        • Plains Assembly is located in Floyd County
      • Sandhill
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
        • Sandhill is located in Floyd County
      • Lakeview
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
        • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
      • Floydada
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydada
        • Floydada is located in Floyd County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,654 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floydada <4>
  • Garza County
    • County Seat for Garza:   Post
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Southland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southland
        • Southland is located in Garza County
      • Hackberry
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
        • Hackberry is located in Garza County
      • Buenos
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buenos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buenos
        • Buenos is located in Garza County
      • Pleasant Valley
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Garza County
  • Hale County
    • County Seat for Hale:   Plainview
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Abernathy
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Petersburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Ellen
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
        • Ellen is located in Hale County
      • Happy Union
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Union
        • Happy Union is located in Hale County
      • Underwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Underwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood
        • Underwood is located in Hale County
      • Cotton Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
        • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
      • Hale Center
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Six Point
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Point
        • Six Point is located in Hale County
      • Snyder
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
        • Snyder is located in Hale County
  • Hockley County
    • County Seat for Hockley:   Levelland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Roundup
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
        • Roundup is located in Hockley County
      • Smyer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer
        • Smyer is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyer <4>
      • Anton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
        • Anton is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <4>
  • Lynn County
    • County Seat for Lynn:   Tahoka
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Idalou   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Idalou.
      • Wilson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
        • Wilson is located in Lynn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
      • Wayside ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
        • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • New Home
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home
        • New Home is located in Lynn County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Home <4>

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- Idalou) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Idalou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6625, Longitude: -101.6829    
<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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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