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Nearest Communities to Mackay,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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.

Mackay is located in Wharton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wharton County: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Lavaca & Matagorda.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 96 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mackay. Of these communities, 62 are located in counties other than Wharton 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 Mackay (which is Wharton 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 Mackay

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

  • Wharton County   (where Mackay resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wharton.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Wharton:   Wharton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mackay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mackay.
      • Pierce
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sorrelle
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Sorrelle is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrelle
      • Wharton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lefman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Lefman is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefman
      • Glen Flora
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dinsmore
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Dinsmore is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
      • Burr
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Burr is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
      • Dorman
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Dorman is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorman
      • Lane City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • El Campo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Hungerford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jones Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Egypt
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Iago
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Iago is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iago
        • Sand Ridge
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sand Ridge is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
        • Cane Junction
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Cane Junction is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Junction
        • New Taiton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • New Taiton is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Taiton
        • Taiton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Taiton is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiton
        • Boling
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Magnet
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Magnet is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Don-Tol
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Don-Tol is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don-Tol
        • Newgulf Junction
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Newgulf Junction is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgulf Junction
        • Bonus
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Hillje
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Hahn
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Newgulf
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Elm Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Elm Grove is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
        • Danevang
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Plainview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Plainview is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • East Bernard
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Nottawa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Louise
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Round Mott
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Round Mott is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mott
        • Lissie
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Austin County
  • Brazoria County
  • Colorado County
  • Fort Bend County
    • County Website:   https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Fort Bend:   Richmond
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mackay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mackay.
      • Kendleton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Powell Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Mooredale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Mooredale is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooredale
      • Beasley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Needville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Tavener
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Tavener is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavener
      • Guy
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Fairchilds
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
      • Orchard
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleak
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
      • Long Point
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Long Point is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • McHattie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • McHattie is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHattie
        • Rosenberg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Cumings
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
        • Simonton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Jackson County
  • Matagorda County
    • County Website:   https://www.matagordatx.gov/
    • County Seat for Matagorda:   Bay City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mackay   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mackay.
      • Pledger
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • McCroskey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Chalmers
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Clemville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Clemville is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemville
      • Podo ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Podo is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podo
      • Ashwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ashwood is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
      • Markham
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Elliott ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Midfield
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sugar Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
      • Van Vleck
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Allenhurst
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Allenhurst is located in Matagorda County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenhurst
        • Buckeye
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
        • Elmaton
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Blessing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Caney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rugeley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rugeley is located in Matagorda County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugeley
        • Ashby
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Ashby is located in Matagorda County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mackay) 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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