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Nearest Communities to Mankins Mill,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 starting from Mankins Mill.<1>

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


Mankins Mill is located in Stephens County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Stephens County: Callahan, Eastland, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Throckmorton & Young.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mankins Mill. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Stephens 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 Mankins Mill (which is Stephens 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 Mankins Mill

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

  • Stephens County   (where Mankins Mill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.stephens.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Stephens:   Breckenridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mankins Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mankins Mill.
      • Eolian
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Eolian is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
      • Eureka
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Eureka is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Harpersville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Harpersville is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
      • Breckenridge
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Hanlon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • South Hanlon is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanlon
      • Wayland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Wayland is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
      • Gunsight ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
      • Necessity
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Necessity is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
      • Frankell
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Frankell is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankell
      • Crystal Falls
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
      • La Casa ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • La Casa is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
      • Caddo
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Ivan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Ivan is located in Stephens County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
  • Callahan County
    • County Website:   https://www.callahancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Callahan:   Baird
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mankins Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mankins Mill.
      • Pueblo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Pueblo is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
      • Putnam
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jayell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jayell is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayell
      • Baird
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Baird is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
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      • Atwell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Atwell is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell
      • Admiral
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Admiral is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
      • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
  • Eastland County
    • County Website:   https://www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
    • County Seat for Eastland:   Eastland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mankins Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mankins Mill.
      • Dothan
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Dothan is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
      • Cisco
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Cisco is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
      • Morton Valley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Morton Valley is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Valley
      • Mitchell
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Mitchell is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
      • Eastland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bullock
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bullock is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Scranton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Scranton is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
      • Olden
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mangum ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Mangum is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Ranger
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiffin
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
      • Nimrod ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
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      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Merriman ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Merriman is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
        • Punkin Center
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
        • Pleasant Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Staff
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Staff is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
        • Romney
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Romney is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
        • Carbon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mountain Top
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Shackelford County
    • County Website:   https://www.shackelfordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Shackelford:   Albany
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mankins Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mankins Mill.
      • Eureka
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Eureka is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
      • Moran
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Moran is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <3>
      • Sedwick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Sedwick is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedwick
      • Albany
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Albany is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
      • Fort Griffin
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
      • Acampo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Acampo is located in Shackelford County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acampo
  • Throckmorton County
    • County Website:   https://www.throckmortoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Throckmorton:   Throckmorton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mankins Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mankins Mill.
      • Lusk
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Lusk is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
      • Woodson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • McKeichan Crossing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • McKeichan Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeichan Crossing
      • M K Crossing
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • M K Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for M K Crossing
      • Reynolds Crossing
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Reynolds Crossing is located in Throckmorton County
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  • Young County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mankins Mill) 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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