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Nearest Communities to Medina,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Medina.<1>

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

Medina is located in Bandera County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bandera County: Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Real & Uvalde.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 37 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Medina. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Bandera 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 Medina (which is Bandera 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 Medina

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

  • Bandera County   (where Medina resides)
    • County Website:   www.banderacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Bandera:   Bandera
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Medina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Medina.
      • Highland Waters
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Waters
        • Highland Waters is located in Bandera County
      • Tarpley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley
        • Tarpley is located in Bandera County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarpley <4>
      • Tuff ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuff
        • Tuff is located in Bandera County
      • Bandera
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Bandera Falls
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • English Crossing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossing
        • English Crossing is located in Bandera County
      • Vanderpool
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
        • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <4>
      • Lakehills
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakehills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehills
        • Lakehills is located in Bandera County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehills <4>
      • Pipe Creek
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Lake Medina Highlands
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Medina Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Medina Highlands
        • Lake Medina Highlands is located in Bandera County
  • Bexar County
  • Kendall County
  • Kerr County
    • County Website:   www.co.kerr.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Kerr:   Kerrville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Medina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Medina.
      • Camp Verde
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Center Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Guadalupe Heights
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guadalupe Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe Heights
        • Guadalupe Heights is located in Kerr County
      • Shady Grove
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
        • Shady Grove is located in Kerr County
      • Legion
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion
        • Legion is located in Kerr County
      • Kerrville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Waltonia
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltonia
        • Waltonia is located in Kerr County
      • Hunt
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
        • Hunt is located in Kerr County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <4>
      • Ingram
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingram have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
        • Ingram is located in Kerr County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ingram <4>
      • Mount Wesley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Wesley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Wesley
        • Mount Wesley is located in Kerr County
      • Cypress Creek
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
        • Cypress Creek is located in Kerr County
      • Stowers Corner Windmill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stowers Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Corner Windmill
        • Stowers Corner Windmill is located in Kerr County
      • Mountain Home
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
        • Mountain Home is located in Kerr County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <4>
  • Medina County
    • County Seat for Medina:   Hondo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Medina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Medina.
      • Flatrock Crossing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatrock Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Crossing
        • Flatrock Crossing is located in Medina County
      • Valdina Farms
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valdina Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdina Farms
        • Valdina Farms is located in Medina County
      • Mico
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mico have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mico
        • Mico is located in Medina County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mico <4>
      • New Fountain
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Quihi
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Uvalde County
    • County Website:   www.uvaldecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Uvalde:   Uvalde
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Medina   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Medina.
      • Utopia
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
        • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <4>
      • Waresville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waresville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waresville
        • Waresville is located in Uvalde County
      • Long Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
        • Long Crossing is located in Uvalde 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Medina) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Medina. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7987, Longitude: -99.2476    
<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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