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Nearest Communities to Mertens,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 from Mertens.<1>

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

Mertens is located in Hill County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hill County: Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan & Navarro.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 149 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mertens. Of these communities, 109 are located in counties other than Hill 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 Mertens (which is Hill 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 Mertens

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

  • Hill County   (where Mertens resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mertens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mertens.
      • Brandon
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Irene
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Midway
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Midway is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Lakenon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Lakenon is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenon
      • Bynum
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Malone
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Carl's Corner
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • 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
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Mountain View is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Penelope
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Chatt
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Winslow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Winslow is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
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        • Hillsboro
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Files Valley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Files Valley is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Valley
        • Hubbard
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Abbott
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Itasca
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Birome
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Birome is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birome
        • Mayfield
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Mayfield is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
        • Vaughan
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Vaughan is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
        • Osceola
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Osceola is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Peoria
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Woodbury
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Woodbury is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
        • Mount Calm
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Menlow
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Menlow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlow
        • Covington
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Grub Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Grub Hill is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill
        • Aquilla
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Blanton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Blanton is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
        • Red Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Red Hill is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
        • Whitney
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Woodrow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Woodrow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
        • Tyson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Derden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Derden is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
        • Lebanon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Lebanon is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Woodland Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodland Hills is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
        • Huron ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Huron is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
        • Live Oak Resorts
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Live Oak Resorts is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Resorts
        • Prairie Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
        • Blum
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Bosque County
  • Ellis County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Waxahachie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mertens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mertens.
      • Milford
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Italy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lone Cedar
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
      • Plum Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Plum Grove is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
      • Avalon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bell Branch
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Bell Branch is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Branch
      • Lumkins
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Lumkins is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumkins
      • Forreston
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Five Points
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Five Points is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Nash
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rankin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rankin is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Boz
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (30 more) ...
        • Nelson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Nelson is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
        • Byrd
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Byrd is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd
        • Howard
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Maypearl
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Nena
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Nena is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nena
        • Bardwell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Onion Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
        • Auburn
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Reagor Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Reagor Springs is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagor Springs
        • Ensign
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Ensign is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
        • Oak Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Boyce
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Waxahachie
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Griffith
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Griffith is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
        • Ike
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Ennis
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mountain Peak
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Peak
        • Sardis
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Alma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Alma is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Garrett
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Garrett is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
        • Sonoma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Sonoma is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoma
        • Sterrett
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Venus
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Midlothian
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Rockett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Rockett is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockett
        • Ward
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ward is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
        • Creechville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Creechville is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creechville
        • Crisp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Palmer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Pecan Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 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
  • Johnson County
  • Limestone County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.limestone.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Limestone:   Groesbeck
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mertens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mertens.
      • Munger
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Munger is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munger
      • Calina
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Calina is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calina
      • Delia ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Coolidge
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mustang
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Mustang is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Prairie Hill
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Watt
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Datura
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Datura is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datura
      • Echols
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Echols is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols
      • Sandy
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Sandy is located in Limestone County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Tehuacana
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McLennan County
    • County Website:   https://www.mclennan.gov/
    • County Seat for McLennan:   Waco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mertens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mertens.
      • Cottonwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Hoen
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Hoen is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoen
      • West
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • West is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
      • Tours
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Leroy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Tokio
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Tokio is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
      • Wiggins
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Wiggins is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
      • Ross
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Ross is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
      • Axtell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Rogers Hill
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill
      • Elm Mott
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Elk
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Gholson
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Navarro County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.navarro.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Navarro:   Corsicana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mertens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mertens.
      • Frost
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Emmett
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Emmett is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
      • Pelham
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Pelham is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Lone Oak
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lone Oak is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Brushie Prairie
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
      • Blooming Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Dresden
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Raleigh
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Raleigh is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Spring Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Navarro Mills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Barry
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Dawson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Silver City is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
        • Drane
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Drane is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
        • Purdon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Emhouse
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
        • Corbet
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Corbet is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbet
        • Eldorado Center
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Eldorado Center is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Center
        • Oak Valley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
        • Pursley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Union High
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Union High is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union High
        • Rodney
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Rodney is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
        • Pickett
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Pickett is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett
        • Retreat
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Retreat is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Corsicana
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Rice
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Angus
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Mustang
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Mustang is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Pettys Chapel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Pettys Chapel is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Chapel
        • Richland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Richland is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
        • Tupelo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Currie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Currie is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
        • Navarro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Navarro is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mertens) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.