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Nearest Communities to Morton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Morton is located in Cochran County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cochran County: Lea (NM), Roosevelt (NM), Bailey, Hockley & Yoakum.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 40 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Morton. Of these communities, 32 are located in counties other than Cochran 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 Morton (which is Cochran 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 Morton

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

  • Cochran County   (where Morton resides)
    • County Seat for Cochran:   Morton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Morton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morton.
      • Famuliner
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Famuliner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Famuliner
        • Famuliner is located in Cochran County
      • Star Route
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Route have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Route
        • Star Route is located in Cochran County
      • Lehman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehman
        • Lehman is located in Cochran County
      • Neely Ward
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neely Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neely Ward
        • Neely Ward is located in Cochran County
      • Whiteface
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiteface have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteface
        • Whiteface is located in Cochran County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteface <4>
      • Griffith
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
        • Griffith is located in Cochran County
      • Bledsoe
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
        • Bledsoe is located in Cochran County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bledsoe <4>
      • Girlstown USA
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girlstown USA have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girlstown USA
        • Girlstown USA is located in Cochran County
  • Bailey County
    • County Seat for Bailey:   Muleshoe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Morton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morton.
      • Enochs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enochs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochs
        • Enochs is located in Bailey County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enochs <4>
      • Maple
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bula
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bula have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
        • Bula is located in Bailey County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bula <4>
      • Goodland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
        • Goodland is located in Bailey County
      • Baileyboro
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyboro
        • Baileyboro is located in Bailey County
      • Needmore
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
        • Needmore is located in Bailey County
      • Circleback
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleback have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleback
        • Circleback is located in Bailey County
      • Stegall
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fairview
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Bailey County
  • Hockley County
    • County Seat for Hockley:   Levelland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Morton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morton.
      • Pettit
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
        • Pettit is located in Hockley County
      • Pep
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pep have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pep
        • Pep is located in Hockley County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pep <4>
      • Coble
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coble
        • Coble is located in Hockley County
      • Oklahoma Flat
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Flat
        • Oklahoma Flat is located in Hockley County
      • Sundown
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
        • Sundown is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <4>
      • Whitharral
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitharral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitharral
        • Whitharral is located in Hockley County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitharral <4>
      • Levelland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levelland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levelland
        • Levelland is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,497 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Levelland <4>
      • Opdyke West
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke West have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
        • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Clauene
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clauene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clauene
        • Clauene is located in Hockley County
      • Opdyke
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke
        • Opdyke is located in Hockley County
  • Lamb County
    • County Seat for Lamb:   Littlefield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Morton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morton.
      • Beck
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck
        • Beck is located in Lamb County
      • Friendship
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Friendship is located in Lamb County
      • Lums Chapel
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lums Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lums Chapel
        • Lums Chapel is located in Lamb County
      • Littlefield
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield
        • Littlefield is located in Lamb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefield <4>
      • Sudan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudan
        • Sudan is located in Lamb County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudan <4>
      • Amherst
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Roosevelt County
    • County Website:   www.rooseveltcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Roosevelt:   Portales (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Morton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Morton.
      • Causey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
        • Causey is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Causey <4>
      • Lingo ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
        • Lingo is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Bluit ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluit
        • Bluit is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Inez ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
        • Inez is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Garrison ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
        • Garrison is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Longs ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
        • Longs is located in Roosevelt County (NM)
      • Richland ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
        • Richland is located in Roosevelt County (NM)

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 from Point A (ie- Morton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7234, Longitude: -102.7593    
<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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