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Nearest Communities to New Willard,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note 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.

New Willard is located in Polk County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk County: Angelina, Hardin, Liberty, San Jacinto, Trinity & Tyler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 139 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of New Willard. Of these communities, 90 are located in counties other than Polk 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 New Willard (which is Polk 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 New Willard

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

  • Polk County   (where New Willard resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.polktx.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Livingston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to New Willard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from New Willard.
      • Leggett
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Marston
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Marston is located in Polk County
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      • Israel
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Israel is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
      • Seven Oaks
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Walda
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Walda is located in Polk County
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      • Ollie
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Ollie is located in Polk County
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      • Bering
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Bering is located in Polk County
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      • Bold Springs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Livingston
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Providence
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Providence is located in Polk County
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      • East Tempe
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • East Tempe is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tempe
      • Moscow
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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        • Colita
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Colita is located in Polk County
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        • Patonia
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Patonia is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patonia
        • Lamont
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • West Livingston
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • West Tempe
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • West Tempe is located in Polk County
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        • New Camp Ruby
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • New Camp Ruby is located in Polk County
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        • Moore Hill
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Moore Hill is located in Polk County
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        • Blanchard
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Blanchard is located in Polk County
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        • Hortense
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Hortense is located in Polk County
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        • Camp Ruby
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Camp Ruby is located in Polk County
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        • Indian Springs
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Camden
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Swartout ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Swartout is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
        • Tigerville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Tigerville is located in Polk County
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        • Onalaska
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Kiam
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Kiam is located in Polk County
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        • Barnes
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Lily Island
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Goodrich
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • New Hope
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • New Hope is located in Polk County
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        • Tobacco Patch
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
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        • Asia
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Asia is located in Polk County
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        • Carmona
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Carmona is located in Polk County
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        • Corrigan
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Snow Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Snow Hill is located in Polk County
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        • Schwab City
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Schwab City is located in Polk County
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        • Pleasant Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
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        • Barnum
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Skinner Town
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
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        • Pluck
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Pluck is located in Polk County
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        • Ace
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Dallardsville
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Segno
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Segno is located in Polk County
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        • Wakefield
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Wakefield is located in Polk County
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        • Holly Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Holly Grove is located in Polk County
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        • Camp Seale
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Camp Seale is located in Polk County
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        • Oak Shade
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Shade is located in Polk County
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  • Angelina County
    • County Website:   https://www.angelinacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Angelina:   Lufkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to New Willard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from New Willard.
      • Prairie Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
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      • Rutland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Rutland is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Diboll
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Renova ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Renova is located in Angelina County
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      • Shady Grove
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
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      • Beulah
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Beulah is located in Angelina County
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  • Hardin County
  • Liberty County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.liberty.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Liberty:   Liberty
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to New Willard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from New Willard.
      • Africa ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Big Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Big Creek is located in Liberty County
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      • Milvid
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Milvid is located in Liberty County
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      • Romayor
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Hoop and Holler
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hoop and Holler is located in Liberty County
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      • Rye
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Dolen
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Dolen is located in Liberty County
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      • Fuqua ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Fuqua is located in Liberty County
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      • Marvels
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Marvels is located in Liberty County
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      • Rayburn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Cockrans
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Cockrans is located in Liberty County
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        • Clark
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Clark is located in Liberty County
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        • Hightower
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Hightower is located in Liberty County
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        • Mason Lake Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Mason Lake Estates is located in Liberty County
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        • Keno
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Keno is located in Liberty County
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        • Pelican
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Pelican is located in Liberty County
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        • Seaman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Seaman is located in Liberty County
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  • San Jacinto County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us/
    • County Seat for San Jacinto:   Coldspring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to New Willard   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from New Willard.
      • Urbana
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Urbana is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Camilla
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Camilla is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
      • Drews Landing
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Drews Landing is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Wolf Creek
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
      • Rose Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Rose Hill is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Darby Hill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Darby Hill is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Stephen Creek
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Stephen Creek is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Coldspring
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Point Blank
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Snow Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Snow Hill is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Waterwood
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Waterwood is located in San Jacinto County
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      • Shepherd
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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        • Willow Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
        • Lake Water Wheel
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Lake Water Wheel is located in San Jacinto County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Water Wheel
        • Napier
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Napier is located in San Jacinto County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier
        • Lake Tejas
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Lake Tejas is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Strington
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Strington is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Laurel Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Spring Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Hill is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Staley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Staley is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Liberty Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Liberty Hill is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Oakhurst
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Palmetto Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Palmetto Park is located in San Jacinto County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto Park
        • Evergreen
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Westcott
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Westcott is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Magnolia
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Pumpkin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Pumpkin is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Bear Creek
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Bear Creek is located in San Jacinto County
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        • Oak Grove
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Oak Grove is located in San Jacinto County
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  • Trinity County
  • Tyler County
  • Walker County

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- New Willard) 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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