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Nearest Communities to Novice,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 south.

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 south 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 from Novice.<1>

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


Novice is located in Coleman County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coleman County: Brown, Callahan, Concho, McCulloch, Runnels & Taylor.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Novice. Of these communities, 40 are located in counties other than Coleman 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 Novice (which is Coleman 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 Novice

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

  • Coleman County   (where Novice resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.coleman.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Coleman:   Coleman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Novice   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Novice.
      • Goldsboro
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
      • Glen Cove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Glen Cove is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
      • Hamrick
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hamrick is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
      • Talpa
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Valera
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Coleman
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Echo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Echo is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Webbville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Webbville is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
      • San Angelo Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • San Angelo Junction is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Angelo Junction
      • Burkett
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Fisk
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Fisk is located in Coleman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisk
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Santa Anna
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Voss
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Mozelle ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Mozelle is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
        • Buffalo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Buffalo is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
        • Leaday
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Leaday is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaday
        • Liberty
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Liberty is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Obregon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Obregon is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obregon
        • Shields
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Shields is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
        • Cleveland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Cleveland is located in Coleman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Brownwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Novice   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Novice.
      • Blackwell Crossing
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Blackwell Crossing is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Crossing
      • Fry ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Fry is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
      • Grosvenor
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Grosvenor is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor
      • Cross Cut
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
  • Callahan County
    • County Website:   https://www.callahancounty.org/
    • County Seat for Callahan:   Baird
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Novice   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Novice.
      • Oplin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Oplin is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oplin
      • Dudley
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Dudley is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
      • Denton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Denton is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Denton has also been known as:
        • Denton Valley
      • Rowden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Rowden is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
      • Eula
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Eula is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eula
      • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
      • Cross Plains
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Admiral
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Admiral is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
      • Cottonwood
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Clyde
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Clyde is located in Callahan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Runnels County
    • County Website:   https://www.runnelscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Runnels:   Ballinger
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Novice   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Novice.
      • Crews
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Crews is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews
      • Benoit
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Benoit is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
      • Blanton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Blanton is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Winters
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hatchel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Hatchel is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchel
      • Drasco
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Drasco is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drasco
      • Pumphrey
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Pumphrey is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey
      • Ballinger
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley View
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Valley View is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Bethel
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Bethel is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Wingate
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Wilmeth
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Wilmeth is located in Runnels County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmeth
      • Norton
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Taylor County
    • County Website:   https://www.taylorcounty.texas.gov/
    • County Seat for Taylor:   Abilene
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Novice   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Novice.
      • Lawn
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Rogers
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Rogers is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Ovalo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bradshaw
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bradshaw is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
      • Guion
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Guion is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
      • Tuscola
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Potosi
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Potosi is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
      • Buffalo Gap
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Buffalo Gap is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
      • Wylie
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Wylie is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • View
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • View is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View
      • Caps
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Caps is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caps
      • Elmdale
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Elmdale is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
      • Happy Valley
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Novice) 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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