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Nearest Communities to Olden,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Olden is located in Eastland County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Eastland County: Brown, Callahan, Comanche, Erath, Palo Pinto, Shackelford & Stephens.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Olden. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Eastland 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 Olden (which is Eastland 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 Olden

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

  • Eastland County   (where Olden resides)
    • County Website:   www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
    • County Seat for Eastland:   Eastland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Merriman ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
        • Merriman is located in Eastland County
      • Staff
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
        • Staff is located in Eastland County
      • Eastland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Ranger
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ranger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
        • Ranger is located in Eastland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,354 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranger <4>
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ranger
        • From Olden to Ranger
      • Morton Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Valley
        • Morton Valley is located in Eastland County
      • Bullock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
        • Bullock is located in Eastland County
      • Tiffin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
        • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
      • Chaney
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
        • Chaney is located in Eastland County
      • Punkin Center
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
        • Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
      • Kokomo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Mangum ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
        • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Carbon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
        • Carbon is located in Eastland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <4>
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        • Cisco
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
          • Cisco is located in Eastland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
        • Gorman
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
          • Gorman is located in Eastland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <4>
        • Ellison Springs ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Springs
          • Ellison Springs is located in Eastland County
        • Desdemona
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pleasant Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
        • Mountain Top
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
          • Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
        • Romney
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
          • Romney is located in Eastland County
        • Mitchell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
          • Mitchell is located in Eastland County
        • Okra
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
          • Okra is located in Eastland County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Okra
          • From Olden to Okra
        • Nimrod ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Branton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton
          • Branton is located in Eastland County
        • Union Center
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
          • Union Center is located in Eastland County
        • Dothan
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
          • Dothan is located in Eastland County
        • Scranton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
          • Scranton is located in Eastland County
        • Chuckville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
          • Chuckville is located in Eastland County
        • Rising Star
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Sabanno
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabanno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno
          • Sabanno is located in Eastland County
        • Pioneer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
          • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
  • Callahan County
    • County Seat for Callahan:   Baird
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Pueblo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
        • Pueblo is located in Callahan County
      • Atwell
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell
        • Atwell is located in Callahan County
      • Putnam
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cottonwood
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Comanche County
    • County Seat for Comanche:   Comanche
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Rucker
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Duster
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
        • Duster is located in Comanche County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Duster
        • From Olden to Duster
      • Sipe Springs
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • De Leon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Amity
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
        • Amity is located in Comanche County
      • Beattie
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
        • Beattie is located in Comanche County
      • Stag Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stag Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Creek
        • Stag Creek is located in Comanche County
      • Comyn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Downing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
        • Downing is located in Comanche County
  • Erath County
    • County Seat for Erath:   Stephenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Thurber
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Victor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
        • Victor is located in Erath County
      • Hannibal
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hannibal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
        • Hannibal is located in Erath County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Hannibal
        • From Olden to Hannibal
      • Lingleville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lingleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingleville
        • Lingleville is located in Erath County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lingleville <4>
      • Highland
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Highland is located in Erath County
      • Huckabay
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huckabay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
        • Huckabay is located in Erath County
      • Bunyan
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sapoak
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sapoak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapoak
        • Sapoak is located in Erath County
  • Palo Pinto County
    • County Seat for Palo Pinto:   Palo Pinto
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Strawn
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lyra ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
        • Lyra is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Mingus
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mingus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
        • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <4>
      • Gordon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Gordon Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Junction
        • Gordon Junction is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Brad
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad
        • Brad is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Coalville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
        • Coalville is located in Palo Pinto County
      • Metcalf Gap
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metcalf Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalf Gap
        • Metcalf Gap is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Shackelford County
    • County Seat for Shackelford:   Albany
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Eureka
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Shackelford County
      • Moran
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
        • Moran is located in Shackelford County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <4>
      • Sedwick
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedwick
        • Sedwick is located in Shackelford County
  • Stephens County
    • County Seat for Stephens:   Breckenridge
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Olden   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Olden.
      • Gunsight ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • La Casa ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Wayland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wayland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
        • Wayland is located in Stephens County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Wayland
        • From Olden to Wayland
      • Frankell
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankell
        • Frankell is located in Stephens County
      • Necessity
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Harpersville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
        • Harpersville is located in Stephens County
      • Caddo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Eureka
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
        • Eureka is located in Stephens County
      • South Hanlon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hanlon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanlon
        • South Hanlon is located in Stephens County
      • Eolian
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mankins Mill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mankins Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankins Mill
        • Mankins Mill is located in Stephens County
      • Breckenridge
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
        • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>

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- Olden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Olden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4193, Longitude: -98.7511    
<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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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