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Nearest Communities to Onion Creek,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

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.


Onion Creek is located in Ellis County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ellis County: Dallas, Henderson, Hill, Johnson, Kaufman, Navarro & Tarrant.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 155 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Onion Creek. Of these communities, 105 are located in counties other than Ellis 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 Onion Creek (which is Ellis 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 Onion Creek

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

  • Ellis County   (where Onion Creek resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.ellis.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Ellis:   Waxahachie
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Onion Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Onion Creek.
      • Ensign
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Ensign is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
      • Byrd
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Byrd is located in Ellis County
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      • Oak Grove
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
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      • Alma
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Alma is located in Ellis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
      • Bardwell
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rankin
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Rankin is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
      • Ennis
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Sonoma
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Sonoma is located in Ellis County
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      • Garrett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Garrett is located in Ellis County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 891 people
      • Creechville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Creechville is located in Ellis County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creechville
      • Howard
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Howard is located in Ellis County
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      • Lone Cedar
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lone Cedar is located in Ellis County
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        • Avalon
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Reagor Springs
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Reagor Springs is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagor Springs
        • Nash
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Nash is located in Ellis County
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        • Crisp
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Crisp is located in Ellis County
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        • Telico
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Telico is located in Ellis County
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        • Boyce
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Boyce is located in Ellis County
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        • Alsdorf
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Alsdorf is located in Ellis County
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        • Palmer
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Forreston
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Lumkins
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Lumkins is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumkins
        • Ike
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ike is located in Ellis County
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        • Nelson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Nelson is located in Ellis County
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        • Nena
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Nena is located in Ellis County
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        • Italy
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Bristol
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Bristol is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
        • Sand Lake
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
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        • Five Points
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Five Points is located in Ellis County
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        • Waxahachie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bell Branch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Bell Branch is located in Ellis County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Branch
        • Trumbull
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Trumbull is located in Ellis County
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        • Rockett
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Rockett is located in Ellis County
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        • Boz
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Boz is located in Ellis County
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        • India
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • India is located in Ellis County
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        • Walnut Springs
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
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        • Pecan Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
        • Milford
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Sardis
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sardis is located in Ellis County
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        • Sterrett
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
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        • Plum Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Plum Grove is located in Ellis County
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        • Elva
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Elva is located in Ellis County
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        • Maypearl
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Oak Leaf
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
        • Red Oak
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Mountain Peak
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Mountain Peak is located in Ellis County
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        • Auburn
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Auburn is located in Ellis County
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        • Midlothian
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Ward
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ward is located in Ellis County
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        • Griffith
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Griffith is located in Ellis County
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  • Dallas County
    • County Website:   https://www.dallascounty.org/
    • County Seat for Dallas:   Dallas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Onion Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Onion Creek.
      • Ferris
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Patrick
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Patrick is located in Dallas County
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      • Combine
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Combine is located in Dallas County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
      • Wilmer
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Glenn Heights
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ovilla
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lancaster
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • DeSoto
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bobwyn
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Bobwyn is located in Dallas County
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      • Hutchins
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Seagoville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Kleberg
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
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      • Pleasant Run
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Pleasant Run is located in Dallas County
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      • Shamrock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Shamrock is located in Dallas County
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  • Freestone County
  • Henderson County
    • County Website:   https://www.henderson-county.com/
    • County Seat for Henderson:   Athens
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Onion Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Onion Creek.
      • Buffalo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Buffalo is located in Henderson County
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      • Harmony
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Harmony is located in Henderson County
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      • Aley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Aley is located in Henderson County
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      • Seven Points
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tool
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Tool is located in Henderson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,335 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tool <3>
      • Gun Barrel City
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Payne Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
      • Enchanted Oaks
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Hill County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Onion Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Onion Creek.
      • Mertens
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Irene
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Brandon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Lakenon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lakenon is located in Hill County
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      • Malone
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Carl's Corner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
      • Files Valley
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Files Valley is located in Hill County
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      • Mountain View
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Mountain View is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
      • Hubbard
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Bynum
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Penelope
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kaufman County
    • County Website:   https://www.kaufmancounty.net/
    • County Seat for Kaufman:   Kaufman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Onion Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Onion Creek.
      • Peeltown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Peeltown is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeltown
      • Rosser
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Styx
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Styx is located in Kaufman County
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      • Cottonwood
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Lively
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lively is located in Kaufman County
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      • Grays Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
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        • Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
      • Stubbs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
      • Scurry
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Tolosa
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
      • Warsaw Center
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Warsaw Center is located in Kaufman County
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      • Warsaw
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Warsaw is located in Kaufman County
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      • Kemp
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Kemp is located in Kaufman County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <3>
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        • Oak Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
        • Jiba
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Jiba is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiba
        • Crandall
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Gastonia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Gastonia is located in Kaufman County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
        • Becker
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Becker is located in Kaufman County
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        • Kaufman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Limestone County
  • Navarro County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.navarro.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Navarro:   Corsicana
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Onion Creek   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Onion Creek.
      • Emhouse
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Emhouse is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emhouse
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Cryer Creek ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Cryer Creek is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cryer Creek
      • Rice
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Rice is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <3>
      • Barry
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Tupelo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Tupelo is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
      • Blooming Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lone Oak
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lone Oak is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Chatfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Drane
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Drane is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drane
      • Corsicana
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pettys Chapel
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Pettys Chapel is located in Navarro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Chapel
      • Valley Farms
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Valley Farms is located in Navarro County
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        • Dresden
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Dresden is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
        • Roane
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Roane is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
        • Oak Valley
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Oak Valley is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Valley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
        • Retreat
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Retreat is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Frost
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Montfort
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Montfort is located in Navarro County
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        • Corbet
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Corbet is located in Navarro County
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        • Raleigh
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Raleigh is located in Navarro County
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        • Pickett
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pickett is located in Navarro County
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        • Silver City
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Silver City is located in Navarro County
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        • Brushie Prairie
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Brushie Prairie is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushie Prairie
        • Navarro Mills
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Navarro Mills is located in Navarro County
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        • Purdon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Angus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Angus is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 427 people
        • Mustang
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Mustang is located in Navarro County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
        • Powell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Powell is located in Navarro County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
        • Emmett
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Emmett is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
        • Bazette
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Bazette is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
        • Spring Hill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Spring Hill is located in Navarro County
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        • Mildred
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Mildred is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
        • Navarro
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Navarro is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
        • Pursley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Pursley is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pursley
        • Elm Flat
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
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        • Pelham
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Pelham is located in Navarro County
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        • Kerens
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Dawson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Richland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Richland is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
        • Goodlow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Goodlow is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
          • Goodlow has also been known as:
          • Goodlow Park
        • Cheneyboro
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Cheneyboro is located in Navarro County
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        • Eureka
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Eureka is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
        • Eldorado Center
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Eldorado Center is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Center
        • Union High
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Union High is located in Navarro County
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        • Currie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Currie is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
        • Goodnight
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Goodnight is located in Navarro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
        • Rodney
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Rodney is located in Navarro County
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        • Samaria
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Samaria is located in Navarro County
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        • Round Prairie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Round Prairie is located in Navarro County
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        • Rural Shade
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
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        • Round House ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Round House is located in Navarro County
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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Onion Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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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