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Nearest Communities to Polar,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Polar is located in Kent County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: Crosby, Dickens, Fisher, Garza, King, Scurry & Stonewall.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 29 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Polar. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Kent 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 Polar (which is Kent 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 Polar

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

  • Kent County   (where Polar resides)
    • County Seat for Kent:   Jayton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polar.
      • Clairemont
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
        • Clairemont is located in Kent County
      • Harmony
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Harmony is located in Kent County
      • Jayton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayton
        • Jayton is located in Kent County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jayton <4>
      • Girard
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Girard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard
        • Girard is located in Kent County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Girard <4>
  • Crosby County
    • County Seat for Crosby:   Crosbyton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polar   ...
      • Kalgary
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kalgary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalgary
        • Kalgary is located in Crosby County
  • Dickens County
    • County Seat for Dickens:   Dickens
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polar.
      • Red Mud
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mud have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mud
        • Red Mud is located in Dickens County
      • Steele Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Hill
        • Steele Hill is located in Dickens County
      • Gilpin
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilpin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
        • Gilpin is located in Dickens County
  • Fisher County
    • County Seat for Fisher:   Roby
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polar.
      • Scotts Corner
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
        • Scotts Corner is located in Fisher County
      • Hobbs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobbs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
        • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
  • Garza County
    • County Seat for Garza:   Post
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polar.
      • Justiceburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Augustus
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augustus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustus
        • Augustus is located in Garza County
      • Verbena ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
        • Verbena is located in Garza County
      • Post
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
        • Post is located in Garza County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <4>
      • Graham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
        • Graham is located in Garza County
  • Scurry County
    • County Seat for Scurry:   Snyder
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polar   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polar.
      • Fullerville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fullerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
        • Fullerville is located in Scurry County
      • Dermott
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dermott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dermott
        • Dermott is located in Scurry County
      • Fluvanna
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
        • Fluvanna is located in Scurry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluvanna <4>
      • Brand
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
        • Brand is located in Scurry County
      • Hudd
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudd have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudd
        • Hudd is located in Scurry County
      • Arah
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arah
        • Arah is located in Scurry County
      • Franklin Center
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Center
        • Franklin Center is located in Scurry County
      • Union
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Scurry County
      • Snyder
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Camp Springs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs
        • Camp Springs is located in Scurry County
      • Knapp
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
        • Knapp is located in Scurry County
      • Midway
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Scurry County
      • Hermleigh
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stonewall County

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 from Point A (ie- Polar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Polar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0334, Longitude: -100.9890       In this case, the coordinates for Polar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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