Nearest Communities to Puente,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Puente, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Puente:
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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Puente is located in Potter County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Potter County: Armstrong, Carson, Deaf Smith, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham & Randall.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Puente. Of these communities, 35 are located in counties other than Potter 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 Puente (which is Potter 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 Puente
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Potter County (where Puente resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.potter.tx.us/
- County Seat for Potter: Amarillo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Chunky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chunky is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
- Marsh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marsh is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
- Gluck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gluck is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluck
- Juilliard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Juilliard is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juilliard
- Boden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Boden is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
- Gentry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gentry is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Cliffside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Bishop Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Pleasant Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Ady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ady is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ady
- Mayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mayer is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
- Amarillo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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- Dumas Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dumas Junction is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Junction
- Soncy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Folsom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Folsom is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Pullman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pullman is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Saint Francis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Francis is located in Potter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
- Bushland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong County
- County Website: https://www.co.armstrong.tx.us/
- County Seat for Armstrong: Claude
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Washburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Carson County
- County Website: https://www.co.carson.tx.us/
- County Seat for Carson: Panhandle
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Masterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Masterson is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
- Wilhelm
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wilhelm is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhelm
- Deal
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deal is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Pomeroy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pomeroy is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
- McBride
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- McBride is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Abell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Abell is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Lee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Yarnall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yarnall is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnall
- Hillard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillard is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillard
- Panhandle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hartley County
- Hutchinson County
- County Website: https://www.co.hutchinson.tx.us/
- County Seat for Hutchinson: Stinnett
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Fritch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Philrich
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Philrich is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philrich
- Bunavista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bunavista is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunavista
- Oil City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Moore County
- County Website: https://www.co.moore.tx.us/
- County Seat for Moore: Dumas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Exell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Exell is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exell
- Masterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Masterson is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
- Four Way
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Four Way is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Way
- Bautista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bautista is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bautista
- Middlewell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Middlewell is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlewell
- Stallwitz Lake
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Stallwitz Lake is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallwitz Lake
- Dumas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Oldham County
- County Website: https://www.co.oldham.tx.us/
- County Seat for Oldham: Vega
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Boys' Ranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Boys' Ranch is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys' Ranch
- Tascosa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tascosa is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
- Wildorado
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Murdo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Murdo is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
- Hollicott Crossing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hollicott Crossing is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollicott Crossing
- Everett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Everett is located in Oldham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
- Randall County
- County Website: https://www.randallcounty.gov/
- County Seat for Randall: Canyon
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Puente ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Puente.
- Zita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Zita is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zita
- Palisades
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palisades is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Lake Tanglewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Tanglewood is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tanglewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Timbercreek Canyon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Timbercreek Canyon is located in Randall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercreek Canyon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Puente) 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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