Nearest Communities to Punkin Center,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Punkin Center, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Punkin Center:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Punkin Center 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 79 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Punkin Center. Of these communities, 49 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 Punkin Center (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 Punkin Center
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Eastland County (where Punkin Center resides)
- County Website: https://www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
- County Seat for Eastland: Eastland
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Mangum ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mangum is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
- Carbon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eastland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kokomo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kokomo is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Staff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Staff is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
- Olden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Cisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Romney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Romney is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Morton Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Morton Valley is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Valley
- Merriman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merriman is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gorman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chaney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chaney is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Okra
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Okra is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
- Ellison Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison Springs is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Springs
- Union Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union Center is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Ranger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Branton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Branton is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton
- Mitchell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Bullock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Tiffin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffin is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
- Chuckville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chuckville is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
- Desdemona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Scranton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Scranton is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Rising Star
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sabanno
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sabanno is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno
- Pioneer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Dothan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dothan is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Brown County
- County Website: https://www.browncountytx.gov/
- County Seat for Brown: Brownwood
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Williams
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- May
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Cross Cut
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Cut is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
- Holder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holder is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Byrds
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byrds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds
- Callahan County
- County Website: https://www.callahancounty.org/
- County Seat for Callahan: Baird
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Atwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Atwell is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell
- Pueblo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pueblo is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo
- Putnam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Plains
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Admiral
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Admiral is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
- Jayell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Jayell is located in Callahan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayell
- Comanche County
- County Website: https://www.co.comanche.tx.us/
- County Seat for Comanche: Comanche
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Sipe Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
- Rucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rucker is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Duster
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Duster is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Amity is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Stag Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Stag Creek is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Creek
- Beattie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beattie is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
- De Leon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Comyn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Comyn is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
- Downing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Downing is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Vandyke
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vandyke is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Roch
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roch is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roch
- Gartman View
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gartman View is located in Comanche County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman View
- Erath County
- County Website: https://www.co.erath.tx.us/
- County Seat for Erath: Stephenville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Victor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Victor is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Highland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Lingleville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Thurber
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunyan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bunyan is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
- Hannibal
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Hannibal is located in Erath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
- Palo Pinto County
- County Website: https://www.co.palo-pinto.tx.us/
- County Seat for Palo Pinto: Palo Pinto
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Strawn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lyra ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lyra is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyra
- Mingus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shackelford County
- County Website: https://www.shackelfordcounty.org/
- County Seat for Shackelford: Albany
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Moran
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sedwick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sedwick is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedwick
- Stephens County
- County Website: https://www.co.stephens.tx.us/
- County Seat for Stephens: Breckenridge
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Punkin Center ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Punkin Center.
- Gunsight ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gunsight is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Wayland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wayland is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Harpersville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harpersville is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
- Frankell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Frankell is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankell
- La Casa ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- La Casa is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
- Necessity
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Necessity is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
- Eureka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Eolian
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eolian is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
- Mankins Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mankins Mill is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mankins Mill
- South Hanlon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- South Hanlon is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hanlon
- Caddo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Breckenridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Punkin Center) 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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