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Nearest Communities to Red Bluff,
Listed County-By-County

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

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


Red Bluff is located in Jackson County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Calhoun, Lavaca, Matagorda, Victoria & Wharton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 70 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Red Bluff. Of these communities, 53 are located in counties other than Jackson 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 Red Bluff (which is Jackson 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 Red Bluff

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

  • Jackson County   (where Red Bluff resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.jackson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Edna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Bluff.
      • Lolita
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • La Ward
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Vanderbilt
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Edna
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Edna is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
      • Manson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Manson is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Ganado
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • White Hall
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • White Hall is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • Matilda
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Matilda is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
      • La Salle
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Francitas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • El Toro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • El Toro is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro
      • Weedhaven
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Carancahua
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Carancahua is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carancahua
        • Mount Olive
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mount Olive is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
        • Cordele
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Cordele is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
        • Navidad
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Navidad is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
        • Morales
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Morales is located in Jackson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Calhoun County
    • County Website:   https://www.calhouncotx.org/
    • County Seat for Calhoun:   Port Lavaca
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Bluff.
      • Point Comfort
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Port Alto
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Port Alto is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Alto
      • Sixmile
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Sixmile is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
      • Olivia
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Olivia is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivia
      • El Campo Club Community
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Port Lavaca
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Schicke Point
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Schicke Point is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schicke Point
      • Alamo Beach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Alamo Beach is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Beach
      • Clark Station
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Clark Station is located in Calhoun County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Station
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Kamey
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Kamey is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamey
        • Magnolia Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Magnolia Beach is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Beach
        • Indianola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Indianola is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
        • Heyser
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Heyser is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heyser
        • Green Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Green Lake is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
        • North Seadrift
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • North Seadrift is located in Calhoun County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seadrift
  • Colorado County
  • Lavaca County
  • Matagorda County
    • County Website:   https://www.matagordatx.gov/
    • County Seat for Matagorda:   Bay City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Bluff.
      • Blessing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Midfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pheasant
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Pheasant is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant
      • Camp Hulen
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Camp Hulen is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hulen
      • Palacios
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmaton
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Collegeport
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Ashby
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Ashby is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
      • Clemville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Clemville is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemville
      • Simpsonville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Simpsonville is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
      • Tin Top
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Tin Top is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
      • Citrus Grove
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Citrus Grove is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Grove
      • Buckeye
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
      • Markham
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Victoria County
    • County Website:   https://www.vctx.org/
    • County Seat for Victoria:   Victoria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Bluff.
      • Inez
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Carr
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Carr is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Wood Hi
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Wood Hi is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Hi
      • Placedo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Telferner
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dacosta
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Dacosta is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacosta
      • Salem
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Salem is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Guadalupe
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Guadalupe is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
      • Bloomington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Dernal
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Dernal is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dernal
      • Hughes ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Hughes is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
      • Victoria
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Dupre
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Dupre is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupre
  • Wharton County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wharton.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Wharton:   Wharton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Bluff   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Bluff.
      • Louise
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Plainview
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Plainview is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Hillje
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hillje is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
      • Danevang
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Mott
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Round Mott is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mott
      • El Campo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hahn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Hahn is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
      • Jones Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Red Bluff) 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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