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

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Red Springs.<1>

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

Red Springs is located in Smith County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Smith County: Cherokee, Gregg, Henderson, Upshur, Van Zandt & Wood.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 190 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Red Springs. Of these communities, 142 are located in counties other than Smith 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 Springs (which is Smith 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 Springs

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

  • Smith County   (where Red Springs resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.smith-county.com/
    • County Seat for Smith:   Tyler
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Springs.
      • Sand Flat
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Sand Flat is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
      • Shady Grove
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Shady Grove is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Winona
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Owentown
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Owentown is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owentown
      • Lindale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Swan
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Thedford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Thedford is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thedford
      • Wood Springs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Wood Springs is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Springs
      • Waters Bluff
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Waters Bluff is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Bluff
      • Bostick
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Bostick is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostick
      • Pine Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Pine Springs is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
      • Midway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Midway is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
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        • Starrville
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Hide-A-Way Lake
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Hide-A-Way Lake is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Lake
        • Hideaway
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Tyler
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Mount Sylvan
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sylvan
        • Friendship
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Friendship is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • New Harmony
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • New Harmony is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
        • Bascom
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Bascom is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
        • Browning
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Chapel Hill
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
        • Carroll
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Garden Valley
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Elberta
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Elberta is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
        • New Chapel Hill
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
        • Douglas
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Douglas is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Jamestown
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jamestown ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Copeland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Copeland is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
        • Galilee
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Galilee is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
        • Gresham
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Noonday
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Noonday is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
        • Whitehouse
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Antioch
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Antioch is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Lee Spring
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Lee Spring is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
        • Blackjack
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Blackjack is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
        • Flint
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Omen
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Walnut Grove
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Walnut Grove is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
        • Arp
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • New Hope
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • New Hope is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
        • Sinclair City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sinclair City is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
        • Pine Trail Estates
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Pine Trail Estates is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trail Estates
        • Teaselville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Dogwood City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Dogwood City is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
        • Salem
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Salem is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Wright City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wright City is located in Smith County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
  • Cherokee County
  • Franklin County
  • Gregg County
  • Henderson County
  • Rains County
  • Rusk County
  • Upshur County
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofupshur.com/
    • County Seat for Upshur:   Gilmer
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Springs.
      • Big Sandy
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Shady Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Shady Grove is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Center Point
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Wilkins
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Latch
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Latch is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latch
      • Pritchett
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rhonesboro
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Phillips
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Phillips is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Rosewood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Kelsey
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mings Chapel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mings Chapel is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mings Chapel
      • Summerfield
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Summerfield is located in Upshur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Union Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Union Grove is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
        • Enoch
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Enoch is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
        • Grice
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • West Mountain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • West Mountain is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mountain
        • Enon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Enon is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
        • Pattonfield
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Pattonfield is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonfield
        • Piedmont
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Piedmont is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
        • Gilmer
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Soules Chapel
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Soules Chapel is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soules Chapel
        • Glenwood
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Delrose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Simpsonville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Thomas
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Union Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Union Hill is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
        • Bethlehem
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Bethlehem is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
        • Bettie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Indian Rock
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Piney Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Friendship
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Friendship is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
        • Brumley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Brumley is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley
        • Matinburg ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Matinburg is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matinburg
        • Concord
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Concord is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
        • Midway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Midway is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Valley View
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Valley View is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
        • Ewell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Graceton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Lone Pine
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Lone Pine is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
        • Sand Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Sand Hill is located in Upshur County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
  • Van Zandt County
    • County Website:   https://www.vanzandtcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Van Zandt:   Canton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Springs.
      • Redland
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Redland is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
      • Midway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Midway is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Primrose
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Primrose is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Silver Lake
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
      • Pruitt
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt
      • Van
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Edom
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Edom is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edom <3>
      • Owlett Green
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Owlett Green is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owlett Green
      • Sand Flat
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Sand Flat is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
      • Clower
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Clower is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clower
      • Jones
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Jones is located in Van Zandt County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Ben Wheeler
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Colfax
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
        • Grand Saline
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Oakland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Oakland is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Mars
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Mars is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars
        • Holly Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Lawrence Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Lawrence Springs is located in Van Zandt County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Springs
  • Wood County
    • County Website:   https://www.mywoodcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Wood:   Quitman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Red Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Red Springs.
      • Angler
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Angler is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angler
      • Fada
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Fada is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fada
      • Hawkins
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Crow
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Crow is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
      • Fouke
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Fouke is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
      • Hoard
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Hoard is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoard
      • New Hope
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • New Hope is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Hainesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Mills
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Mineola
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Little Hope
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Little Hope is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope
      • West Mineola
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • West Mineola is located in Wood County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mineola
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Ben
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Ben is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
        • East Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • East Point is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
        • Oak Grove
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Oak Grove is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
        • Quitman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Ogburn
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Ogburn is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
        • Calvary
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Calvary is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary
        • Golden
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Forest Hill
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Stout
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Cartwright
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Perryville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Pineview
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Pineview is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
        • Webster
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Webster is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
        • Westbrook
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Westbrook is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Alba
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Coke
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Pleasant Grove is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
        • Salem
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Salem is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Musgrove ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Musgrove is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove
        • Gamblin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Gamblin is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamblin
        • Gilbreth
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Gilbreth is located in Wood County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreth

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Red Springs) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.