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Nearest Communities to Ross City,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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 east 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.

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Ross City is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Howard County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Borden, Dawson, Glasscock, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Scurry & Sterling.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 29 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ross City. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Howard County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ross City (which is Howard 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 Ross City

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

  • Howard County   (where Ross City resides)
    • County Seat for Howard:   Big Spring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ross City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ross City.
      • Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
        • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
      • Forsan
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
        • Forsan is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <5>
      • South Haven
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
        • South Haven is located in Howard County
      • Midway
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Howard County
      • Elbow
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
        • Elbow is located in Howard County
      • Coahoma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Sand Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
        • Sand Springs is located in Howard County
      • Ziler
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
        • Ziler is located in Howard County
      • Big Spring
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
        • Big Spring is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <5>
      • Webb Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
        • Webb Village is located in Howard County
      • Lomax
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
        • Lomax is located in Howard County
      • Morita
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morita
        • Morita is located in Howard County
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        • Fairview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
          • Fairview is located in Howard County
        • Luther
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
          • Luther is located in Howard County
        • Vincent
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
          • Vincent is located in Howard County
        • Knott
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
          • Knott is located in Howard County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <5>
  • Glasscock County
    • County Seat for Glasscock:   Garden City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ross City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ross City.
      • Lees
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
        • Lees is located in Glasscock County
      • Garden City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
        • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <5>
      • Old Houston Place
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Houston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Houston Place
        • Old Houston Place is located in Glasscock County
      • Saint Lawrence
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
        • Saint Lawrence is located in Glasscock County
  • Martin County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Colorado City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ross City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ross City.
      • Hyman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
        • Hyman is located in Mitchell County
      • Iatan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
        • Iatan is located in Mitchell County
      • Spade
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
        • Spade is located in Mitchell County
      • Westbrook
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <5>
      • Lowe
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
        • Lowe is located in Mitchell County
      • Pecan Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Crossing
        • Pecan Crossing is located in Mitchell County
  • Sterling County
    • County Seat for Sterling:   Sterling City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ross City   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ross City.
      • Iolanthe ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iolanthe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iolanthe
        • Iolanthe is located in Sterling County
      • Sterling City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling City
        • Sterling City is located in Sterling County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterling City <5>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ross City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ross City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0965, Longitude: -101.3065       In this case, the coordinates for Ross City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ross City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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