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Nearest Communities to Rough Creek Crossing,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 starting from Rough Creek Crossing.<1>

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


Rough Creek Crossing is located in San Saba County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Saba County: Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Mason, McCulloch & Mills.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rough Creek Crossing. Of these communities, 48 are located in counties other than San Saba 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 Rough Creek Crossing (which is San Saba 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 Rough Creek Crossing

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

  • San Saba County   (where Rough Creek Crossing resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.san-saba.tx.us/
    • County Seat for San Saba:   San Saba
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Creek Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Creek Crossing.
      • Bend
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hicks Crossing
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Hicks Crossing is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
      • High Valley
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • High Valley is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
      • Chappel
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Chappel is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappel
      • San Saba
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • McMillan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • McMillan is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
      • Cherokee
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Harkeyville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Harkeyville is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeyville
      • China Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • China Creek is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek
      • Fairview
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairview is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Algerita
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Algerita is located in San Saba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algerita
      • Sloan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Sloan is located in San Saba County
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        • Spring Creek
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Spring Creek is located in San Saba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
        • Richland Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Locker ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Locker is located in San Saba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
        • Skeeterville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Skeeterville is located in San Saba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeeterville
  • Burnet County
    • County Website:   https://www.burnetcountytexas.org/
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Creek Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Creek Crossing.
      • Naruna
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Naruna is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
      • Silver Creek Village
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Lake Victor
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Lake Victor is located in Burnet County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Victor
      • Sunnylane
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
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  • Hamilton County
  • Lampasas County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.lampasas.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Lampasas:   Lampasas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Creek Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Creek Crossing.
      • Red Bluff Crossing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Lampasas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
      • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
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      • Nix
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Nix is located in Lampasas County
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      • Lometa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lampasas
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Radio Junction
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Radio Junction is located in Lampasas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radio Junction
      • Moline
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Moline is located in Lampasas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
      • Sparks Crossing ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Sparks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Crossing
      • Adamsville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Adamsville is located in Lampasas County
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        • Shortall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Shortall is located in Lampasas County
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        • Faubion Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Faubion Crossing is located in Lampasas County
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        • Brooks Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Brooks Crossing is located in Lampasas County
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        • Rumley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Rumley is located in Lampasas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumley
        • Hallmark Crossing
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Hallmark Crossing is located in Lampasas County
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        • Izoro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Llano County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.llano.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Creek Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Creek Crossing.
      • Baby Head ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Baby Head is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
      • Tow
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Buchanan Lake Village
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bluffton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Lone Grove
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Golden Beach
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
      • Stolz
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
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      • Valley Spring
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Llano
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Buchanan Dam
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Field Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Field Creek is located in Llano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
  • Mason County
  • Mills County
    • County Website:   https://www.millscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Mills:   Goldthwaite
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rough Creek Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rough Creek Crossing.
      • Double Ford
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Double Ford is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Ford
      • Scallorn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Scallorn is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scallorn
      • Castor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Castor is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castor
      • Pleasant Grove
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Pleasant Grove is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Big Valley
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Big Valley is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
      • Ratler
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Ratler is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratler
      • Goldthwaite
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Center City
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Center City is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
      • Durenville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Durenville is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durenville
      • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
      • Star
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Regency ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Regency is located in Mills County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
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        • Bozar
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Bozar is located in Mills County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
        • Ridge
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Ridge is located in Mills County
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        • Caradan
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Caradan is located in Mills County
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        • Mullin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rough Creek Crossing) 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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