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Nearest Communities to Rucker,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Rucker.<1>

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

Rucker is located in Comanche County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Comanche County: Brown, Eastland, Erath, Hamilton & Mills.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rucker. Of these communities, 66 are located in counties other than Comanche 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 Rucker (which is Comanche 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 Rucker

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

  • Comanche County   (where Rucker resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.comanche.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Comanche:   Comanche
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rucker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rucker.
      • De Leon
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Duster
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Comyn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Downing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Downing is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
      • Beattie
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Beattie is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
      • Sipe Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vandyke
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Vandyke is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
      • Roch
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Roch is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roch
      • Stag Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Stag Creek is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Creek
      • Gartman View
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Gartman View is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman View
      • Proctor
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sidney
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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        • Hasse
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hasse is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasse
        • Amity
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Amity is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
        • Comanche
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Ararat ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Watson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Watson is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Gustine
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Fleming
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Fleming is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming
        • Hazeldell
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
        • Wilson
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Newburg
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Newburg is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
        • Siloam
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Siloam is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
        • Energy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Lamkin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Lamkin is located in Comanche County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamkin
  • Brown County
    • County Website:   https://www.browncountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Brown:   Brownwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rucker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rucker.
      • May
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Blanket
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Williams
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Williams is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
      • Antioch
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Antioch is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Holder
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Holder is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
      • Owens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Owens is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
      • Delaware Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Delaware Junction is located in Brown County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
  • Eastland County
    • County Website:   https://www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
    • County Seat for Eastland:   Eastland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rucker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rucker.
      • Ellison Springs ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Ellison Springs is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Springs
      • Gorman
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Desdemona
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Kokomo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chaney
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Chaney is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
      • Staff
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Staff is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
      • Carbon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Punkin Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
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      • Okra
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Chuckville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Chuckville is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
      • Merriman ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Merriman is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
      • Mangum ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Mangum is located in Eastland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
      • Continue List   (18 more) ...
        • Olden
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Eastland
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Mountain Top
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
        • Union Center
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Union Center is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Ranger
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Branton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Branton is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton
        • Pleasant Hill
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Rising Star
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Romney
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Romney is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
        • Tiffin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Tiffin is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffin
        • Bullock
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Bullock is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
        • Morton Valley
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Morton Valley is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Valley
        • Cisco
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Nimrod ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Pioneer
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • Sabanno
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Sabanno is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno
        • Mitchell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mitchell is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Scranton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Scranton is located in Eastland County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Erath County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.erath.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Erath:   Stephenville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rucker   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rucker.
      • Victor
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Victor is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Highland
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Highland is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Bunyan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lingleville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dublin
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Shiloh
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Shiloh is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Cottonwood
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Cottonwood is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Harbin
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Hannibal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Huckabay
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Huckabay is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabay
      • Edna Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Edna Hill is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Hill
      • Purves
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Purves is located in Erath County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purves
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
  • Hamilton County
  • Palo Pinto County
  • Stephens County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rucker) 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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