Nearest Communities to Salem,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Salem, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Salem:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
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.
Salem is located in Bastrop County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bastrop County: Caldwell, Fayette, Gonzales, Lee & Travis.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 144 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Salem. Of these communities, 108 are located in counties other than Bastrop 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 Salem (which is Bastrop 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 Salem
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bastrop County (where Salem resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.bastrop.tx.us/
- County Seat for Bastrop: Bastrop
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Jeddo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jeddo is located in Bastrop County
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- String Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
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- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jordan is located in Bastrop County
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- Rosanky
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kovar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kovar is located in Bastrop County
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- Willman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willman is located in Bastrop County
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- Watterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Watterson is located in Bastrop County
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- Togo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Togo is located in Bastrop County
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- Red Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bateman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bateman is located in Bastrop County
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- Upton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Upton is located in Bastrop County
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- Rockne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockne is located in Bastrop County
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- Continue List (24 more) ...
- Clearview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Bastrop County
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- Hills Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
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- Flower Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flower Hill is located in Bastrop County
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- Colorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colorado is located in Bastrop County
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- Smithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alum Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County
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- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Bastrop County
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- Bastrop
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Hills is located in Bastrop County
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- KC Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- KC Estates is located in Bastrop County
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- Phelan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Phelan is located in Bastrop County
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- Wyldwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wyldwood is located in Bastrop County
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- Circle D Estates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Circle D Estates is located in Bastrop County
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- Pin Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Oak is located in Bastrop County
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- Camp Swift
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Camp Swift is located in Bastrop County
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- Utley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Utley is located in Bastrop County
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- Swiftex
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Swiftex is located in Bastrop County
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- Grassyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
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- Elysium
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elysium is located in Bastrop County
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- Sayersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sayersville is located in Bastrop County
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- Mustang Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Paige
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McDade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Caldwell County
- County Website: https://www.co.caldwell.tx.us/
- County Seat for Caldwell: Lockhart
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Delhi
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Delhi is located in Caldwell County
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- Pettytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pettytown is located in Caldwell County
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- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove is located in Caldwell County
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- Taylorsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Taylorsville is located in Caldwell County
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- McMahan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McMahan is located in Caldwell County
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- Tilmon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tilmon is located in Caldwell County
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- Watts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Caldwell County
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- Dale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Johns Colony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Johns Colony is located in Caldwell County
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- Seawillow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Seawillow is located in Caldwell County
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- McNeil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- McNeil is located in Caldwell County
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- Brownsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Brownsboro is located in Caldwell County
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- Soda Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
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- Lytton Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lytton Springs is located in Caldwell County
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- Lockhart
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Joliet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Joliet is located in Caldwell County
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- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
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- Luling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mendoza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
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- Stairtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Stairtown is located in Caldwell County
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- Niederwald
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Prairie Lea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fentress
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Uhland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Uhland is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
- Martindale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fayette County
- County Website: https://www.co.fayette.tx.us/
- County Seat for Fayette: La Grange
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Cistern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
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- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
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- Fords Prairie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fords Prairie is located in Fayette County
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- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Fayette County
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- Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
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- Stellar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stellar is located in Fayette County
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- Floy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Floy is located in Fayette County
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- Muldoon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kirtley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kirtley is located in Fayette County
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- Flatonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lena is located in Fayette County
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- Marly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Marly is located in Fayette County
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- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Flatonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Old Flatonia is located in Fayette County
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- Praha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Praha is located in Fayette County
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- Praha has also been known as:
- Hottentot
- O'Quinn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- O'Quinn is located in Fayette County
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- Prairie Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
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- Freyburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Freyburg is located in Fayette County
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- Plum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Winchester
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Fayette County
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- Engle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Engle is located in Fayette County
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- Hostyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hostyn is located in Fayette County
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- High Hill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
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- Swiss Alp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
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- Wendt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Wendt is located in Fayette County
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- Saint John
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint John is located in Fayette County
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- La Grange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rabbs Prairie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Rabbs Prairie is located in Fayette County
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- Schulenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ammannsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ammannsville is located in Fayette County
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- Cozy Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cozy Corner is located in Fayette County
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- Warda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dubina ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Dubina is located in Fayette County
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- Mullins Prairie
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Mullins Prairie is located in Fayette County
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- Gonzales County
- County Website: https://www.co.gonzales.tx.us/
- County Seat for Gonzales: Gonzales
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Brown Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brown Hill is located in Gonzales County
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- Thompsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Thompsonville is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Waelder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Welder
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Welder is located in Gonzales County
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- Sandy Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
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- Newtonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Gonzales County
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- Hickston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hickston is located in Gonzales County
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- Saturn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saturn is located in Gonzales County
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- Harwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Comanche Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
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- Little New York
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Little New York is located in Gonzales County
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- Nickel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Nickel is located in Gonzales County
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- Ottine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Gonzales County
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- Dilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dilworth is located in Gonzales County
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- Gonzales
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Saint James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint James is located in Gonzales County
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- Kokernot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Kokernot is located in Gonzales County
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- Smithville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Smithville is located in Gonzales County
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- Summerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
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- Oak Forest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Gonzales County
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- Glaze City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
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- Hamon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Hamon is located in Gonzales County
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- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cost
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cost is located in Gonzales County
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- Monthalia ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monthalia is located in Gonzales County
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- Guadalupe County
- County Website: https://www.guadalupetx.gov/
- County Seat for Guadalupe: Seguin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- Staples
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Hays County
- County Website: https://www.hayscountytx.gov/
- County Seat for Hays: San Marcos
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- Goforth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goforth is located in Hays County
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- Lavaca County
- County Website: https://www.co.lavaca.tx.us/
- County Seat for Lavaca: Hallettsville
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Old Moulton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Old Moulton is located in Lavaca County
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- Moulton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Novohrad
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Novohrad is located in Lavaca County
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- Henkhaus
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Henkhaus is located in Lavaca County
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- Komensky
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Komensky is located in Lavaca County
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- Moravia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Moravia is located in Lavaca County
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- Witting
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Witting is located in Lavaca County
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- Breslau
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Breslau is located in Lavaca County
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- Gleckler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
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- Shiner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lee County
- County Website: https://www.co.lee.tx.us/
- County Seat for Lee: Giddings
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Northrup
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Northrup is located in Lee County
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- Serbin ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Serbin is located in Lee County
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- Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Lee County
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- Travis County
- County Website: https://www.traviscountytx.gov/
- County Seat for Travis: Austin
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Salem ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Salem.
- Elroy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elroy is located in Travis County
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- Maha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Maha is located in Travis County
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- Garfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Travis County
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- Webberville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Colton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Colton is located in Travis County
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- Creedmoor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Crossing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moores Crossing is located in Travis County
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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 drawn from Point A (ie- Salem) 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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