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Nearest Communities to Sand Ridge,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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 Sand Ridge.<1>

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

Sand Ridge is located in Wharton County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wharton County: Austin, Brazoria, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Lavaca & Matagorda.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 99 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sand Ridge. Of these communities, 65 are located in counties other than Wharton 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 Sand Ridge (which is Wharton 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 Sand Ridge

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

  • Wharton County   (where Sand Ridge resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.wharton.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Wharton:   Wharton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Ridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge.
      • Egypt
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Bonus
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Bonus is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
      • Dorman
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dorman is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorman
      • Elm Grove
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Elm Grove is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Glen Flora
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sorrelle
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sorrelle is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrelle
      • Lissie
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jones Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
      • New Taiton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • New Taiton is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Taiton
      • Taiton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Taiton is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiton
      • Hungerford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Nottawa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Mackay
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Mackay is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackay
        • Wharton
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Pierce
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Hahn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hahn is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hahn
        • East Bernard
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Dinsmore
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Dinsmore is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinsmore
        • El Campo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Burr
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Burr is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
        • Lefman
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lefman is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefman
        • Round Mott
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Round Mott is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mott
        • Hillje
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Hillje is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillje
        • Iago
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Iago is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iago
        • Lane City
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Plainview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Plainview is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Boling
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cane Junction
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Cane Junction is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Junction
        • Newgulf Junction
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Newgulf Junction is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgulf Junction
        • Louise
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Don-Tol
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Don-Tol is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don-Tol
        • Magnet
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Magnet is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
        • Newgulf
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Danevang
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Austin County
    • County Website:   https://www.austincounty.com/
    • County Seat for Austin:   Bellville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Ridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge.
      • Beard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Beard is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
      • Wallis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Rexville ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Rexville is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexville
      • Sealy
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Frydek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Frydek is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frydek
      • Brazos Country
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Brazos Country is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos Country
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • San Felipe
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cat Spring
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Macedonia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Macedonia is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Peters
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Peters is located in Austin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
  • Colorado County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.colorado.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Colorado:   Columbus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Ridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge.
      • Boedecker Junction
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
      • Eldridge
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
      • Matthews
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Matthews is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
      • Garwood
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Nada
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Rayner Junction
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Rayner Junction is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayner Junction
      • Lakeside
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Lakeside is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
      • Hoefer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Hoefer is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoefer
      • Eagle Lake
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Chesterville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Chesterville is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterville
      • Gwinns Crossing ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gwinns Crossing is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinns Crossing
      • Lafitte
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Lafitte is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Altair
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Ramsey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Ramsey is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
        • Atascosito Crossing ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Atascosito Crossing is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atascosito Crossing
        • Rock Island
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
        • Helms
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Helms is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms
        • Laban ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Laban is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laban
        • Alleyton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Provident City ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Provident City is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
        • Bernardo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Bernardo is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardo
        • Mentz
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Mentz is located in Colorado County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentz
        • Sheridan
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Columbus
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Glidden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Bend County
    • County Website:   https://www.fortbendcountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Fort Bend:   Richmond
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Ridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge.
      • Powell Point
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
      • Kendleton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Tavener
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Tavener is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavener
      • Beasley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Orchard
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Four Corners
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Needville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Simonton
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • McHattie
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • McHattie is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHattie
      • Mooredale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mooredale is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooredale
      • Pleak
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Pleak is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleak
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
      • Weston Lakes
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Weston Lakes is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Lakes
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,191 people
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Fairchilds
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Fairchilds is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchilds
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
        • Rosenberg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Pleasant Hill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Pleasant Hill is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Guy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Fulshear
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Cumings
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Cumings is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumings
        • Foster
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Foster is located in Fort Bend County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Jackson County
  • Lavaca County
  • Matagorda County
    • County Website:   https://www.matagordatx.gov/
    • County Seat for Matagorda:   Bay City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sand Ridge   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sand Ridge.
      • Pledger
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • McCroskey
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • McCroskey is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey
      • Clemville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Clemville is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemville
      • Chalmers
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Chalmers is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalmers
      • Podo ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Podo is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podo
  • Waller County

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- Sand Ridge) 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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