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Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Shawnee Prairie.<1>

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


Shawnee Prairie is located in Angelina County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Angelina County: Cherokee, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Polk, San Augustine, Trinity & Tyler.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 134 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Shawnee Prairie. Of these communities, 87 are located in counties other than Angelina 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 Shawnee Prairie (which is Angelina 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 Shawnee Prairie

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

  • Angelina County   (where Shawnee Prairie resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.angelinacounty.net/
    • County Seat for Angelina:   Lufkin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Manning ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Manning is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
      • Shawnee
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Shawnee is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Oak Flat
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Oak Flat is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flat
      • Zavalla
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Huntington
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Boynton
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Boynton is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Bald Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bald Hill is located in Angelina County
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      • Beulah
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Beulah is located in Angelina County
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      • Nancy
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Nancy is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
      • Monterey
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Monterey is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
      • Ora
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ora is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora
      • Homer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Homer is located in Angelina County
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        • Dolan
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Dolan is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
        • Rocky Springs
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
        • Prairie Grove
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
        • Dunagan
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Dunagan is located in Angelina County
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        • Alco
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Alco is located in Angelina County
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        • Martin
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Martin is located in Angelina County
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        • Shady Grove
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
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        • Ewing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Ewing is located in Angelina County
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        • Thomas Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Thomas Crossing is located in Angelina County
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        • Burke
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Burke is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
        • Herty
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Herty is located in Angelina County
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        • Diboll
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Rutland
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rutland is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
        • Lufkin
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <3>
        • Moffitt
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Moffitt is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt
        • Platt
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Platt is located in Angelina County
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        • Renova ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Renova is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
        • Concord ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Concord is located in Angelina County
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        • Hudson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Hudson is located in Angelina County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
        • Keltys
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Keltys is located in Angelina County
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        • Peavy
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Peavy is located in Angelina County
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        • Providence
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Providence is located in Angelina County
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        • Cedar Grove
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
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        • Davisville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Davisville is located in Angelina County
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        • Redland
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Redland is located in Angelina County
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        • Granville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Granville is located in Angelina County
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        • River Crest Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • River Crest Estates is located in Angelina County
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        • Woodlawn
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
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        • Parker Point
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Parker Point is located in Angelina County
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        • Blix
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Blix is located in Angelina County
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        • Clawson
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Clawson is located in Angelina County
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        • Central
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Central is located in Angelina County
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        • Durant
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Durant is located in Angelina County
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        • Pollok
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Redtown
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Redtown is located in Angelina County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Jasper County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.jasper.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Jasper:   Jasper
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Harveytown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Harveytown is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveytown
      • Ebenezer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ebenezer is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
      • Homer
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Homer is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
      • Ferguson
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Ferguson is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Bevilport
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Bevilport is located in Jasper County
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  • Nacogdoches County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.nacogdoches.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Nacogdoches:   Nacogdoches
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Shirley Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Shirley Creek is located in Nacogdoches County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Creek
      • Etoile
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Poe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Poe is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • La Cerda
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cerda is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • Clear Springs
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Clear Springs is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • Lacyville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Lacyville is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • Woden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Suttons Mill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Suttons Mill is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • Climax
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Climax is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • Plainview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County
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      • Chireno
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Melrose
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Melrose is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Oak Ridge
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Oak Ridge is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Harmony
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Harmony is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Attoyac
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Attoyac is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Hayward Junction
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Hayward Junction is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Bonaldo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Bonaldo is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Fredonia Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Fredonia Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Orton Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Orton Hill is located in Nacogdoches County
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        • Nacogdoches
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Swift
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Swift is located in Nacogdoches County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Polk County
    • County Website:   https://www.polktx.gov/
    • County Seat for Polk:   Livingston
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Pluck
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Pluck is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluck
      • Barnum
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Barnum is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
      • Skinner Town
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
      • Wakefield
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Wakefield is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
      • Pleasant Hill
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Corrigan
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Snow Hill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Snow Hill is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Barnes
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Barnes is located in Polk County
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      • Camden
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lily Island
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lily Island is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
      • Asia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Asia is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
      • Hortense
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Hortense is located in Polk County
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        • Moscow
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Bering
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bering is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bering
        • Carmona
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Carmona is located in Polk County
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        • Walda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Walda is located in Polk County
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        • Seven Oaks
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
        • Kiam
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Kiam is located in Polk County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiam
        • Ollie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ollie is located in Polk County
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  • San Augustine County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.san-augustine.tx.us/
    • County Seat for San Augustine:   San Augustine
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Zana ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Zana is located in San Augustine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zana
      • Broaddus
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Townsend
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Townsend is located in San Augustine County
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      • White City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • White City is located in San Augustine County
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      • Veach
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Veach is located in San Augustine County
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      • Goodwin
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Goodwin is located in San Augustine County
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      • Anthony Harbor
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Anthony Harbor is located in San Augustine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Harbor
      • Massa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Massa is located in San Augustine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massa
      • Norwood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Norwood is located in San Augustine County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
      • Glen Oaks
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Glen Oaks is located in San Augustine County
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      • Powell
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Powell is located in San Augustine County
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      • Macune
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Macune is located in San Augustine County
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        • Blue Springs
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Blue Springs is located in San Augustine County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
        • Parkway
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Parkway is located in San Augustine County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
        • Needmore
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Needmore is located in San Augustine County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
        • Denning
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Denning is located in San Augustine County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
        • Union Grave
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Union Grave is located in San Augustine County
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        • Chinquapin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Chinquapin is located in San Augustine County
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        • Maxey Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
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        • New Hope
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • New Hope is located in San Augustine County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Trinity County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.trinity.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Trinity:   Groveton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Nigton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Nigton is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nigton
      • Vair
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Vair is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vair
      • Trevat
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Trevat is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevat
      • Apple Springs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Helmic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Helmic is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
      • Sulphur
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Sulphur is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
      • Centerville
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Centerville is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centralia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Crecy
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Crecy is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crecy
      • Woodlake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Tyler County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.tyler.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Tyler:   Woodville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shawnee Prairie   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shawnee Prairie.
      • Rockland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rockland is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Peach Tree Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
      • Chester
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Cima
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cima is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cima
      • Colmesneil
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dies Community
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Dies Community is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dies Community
      • Fox Landing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Fox Landing is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Landing
      • Haralson Lakes
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Haralson Lakes is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haralson Lakes
      • Doucette
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Magnolia Hills
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Magnolia Hills is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Hills
      • Woodville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Emille
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Emille is located in Tyler County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emille

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Shawnee Prairie) 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.

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