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Nearest Communities to Slab Crossing,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Slab Crossing is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Hamilton County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hamilton County: Bosque, Comanche, Coryell, Erath, Lampasas & Mills.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 89 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Slab Crossing. Of these communities, 64 are located in counties other than Hamilton County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Slab Crossing (which is Hamilton 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 Slab Crossing

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

  • Hamilton County   (where Slab Crossing resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.hamiltoncountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Hamilton:   Hamilton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Slab Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Slab Crossing.
      • Ohio ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
      • Ballard Crossing
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Ballard Crossing is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Crossing
      • Parsley Crossing
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Parsley Crossing is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Crossing
      • Aleman
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Aleman is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aleman
      • Vista
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Vista is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Schoolerville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Schoolerville is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolerville
      • Fairview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Fairview is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Whiteway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shive
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Shive is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shive
      • Hamilton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Midway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Midway is located in Hamilton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • McGirk ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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        • Springdale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Springdale is located in Hamilton County
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        • Lanham
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Pottsville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Pecan Wells
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Pecan Wells is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Wells
        • Agee ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Springtown
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Springtown is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
        • Gentrys Mill
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Gentrys Mill is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
        • Indian Gap
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Indian Gap is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Gap
        • Fairy
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Fairy is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairy
        • Spurlin ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Spurlin is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin
        • Sunshine
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Sunshine is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
        • Olin
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Olin is located in Hamilton County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olin
        • Carlton
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Bell County
  • Bosque County
  • Comanche County
  • Coryell County
    • County Website:   https://www.coryellcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Coryell:   Gatesville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Slab Crossing   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Slab Crossing.
      • Evant
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Purmela
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ireland
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • South Purmela
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • South Purmela is located in Coryell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Purmela
      • Bee House
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Pearl
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Levita
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Ater
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Ater is located in Coryell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ater
      • Arnett
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Arnett is located in Coryell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Jonesboro
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • King
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Slater
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Slater is located in Coryell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Ames
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Ames is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
        • Pancake
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Pancake is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancake
        • Gatesville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Pidcoke
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pidcoke is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pidcoke
        • Turnersville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Topsey
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Topsey is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsey
        • Antelope Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Antelope Crossing is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Crossing
        • Fort Gates
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Fort Gates is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gates
        • Jackson Crossing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Jackson Crossing is located in Coryell County
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        • South Mountain
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • South Mountain is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mountain
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
        • Hurst Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hurst Springs is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Springs
        • Coryell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Middle Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Middle Crossing is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Crossing
        • Saint Elijah Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Elijah Village is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elijah Village
        • House Crossing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • House Crossing is located in Coryell County
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        • Mound
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Osage
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Osage is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
        • Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
        • Comanche Village III
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
        • Flat
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lampasas County
  • Mills County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slab Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slab Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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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