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Nearest Communities to Speaks,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast 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 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.

Speaks is located in Lavaca County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lavaca County: Colorado, DeWitt, Fayette, Gonzales, Jackson, Victoria & Wharton.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Speaks. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Lavaca 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 Speaks (which is Lavaca 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 Speaks

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

  • Lavaca County   (where Speaks resides)
    • County Seat for Lavaca:   Hallettsville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Speaks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Speaks.
      • Seclusion
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seclusion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seclusion
        • Seclusion is located in Lavaca County
      • Vienna
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
        • Vienna is located in Lavaca County
      • Ezzell
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Sublime
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
        • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <4>
      • Good Hope
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
        • Good Hope is located in Lavaca County
      • Williamsburg
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Williamsburg is located in Lavaca County
      • Vsetin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vsetin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vsetin
        • Vsetin is located in Lavaca County
      • Hope
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Koerth
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koerth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koerth
        • Koerth is located in Lavaca County
      • Hallettsville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Mont
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mont
        • Mont is located in Lavaca County
      • Appelt Hill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appelt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appelt Hill
        • Appelt Hill is located in Lavaca County
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Worthing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthing
          • Worthing is located in Lavaca County
        • Kinkler
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinkler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkler
          • Kinkler is located in Lavaca County
        • Sweet Home
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
          • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <4>
        • Hackberry ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
          • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Hackberry
          • From Speaks to Hackberry
        • Wied
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wied. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
          • Wied is located in Lavaca County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Wied
          • From Speaks to Wied
        • Breslau
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Mount Olive
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
          • Mount Olive is located in Lavaca County
        • Gleckler
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleckler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleckler
          • Gleckler is located in Lavaca County
        • Witting
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witting have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witting
          • Witting is located in Lavaca County
        • Moravia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Komensky
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Adel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
          • Adel is located in Lavaca County
        • Midway
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
          • Midway is located in Lavaca County
        • Shiner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Colorado County
    • County Seat for Colorado:   Columbus
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Speaks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Speaks.
      • Provident City ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
        • Provident City is located in Colorado County
      • Sheridan
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Rock Island
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
        • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
      • Nada
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Garwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwood
        • Garwood is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garwood <4>
      • Gwinns Crossing ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinns Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinns Crossing
        • Gwinns Crossing is located in Colorado County
      • Oakland
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Altair
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altair
        • Altair is located in Colorado County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altair <4>
      • Boedecker Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Eldridge
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
        • Eldridge is located in Colorado County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Eldridge
        • From Speaks to Eldridge
      • New Bielau ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Bielau. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bielau
        • New Bielau is located in Colorado County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to New Bielau
        • From Speaks to New Bielau
      • Matthews
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Borden
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
          • Borden is located in Colorado County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Borden
          • From Speaks to Borden
        • Helms
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms
          • Helms is located in Colorado County
        • Glidden
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Weimar
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lakeside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
          • Lakeside is located in Colorado County
        • Rayner Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rayner Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayner Junction
          • Rayner Junction is located in Colorado County
  • DeWitt County
  • Fayette County
  • Jackson County
    • County Seat for Jackson:   Edna
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Speaks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Speaks.
      • Cordele
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordele have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordele
        • Cordele is located in Jackson County
      • Morales
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Mount Olive
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Olive have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
        • Mount Olive is located in Jackson County
      • Navidad
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navidad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
        • Navidad is located in Jackson County
      • Manson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
        • Manson is located in Jackson County
      • Ganado
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Edna
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
        • Edna is located in Jackson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <4>
      • Matilda
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • El Toro
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Toro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Toro
        • El Toro is located in Jackson County
      • White Hall
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
        • White Hall is located in Jackson County
      • Red Bluff
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
        • Red Bluff is located in Jackson County
      • Lolita
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lolita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lolita
        • Lolita is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lolita <4>
      • Vanderbilt
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderbilt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderbilt
        • Vanderbilt is located in Jackson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderbilt <4>
  • Victoria County
    • County Website:   www.victoriacountytx.org/
    • County Seat for Victoria:   Victoria
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Speaks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Speaks.
      • Fordtran
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordtran have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtran
        • Fordtran is located in Victoria County
      • Salem
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
        • Salem is located in Victoria County
      • Inez
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
        • Inez is located in Victoria County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
      • Telferner
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Wharton County
    • County Seat for Wharton:   Wharton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Speaks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Speaks.
      • Round Mott
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mott
        • Round Mott is located in Wharton County
      • Hahn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Louise
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • New Taiton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Taiton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Taiton
        • New Taiton is located in Wharton County
      • Taiton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taiton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taiton
        • Taiton is located in Wharton County
      • Hillje
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jones Creek
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
        • Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
      • Plainview
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
        • Plainview is located in Wharton County
      • Elm Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
        • Elm Grove is located in Wharton County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • El Campo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
          • El Campo is located in Wharton County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <4>
        • Bonus
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Egypt
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Sand Ridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
          • Sand Ridge is located in Wharton County
        • Dorman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorman
          • Dorman is located in Wharton County
        • Pierce
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
          • Pierce is located in Wharton County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <4>

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- Speaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Speaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2629, Longitude: -96.7009    
<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.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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