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Nearest Communities to Spear,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 west 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 starting from Spear.<1>

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


Spear is located in Brazos County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brazos County: Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson & Washington.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 133 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spear. Of these communities, 94 are located in counties other than Brazos 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 Spear (which is Brazos 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 Spear

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

  • Brazos County   (where Spear resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.brazoscountytx.gov/
    • County Seat for Brazos:   Bryan
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • College Station
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Koppe
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Koppe is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koppe
      • Boonville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Boonville is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
      • Wicker
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Wicker is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker
      • Bryan
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Bryan is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
      • Harvey
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Harvey is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Royder
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Royder is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royder
      • Wellborn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairview
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairview is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Steep Hollow
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Steep Hollow is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hollow
      • Smetana
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Smetana is located in Brazos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smetana
      • Enright
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Enright is located in Brazos County
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        • Peach Creek
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
        • Fountain
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fountain is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
        • Moore
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Moore is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
        • Wixon Valley
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
        • Reliance
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Reliance is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
        • Channey Crossing
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Channey Crossing is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channey Crossing
        • Rye ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rye is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
        • Millican
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Stone City
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Stone City is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
        • Varisco
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Varisco is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varisco
        • Kurten
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Tabor
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Tabor is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
        • Mudville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Mudville is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
        • Cawthon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Cawthon is located in Brazos County
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        • Nelleva
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Nelleva is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelleva
        • Sims
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Sims is located in Brazos County
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        • Mooring
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mooring is located in Brazos County
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        • Dallam
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Dallam is located in Brazos County
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        • Cottonwood
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
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        • Allen Farm
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
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        • Dinkins
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Dinkins is located in Brazos County
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        • Democrat Crossing
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Democrat Crossing is located in Brazos County
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        • Union
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Union is located in Brazos County
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        • Edge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Edge is located in Brazos County
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        • Navasota
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Macey
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Macey is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macey
        • Kings Highway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Kings Highway is located in Brazos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway
  • Burleson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.burleson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Burleson:   Caldwell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • Chances Store
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Chances Store is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Store
      • Snook
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Parker
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Parker is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Wilcox
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Wilcox is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
      • Tunis
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Tunis is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Merle ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Merle is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
      • Clay
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Cooks Point
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
      • Center Line
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Center Line is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
      • Goodwill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Goodwill is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Rita
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Rita is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rita
      • Scofield ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Scofield is located in Burleson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
      • Continue List   (13 more) ...
        • Davidson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Davidson is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
        • Lyons
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Hix
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Hix is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
        • Harmony
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Harmony is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
        • Somerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Caldwell
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Big Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Big Creek is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
        • Frenstat
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Frenstat is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenstat
        • Birch
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Birch is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
        • Chriesman
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Deanville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • San Antonio Prairie
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • San Antonio Prairie is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio Prairie
        • Hogg
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Hogg is located in Burleson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogg
  • Grimes County
    • County Website:   https://grimescountytexas.gov/
    • County Seat for Grimes:   Anderson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • Ferguson Crossing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Ferguson Crossing is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Crossing
      • Keith
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Keith is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
      • Carlos
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Carlos is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlos
      • Piedmont
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Piedmont is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Erwin
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Erwin is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
      • Iola
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Cross is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Anderson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Singleton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Singleton is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singleton
      • Roans Prairie
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Bedias
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Apolonia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Apolonia is located in Grimes County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apolonia
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Shiro
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Courtney
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Courtney is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtney
        • Lynn Grove
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Lynn Grove is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
        • Richards
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Whitehall
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Whitehall is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
        • Yarboro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Yarboro is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarboro
        • Cotton
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Cotton is located in Grimes County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
  • Leon County
  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.madison.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Madisonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • Bundy Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Bundy Crossing is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundy Crossing
      • Zulch ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Zulch is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
      • North Zulch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Canary
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Canary is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canary
      • George
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • George is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
      • Cottonwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Cottonwood is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Mecca
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Mecca is located in Madison County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
  • Milam County
    • County Website:   https://www.milamcounty.net/
    • County Seat for Milam:   Cameron
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • Nashville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Nashville is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
      • Gause
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elevation
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Elevation is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elevation
      • Port Sullivan ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Port Sullivan is located in Milam County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
  • Robertson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.robertson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Robertson:   Franklin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • Benchley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Benchley is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Astin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Astin is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astin
      • Mumford
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunns Fort
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Dunns Fort is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Fort
      • Nicholas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Nicholas is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Sutton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Sutton is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton
      • Wheelock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tatsie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Tatsie is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatsie
      • Tatsie Crossing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Tatsie Crossing is located in Robertson County
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      • Black Jack
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Black Jack is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
      • Hearne
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Hearne is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <3>
      • Valley Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Valley Junction is located in Robertson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Eaton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Eaton is located in Robertson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
        • Elliot
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Elliot is located in Robertson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
        • Goodland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Goodland is located in Robertson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
        • Seger
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Seger is located in Robertson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seger
        • Port Sullivan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Port Sullivan is located in Robertson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sullivan
        • Franklin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Marvin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Marvin is located in Robertson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Washington County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.washington.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Washington:   Brenham
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spear   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spear.
      • Independence
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • William Penn ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • William Penn is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Penn
      • Washington ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandy Hill
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Sandy Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
      • Quarry
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Quarry is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
      • Gay Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
      • Prairie Hill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Prairie Hill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
      • Whitman
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Whitman is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
      • Earlywine
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Earlywine is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine
      • Goodwill
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Goodwill is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
      • Wiedeville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Wiedeville is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiedeville
      • Graball ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Graball is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Longpoint
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Longpoint is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longpoint
        • Rehburg
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Rehburg is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehburg
        • Daniels
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Daniels is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
        • Brown College
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Brown College is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown College
        • Zionville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Zionville is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionville
        • Berlin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Berlin is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
        • Brenham
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Brenham is located in Washington County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenham
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brenham <3>

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 from Point A (ie- Spear) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.