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Nearest Communities to Spofford,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city 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 from Spofford.<1>

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


Spofford is located in Kinney County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kinney County: Edwards, Maverick, Uvalde & Val Verde.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 26 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Spofford. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Kinney 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 Spofford (which is Kinney 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 Spofford

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

  • Kinney County   (where Spofford resides)
    • County Seat for Kinney:   Brackettville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spofford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spofford.
      • Anacacho
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anacacho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anacacho
        • Anacacho is located in Kinney County
      • Brackettville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Fort Clark Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Clark Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Clark Springs
        • Fort Clark Springs is located in Kinney County
      • Pinto
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
        • Pinto is located in Kinney County
      • Odlaw
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odlaw
        • Odlaw is located in Kinney County
      • Alamo Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Standart
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Standart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standart
        • Standart is located in Kinney County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Standart
        • From Spofford to Standart
      • Amanda
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amanda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
        • Amanda is located in Kinney County
  • Maverick County
    • County Website:   www.maverickcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Maverick:   Eagle Pass
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spofford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spofford.
      • Darling
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darling have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling
        • Darling is located in Maverick County
      • Paloma
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paloma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paloma
        • Paloma is located in Maverick County
      • Quemado
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Normandy
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normandy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
        • Normandy is located in Maverick County
      • Airport Addition
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Addition have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Addition
        • Airport Addition is located in Maverick County
        • Airport Addition has also been known as:
        • Airport Addition Colonia
      • Radar Base
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Elm Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
        • Elm Creek is located in Maverick County
      • Sauz Creek
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sauz Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauz Creek
        • Sauz Creek is located in Maverick County
        • Sauz Creek has also been known as:
        • Sauz Creek Colonia
      • Hopedale
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopedale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
        • Hopedale is located in Maverick County
        • Hopedale has also been known as:
        • Hopedale Colonia
      • Seco Mines
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seco Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seco Mines
        • Seco Mines is located in Maverick County
  • Uvalde County
    • County Website:   www.uvaldecounty.com/
    • County Seat for Uvalde:   Uvalde
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spofford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spofford.
      • Dabney
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dabney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
        • Dabney is located in Uvalde County
      • Cline
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline
        • Cline is located in Uvalde County
      • Blewett
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blewett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blewett
        • Blewett is located in Uvalde County
      • Haby Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haby Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haby Crossing
        • Haby Crossing is located in Uvalde County
      • Laguna
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laguna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
        • Laguna is located in Uvalde County
      • Nineteen Mile Crossing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nineteen Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nineteen Mile Crossing
        • Nineteen Mile Crossing is located in Uvalde County
  • Val Verde County
    • County Seat for Val Verde:   Del Rio
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Spofford   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Spofford.
      • Johnstone
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstone
        • Johnstone is located in Val Verde County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Johnstone
        • From Spofford to Johnstone
      • Val Verde Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Val Verde Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Park
        • Val Verde Park is located in Val Verde County
        • Val Verde Park has also been known as:
        • Val Verde Park Colonia

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- Spofford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spofford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1737, Longitude: -100.4112    
<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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