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Nearest Communities to Valley Mills,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast 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 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 east 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.

Valley Mills is primarily located in Bosque County. A portion of Valley Mills extends into McLennan County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bosque County: Coryell, Erath, Hamilton, Hill, Johnson, McLennan & Somervell.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 126 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Valley Mills. Of these communities, 107 are located in counties other than Bosque 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 Valley Mills (which is Bosque 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 Valley Mills

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

  • Bosque County   (where Valley Mills resides)
  • Bell County
    • County Website:   https://www.bellcountytx.com/
    • County Seat for Bell:   Belton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Mills   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Mills.
      • Meador Grove
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Meador Grove is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador Grove
      • Stampede
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Stampede is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
      • Owl Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Owl Creek is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
      • Bland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Bland is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
      • White Hall
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • White Hall is located in Bell County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • Coryell County
  • Falls County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.falls.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Falls:   Marlin
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Mills   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Mills.
      • Bruceville - Eddy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bruceville - Eddy is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville - Eddy
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
      • Golinda
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Golinda is located in Falls County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Hamilton County
  • Hill County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Mills   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Mills.
      • Spivey Crossing
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Spivey Crossing is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Crossing
      • Lebanon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Lebanon is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Tyson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Prairie Valley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
      • Woodland Hills
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodland Hills is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Aquilla
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitney
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Menlow
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Menlow is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlow
      • Vaughan
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Vaughan is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Live Oak Resorts
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Live Oak Resorts is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Resorts
      • Peoria
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Huron ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Huron is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
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        • Abbott
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Chatt
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Winslow
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Winslow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
        • Woodbury
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodbury is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • McLennan County
    • County Website:   https://www.mclennan.gov/
    • County Seat for McLennan:   Waco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Mills   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Mills.
      • Caldwell Crossing
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Caldwell Crossing is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Crossing
      • Crawford
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • China Spring
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Ocee
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Ocee is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
      • Eichelberger Crossing
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Eichelberger Crossing is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eichelberger Crossing
      • Highland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Highland is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Erath
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Erath is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
      • Willow Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
      • Windsor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Windsor is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Patrick
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rock Creek
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Valley View
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Valley View is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
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        • Speegleville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Gholson
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Bannas Junction
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Bannas Junction is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannas Junction
        • Bosqueville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Rogers Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill
        • South Bosque
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • South Bosque is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bosque
        • Woodway
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Atco
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Atco is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
        • Ritchie
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Ritchie is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie
        • Tokio
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Tokio is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
        • Wiggins
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Wiggins is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
        • Jewell
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Jewell is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
        • Waco
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Beverly Hills
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
        • Spring Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
        • Elm Mott
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Lacy - Lakeview
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Northcrest
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
        • Ross
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Ross is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
        • Beverly
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Beverly is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Hewitt
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bellmead
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • East Waco
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Ocaw
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Ocaw is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocaw
        • Vemo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Vemo is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vemo
        • West
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • West is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
        • Lorena
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Robinson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Wardlaw
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Wardlaw is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardlaw
        • Moody
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Leroy
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Tours
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Neale
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Neale is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale
        • Oaklake
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Oaklake is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklake
        • Cottonwood
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Bruceville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Downs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Downs is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
        • Downsville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rosenthal
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Eddy
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Levi
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Levi is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
        • Axtell
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Harrison
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Hoen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Hoen is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoen
        • Asa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Asa is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Mills) 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.