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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Valley Spring.<1>

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

Valley Spring is located in Llano County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Llano County: Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Mason & San Saba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Valley Spring. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Llano 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 Spring (which is Llano 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 Spring

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

  • Llano County   (where Valley Spring resides)
    • County Seat for Llano:   Llano
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Spring.
      • Field Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
        • Field Creek is located in Llano County
      • Baby Head ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Scotts Crossing
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Crossing
        • Scotts Crossing is located in Llano County
      • Llano
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Castell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castell
        • Castell is located in Llano County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castell <5>
      • Lone Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Stolz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stolz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stolz
        • Stolz is located in Llano County
      • Oxford ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in Llano County
      • Bluffton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Golden Beach
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
        • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
      • Tow
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Mountain
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
        • Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Buchanan Lake Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Lake Village
          • Buchanan Lake Village is located in Llano County
        • Gainesville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
          • Gainesville is located in Llano County
        • Buchanan Dam
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Click ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
          • Click is located in Llano County
        • Kingsland
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
          • Kingsland is located in Llano County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <5>
        • Lakeside Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Heights
          • Lakeside Heights is located in Llano County
        • Sunrise Beach Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
          • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <5>
  • Burnet County
    • County Seat for Burnet:   Burnet
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Spring.
      • Silver Creek Village
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
        • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
      • Highland Haven
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Haven
        • Highland Haven is located in Burnet County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 445 people
  • Gillespie County
    • County Seat for Gillespie:   Fredericksburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Spring.
      • Crabapple ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crabapple have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
        • Crabapple is located in Gillespie County
      • Cherry Spring
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Spring
        • Cherry Spring is located in Gillespie County
  • Lampasas County
  • Mason County
  • McCulloch County
  • San Saba County
    • County Website:   www.sansabacounty.org/
    • County Seat for San Saba:   San Saba
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valley Spring   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valley Spring.
      • Cherokee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pecan Springs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Springs
        • Pecan Springs is located in San Saba County
      • Chappel
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chappel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappel
        • Chappel is located in San Saba County
      • Sloan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sloan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan
        • Sloan is located in San Saba County
      • High Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
        • High Valley is located in San Saba County
      • San Saba
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Harkeyville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harkeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeyville
        • Harkeyville is located in San Saba County
      • Bend
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Rough Creek Crossing
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Crossing
        • Rough Creek Crossing is located in San Saba County
      • Algerita
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Algerita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algerita
        • Algerita is located in San Saba County
      • China Creek
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek
        • China Creek is located in San Saba County
      • Hicks Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
        • Hicks Crossing is located in San Saba County
      • Fairview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in San Saba County
      • Richland Springs
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Valley Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Valley Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8594, Longitude: -98.8185    
<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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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