Nearest Communities to Van,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Van, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Van:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Van is located in Van Zandt County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Zandt County: Henderson, Hunt, Kaufman, Rains, Smith & Wood.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 157 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Van. Of these communities, 116 are located in counties other than Van Zandt 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 Van (which is Van Zandt 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 Van
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Van Zandt County (where Van resides)
- County Website: https://www.vanzandtcounty.org/
- County Seat for Van Zandt: Canton
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- Nearest Communities to Van ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Van.
- Pruitt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pruitt is located in Van Zandt County
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- Owlett Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Owlett Green is located in Van Zandt County
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- Clower
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clower is located in Van Zandt County
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- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Colfax is located in Van Zandt County
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- Jones
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jones is located in Van Zandt County
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- Primrose
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Primrose is located in Van Zandt County
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- Ben Wheeler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Flat is located in Van Zandt County
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- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Van Zandt County
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- Silver Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver Lake is located in Van Zandt County
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- Edom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Van Zandt County
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- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
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- Wentworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wentworth is located in Van Zandt County
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- Grand Saline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Springs is located in Van Zandt County
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- Martins Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
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- Mars
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mars is located in Van Zandt County
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- Redland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Redland is located in Van Zandt County
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- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tundra
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Denman Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Denman Crossroads is located in Van Zandt County
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- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson is located in Van Zandt County
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- Wallace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wallace is located in Van Zandt County
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- Edgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Small
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Small is located in Van Zandt County
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- Phalba
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Phalba is located in Van Zandt County
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- Whitton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Whitton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Cana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cana is located in Van Zandt County
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- Scott
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scott is located in Van Zandt County
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- Watkins
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Watkins is located in Van Zandt County
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- Elwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Elwood is located in Van Zandt County
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- Wise
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
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- Roddy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Roddy is located in Van Zandt County
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- Wills Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Odom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Odom is located in Van Zandt County
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- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Van Zandt County
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- Alsa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alsa is located in Van Zandt County
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- Henderson County
- County Website: https://www.henderson-county.com/
- County Seat for Henderson: Athens
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Van ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Van.
- Brownsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Opelika is located in Henderson County
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- Union Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Henderson County
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- Evelyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evelyn is located in Henderson County
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- Sumer Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sumer Hill is located in Henderson County
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- Chandler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Murchison
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- New Hope is located in Henderson County
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- Antioch
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Henderson County
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- Leagueville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Henderson County
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- Big Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Rock is located in Henderson County
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- Moore Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moore Station is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- New York
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- New York is located in Henderson County
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- Baxter
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
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- Athens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pickens is located in Henderson County
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- Stockard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stockard is located in Henderson County
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- Eustace
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fincastle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fincastle is located in Henderson County
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- Pauline
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pauline is located in Henderson County
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- LaRue
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Dauphin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dauphin is located in Henderson County
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- Virginia Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Virginia Hill is located in Henderson County
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- Crescent Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County
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- Poynor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Log Cabin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Hopkins County
- Kaufman County
- County Website: https://www.kaufmancounty.net/
- County Seat for Kaufman: Kaufman
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- Nearest Communities to Van ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Van.
- Cedarvale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cedarvale is located in Kaufman County
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- Prairieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hiram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hiram is located in Kaufman County
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- Cobb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Kaufman County
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- Mabank
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kaufman County
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- Rains County
- County Website: https://www.co.rains.tx.us/
- County Seat for Rains: Emory
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Van ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Van.
- Bellview
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bellview is located in Rains County
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- Colony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Rains County
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- Bright Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bright Star is located in Rains County
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- Willow Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Willow Springs is located in Rains County
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- Dunbar
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar is located in Rains County
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- Ginger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ginger is located in Rains County
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- Rocky Point Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point Center is located in Rains County
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- Hogansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hogansville is located in Rains County
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- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Rains County
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- Emory
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Flats
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Rains County
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- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Rains County
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- Shotgun Crossing
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shotgun Crossing is located in Rains County
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- Woosley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woosley is located in Rains County
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- Poole
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Poole is located in Rains County
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- Hermits Cove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hermits Cove is located in Rains County
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- Dougherty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dougherty is located in Rains County
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- Smith County
- County Website: https://www.smith-county.com/
- County Seat for Smith: Tyler
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Van ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Van.
- Garden Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Smith County
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- Hide-A-Way Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hide-A-Way Lake is located in Smith County
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- Hideaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Sylvan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sylvan is located in Smith County
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- New Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Harmony is located in Smith County
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- Wood Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wood Springs is located in Smith County
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- Lindale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thedford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thedford is located in Smith County
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- Swan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Sand Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sand Flat is located in Smith County
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- Red Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Smith County
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- Galilee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galilee is located in Smith County
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- Tyler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pine Springs is located in Smith County
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- Bostick
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Bostick is located in Smith County
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- Noonday
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Pine Trail Estates
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Trail Estates is located in Smith County
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- Owentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Owentown is located in Smith County
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- Gresham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
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- Winona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Dogwood City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
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- Elberta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elberta is located in Smith County
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- Flint
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bascom is located in Smith County
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- Copeland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland is located in Smith County
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- Chapel Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
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- Teaselville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Starrville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waters Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Waters Bluff is located in Smith County
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- New Hope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Smith County
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- Wood County
- County Website: https://www.mywoodcounty.com/
- County Seat for Wood: Quitman
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Van ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Van.
- Ben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ben is located in Wood County
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- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Mineola is located in Wood County
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- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Wood County
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- Hoard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hoard is located in Wood County
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- Calvary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Calvary is located in Wood County
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- Alba
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Crow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Crow is located in Wood County
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- Fada
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fada is located in Wood County
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- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Wood County
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- Hainesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Quitman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Angler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Angler is located in Wood County
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- Fouke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fouke is located in Wood County
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- Gunter
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gunter is located in Wood County
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- Forest Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gamblin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Gamblin is located in Wood County
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- Pine Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbreth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gilbreth is located in Wood County
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- Oak Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Wood County
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- Yantis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Point is located in Wood County
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- Little Hope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hope is located in Wood County
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- Coke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Van) 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. |
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