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Nearest Communities to Vealmoor,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Keep in mind 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.

Vealmoor is located in Howard County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Borden, Dawson, Glasscock, Martin, Midland, Mitchell, Scurry & Sterling.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 44 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vealmoor. Of these communities, 29 are located in counties other than Howard 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 Vealmoor (which is Howard 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 Vealmoor

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

  • Howard County   (where Vealmoor resides)
    • County Seat for Howard:   Big Spring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vealmoor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vealmoor.
      • Luther
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
        • Luther is located in Howard County
      • Knott
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
        • Knott is located in Howard County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knott <4>
      • Fairview
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • 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 Howard County
      • Ziler
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
        • Ziler is located in Howard County
      • Vincent
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
        • Vincent is located in Howard County
      • Big Spring
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
        • Big Spring is located in Howard County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,077 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Spring <4>
      • Midway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Howard County
      • Sand Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
        • Sand Springs is located in Howard County
      • Webb Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
        • Webb Village is located in Howard County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Coahoma
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Morita
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morita
          • Morita is located in Howard County
        • South Haven
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
          • South Haven is located in Howard County
        • Elbow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
          • Elbow is located in Howard County
        • Lomax
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lomax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
          • Lomax is located in Howard County
        • Forsan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsan
          • Forsan is located in Howard County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsan <4>
  • Borden County
    • County Seat for Borden:   Gail
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vealmoor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vealmoor.
      • Gail
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Mesquite ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
        • Mesquite is located in Borden County
      • Plains
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
        • Plains is located in Borden County
  • Dawson County
    • County Seat for Dawson:   Lamesa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vealmoor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vealmoor.
      • Ackerly
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ackerly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerly
        • Ackerly is located in Dawson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerly <4>
      • Midway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Dawson County
      • Sparenberg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Key
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Key have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
        • Key is located in Dawson County
      • Fivemile
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
        • Fivemile is located in Dawson County
      • Tenmile
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile
        • Tenmile is located in Dawson County
      • Klondike
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klondike have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
        • Klondike is located in Dawson County
      • Los Ybanez
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ybanez have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ybanez
        • Los Ybanez is located in Dawson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
      • Hancock
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hancock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
        • Hancock is located in Dawson County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Lamesa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Patricia
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricia
          • Patricia is located in Dawson County
        • Friendship
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
          • Friendship is located in Dawson County
        • Arvana
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arvana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvana
          • Arvana is located in Dawson County
        • Hindman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hindman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindman
          • Hindman is located in Dawson County
        • Union
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
          • Union is located in Dawson County
  • Martin County
    • County Seat for Martin:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vealmoor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vealmoor.
      • Brown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
        • Brown is located in Martin County
      • Flower Grove
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Grove
        • Flower Grove is located in Martin County
      • Merrick
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
        • Merrick is located in Martin County
      • Lenorah
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenorah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenorah
        • Lenorah is located in Martin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenorah <4>
      • Three Leagues
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Leagues have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Leagues
        • Three Leagues is located in Martin County
      • Grady
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
        • Grady is located in Martin County
      • Tarzan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
        • Tarzan is located in Martin County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <4>
      • Stanton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mitchell County
  • Scurry County
    • County Seat for Scurry:   Snyder
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vealmoor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vealmoor.
      • Knapp
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
        • Knapp is located in Scurry County
      • Arah
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arah
        • Arah is located in Scurry County

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 from Point A (ie- Vealmoor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vealmoor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5216, Longitude: -101.5695    
<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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