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Nearest Communities to Vega,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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 from Vega.<1>

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

Vega is located in Oldham County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oldham County: Quay (NM), Deaf Smith, Hartley, Moore & Potter.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 31 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vega. Of these communities, 18 are located in counties other than Oldham 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 Vega (which is Oldham 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 Vega

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

  • Oldham County   (where Vega resides)
    • County Seat for Oldham:   Vega
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vega   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vega.
      • Everett
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
        • Everett is located in Oldham County
      • Landergin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landergin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landergin
        • Landergin is located in Oldham County
      • Wildorado
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildorado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildorado
        • Wildorado is located in Oldham County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildorado <4>
      • Adrian
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adrian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
        • Adrian is located in Oldham County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adrian <4>
      • Wimberly Place
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimberly Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberly Place
        • Wimberly Place is located in Oldham County
      • Gruhlkey
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruhlkey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruhlkey
        • Gruhlkey is located in Oldham County
      • Hollicott Crossing
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollicott Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollicott Crossing
        • Hollicott Crossing is located in Oldham County
      • Tascosa ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tascosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tascosa
        • Tascosa is located in Oldham County
      • Old Farm Crossing
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Farm Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Crossing
        • Old Farm Crossing is located in Oldham County
      • Strip Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strip Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip Crossing
        • Strip Crossing is located in Oldham County
      • Partwood Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Partwood Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partwood Crossing
        • Partwood Crossing is located in Oldham County
      • Boise ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise
        • Boise is located in Oldham County
      • Murdo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murdo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdo
        • Murdo is located in Oldham County
  • Deaf Smith County
    • County Seat for Deaf Smith:   Hereford
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vega   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vega.
      • Ford
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
        • Ford is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Milo Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milo Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Center
        • Milo Center is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Simms
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
        • Simms is located in Deaf Smith County
      • La Plata ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Plata. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
        • La Plata is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Dawn
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
        • Dawn is located in Deaf Smith County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dawn <4>
      • Joel
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
        • Joel is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Hereford
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Westway
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
        • Westway is located in Deaf Smith County
      • Walcott
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walcott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
        • Walcott is located in Deaf Smith County
  • Hartley County
  • Potter County
    • County Website:   www.co.potter.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Potter:   Amarillo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vega   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vega.
      • Bushland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushland
        • Bushland is located in Potter County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushland <4>
      • Ady
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ady
        • Ady is located in Potter County
      • Boden
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
        • Boden is located in Potter County
      • Gentry
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gentry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
        • Gentry is located in Potter County
      • Bishop Hills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
        • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Cliffside
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
        • Cliffside is located in Potter County
      • Soncy
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Randall County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vega) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vega. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2457, Longitude: -102.4262       In this case, the coordinates for Vega have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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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