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Nearest Communities to Vincent,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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

Vincent 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 41 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vincent. Of these communities, 26 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 Vincent (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 Vincent

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

  • Howard County   (where Vincent resides)
    • County Seat for Howard:   Big Spring
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincent   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincent.
      • Coahoma
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Luther
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
        • Luther is located in Howard County
      • Sand Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
        • Sand Springs is located in Howard County
      • Midway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Howard County
      • Ziler
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ziler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ziler
        • Ziler is located in Howard County
      • Fairview
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Fairview is located in Howard County
      • Vealmoor
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Big Spring
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
      • Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis Chalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
        • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Webb Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Village
          • Webb Village is located in Howard County
        • Knott
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
        • South Haven
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
          • South Haven is located in Howard County
        • Forsan
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forsan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
        • Ross City ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross City
          • Ross City is located in Howard County
        • Elbow
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
          • Elbow is located in Howard County
  • Borden County
  • Dawson County
  • Martin County
    • County Seat for Martin:   Stanton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincent   ...
      • Brown
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
        • Brown is located in Martin County
  • Mitchell County
    • County Seat for Mitchell:   Colorado City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincent   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincent.
      • Cuthbert ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuthbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthbert
        • Cuthbert is located in Mitchell County
      • Iatan
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Iatan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
        • Iatan is located in Mitchell County
      • Westbrook
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook
        • Westbrook is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbrook <3>
      • Buford
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
        • Buford is located in Mitchell County
      • Spade
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
        • Spade is located in Mitchell County
      • Colorado City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colorado City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado City
        • Colorado City is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,875 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado City <3>
      • Hyman
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman
        • Hyman is located in Mitchell County
      • Rodet
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodet
        • Rodet is located in Mitchell County
      • Valley View
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
        • Valley View is located in Mitchell County
      • Lowe
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
        • Lowe is located in Mitchell County
      • Loraine
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loraine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loraine
        • Loraine is located in Mitchell County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loraine <3>
  • Scurry County
    • County Seat for Scurry:   Snyder
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vincent   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vincent.
      • Knapp
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knapp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
        • Knapp is located in Scurry County
      • Ira
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
        • Ira is located in Scurry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ira <3>
      • Arah
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arah
        • Arah is located in Scurry County
      • Dunn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
        • Dunn is located in Scurry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <3>
      • Franklin Center
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Center
        • Franklin Center is located in Scurry County
      • Union
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Union is located in Scurry County
      • China Grove
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
        • China Grove is located in Scurry County
      • Snyder
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Brand
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
        • Brand is located in Scurry County
      • Fluvanna
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fluvanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluvanna
        • Fluvanna is located in Scurry County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fluvanna <3>
      • Dermott
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dermott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dermott
        • Dermott is located in Scurry County
      • Hermleigh
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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- Vincent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vincent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4818, Longitude: -101.2257       In this case, the coordinates for Vincent 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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