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Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Wheeler Springs.<1>

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


Wheeler Springs is located in Houston County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 132 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wheeler Springs. Of these communities, 68 are located in counties other than Houston 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 Wheeler Springs (which is Houston 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 Wheeler Springs

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

  • Houston County   (where Wheeler Springs resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.houston.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Houston:   Crockett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Springs.
      • Halls Bluff
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Halls Bluff is located in Houston County
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      • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
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      • Reynard
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Reynard is located in Houston County
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      • Coonskin Crossing
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Coonskin Crossing is located in Houston County
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      • Porter Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
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      • Oldham
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Oldham is located in Houston County
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      • El Caney
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • El Caney is located in Houston County
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      • Hays Spring
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hays Spring is located in Houston County
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      • Cooper
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cooper is located in Houston County
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      • Latexo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Crockett
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Nottingham Woods
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Nottingham Woods is located in Houston County
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        • Grapeland
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Ash
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Ash is located in Houston County
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        • Austonio
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Austonio is located in Houston County
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        • Union Crossing
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Union Crossing is located in Houston County
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        • Cut
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cut is located in Houston County
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        • Druso
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Druso is located in Houston County
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        • Refuge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Refuge is located in Houston County
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        • Mapleton
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Mapleton is located in Houston County
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        • Pearsons Chapel
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Pearsons Chapel is located in Houston County
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        • Lone Pine
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lone Pine is located in Houston County
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        • Germany
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Germany is located in Houston County
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        • San Pedro
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • San Pedro is located in Houston County
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        • Percilla
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Percilla is located in Houston County
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        • Sand Ridge
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Sand Ridge is located in Houston County
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        • Vistula
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Vistula is located in Houston County
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        • Hopewell
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Hopewell is located in Houston County
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        • Berea
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Berea is located in Houston County
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        • Hickory Creek
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
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        • Belott
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Belott is located in Houston County
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        • Post Oak
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Post Oak is located in Houston County
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        • Lovelady
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Arbor
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Arbor is located in Houston County
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        • Augusta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Augusta is located in Houston County
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        • Glover ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Glover is located in Houston County
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        • Waneta
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Waneta is located in Houston County
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        • Antioch ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Antioch is located in Houston County
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        • Center Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Center Grove is located in Houston County
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        • Shady Grove
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Shady Grove is located in Houston County
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        • Smith Grove
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Smith Grove is located in Houston County
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        • Center Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Center Hill is located in Houston County
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        • Hydes Ferry
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Hydes Ferry is located in Houston County
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        • Sorghumville
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Sorghumville is located in Houston County
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        • Bobbittville ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Bobbittville is located in Houston County
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        • Liberty Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Liberty Hill is located in Houston County
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        • Weldon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Weldon is located in Houston County
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        • Fodice
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Fodice is located in Houston County
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        • Creath
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Creath is located in Houston County
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        • Harrison Town
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
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        • Holly
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Holly is located in Houston County
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        • Plainview
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Plainview is located in Houston County
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        • Bodenhamer Ferry
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Bodenhamer Ferry is located in Houston County
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        • Burrantown
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Burrantown is located in Houston County
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        • Kennard
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Tadmor
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Tadmor is located in Houston County
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        • Weches
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Weches is located in Houston County
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        • State Ferry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • State Ferry is located in Houston County
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        • Allen Chapel
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Allen Chapel is located in Houston County
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        • Colthorp
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Colthorp is located in Houston County
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        • Fog Town
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Fog Town is located in Houston County
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        • Ratcliff
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Easley Chapel
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Easley Chapel is located in Houston County
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        • Calhoun Ferry
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Calhoun Ferry is located in Houston County
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  • Anderson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.anderson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Anderson:   Palestine
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Springs.
      • Salmon
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Salmon is located in Anderson County
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      • Elkhart
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Assembly
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
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      • Mound City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Mound City is located in Anderson County
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      • Cronin
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Cronin is located in Anderson County
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      • Slocum
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Slocum is located in Anderson County
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      • Long Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
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      • Tucker
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Tucker is located in Anderson County
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      • Alderbranch
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
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      • Deanwright
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
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      • Crystal Lake
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
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      • Kossuth
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
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        • Palestine
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Harmony
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Harmony is located in Anderson County
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        • Jarvis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
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        • Wells Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
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        • Herring
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Herring is located in Anderson County
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  • Freestone County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.freestone.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Freestone:   Fairfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Springs.
      • Oakwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Butler
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Butler is located in Freestone County
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      • Plum Creek
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Plum Creek is located in Freestone County
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      • Concord
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Concord is located in Freestone County
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      • Red Lake
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Red Lake is located in Freestone County
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      • Lanely
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Lanely is located in Freestone County
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      • Marshy Springs
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Marshy Springs is located in Freestone County
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  • Leon County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.leon.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Leon:   Centerville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Springs.
      • Malvern
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Malvern is located in Leon County
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      • Nineveh
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Nineveh is located in Leon County
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      • Saint Paul
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Saint Paul is located in Leon County
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      • Eunice
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Eunice is located in Leon County
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      • Hopewell
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Hopewell is located in Leon County
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      • Russell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Russell is located in Leon County
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      • Centerview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Centerview is located in Leon County
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      • Timesville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Timesville is located in Leon County
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      • Sand Flats
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sand Flats is located in Leon County
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      • Guys Store
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Guys Store is located in Leon County
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      • Flo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Flo is located in Leon County
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      • Pleasant Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Pleasant Springs is located in Leon County
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        • Middleton
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Middleton is located in Leon County
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        • Midway
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Midway is located in Leon County
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        • Keechi
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Keechi is located in Leon County
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        • Pleasant Ridge
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Pleasant Ridge is located in Leon County
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        • Spillers Store
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Spillers Store is located in Leon County
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        • Centerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Corinth
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Corinth is located in Leon County
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        • Leona
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Redland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Redland is located in Leon County
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        • Spring Seat
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Spring Seat is located in Leon County
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        • Buffalo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • North Salem
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • North Salem is located in Leon County
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        • Cross Roads
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cross Roads is located in Leon County
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        • South Salem
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • South Salem is located in Leon County
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        • Friendship
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Friendship is located in Leon County
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        • Jewett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Robbins
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Robbins is located in Leon County
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        • Concord
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Margie
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Margie is located in Leon County
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  • Madison County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.madison.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Madison:   Madisonville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Springs.
      • Antioch
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Antioch is located in Madison County
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      • Old Elwood
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Old Elwood is located in Madison County
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      • Dingerville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Dingerville is located in Madison County
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      • Elwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Elwood is located in Madison County
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      • Midway
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cross Roads
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Cross Roads is located in Madison County
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      • Connor
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Connor is located in Madison County
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      • Jenkins
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jenkins is located in Madison County
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  • Trinity County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.trinity.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Trinity:   Groveton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wheeler Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wheeler Springs.
      • Red Branch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Red Branch is located in Trinity County
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      • Pennington
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Friendship
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Friendship is located in Trinity County
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      • Friday
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Friday is located in Trinity County
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  • Walker 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wheeler Springs) 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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