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Nearest Communities to Whitney,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town 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 from Whitney.<1>

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

Whitney is located in Hill County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hill County: Bosque, Ellis, Johnson, Limestone, McLennan & Navarro.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 123 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Whitney. Of these communities, 82 are located in counties other than Hill 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 Whitney (which is Hill 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 Whitney

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

  • Hill County   (where Whitney resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hill.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hill:   Hillsboro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Whitney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whitney.
      • Woodland Hills
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Woodland Hills is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Hills
      • Live Oak Resorts
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Live Oak Resorts is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Resorts
      • Prairie Valley
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
      • Peoria
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Huron ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Huron is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
      • Woodbury
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Woodbury is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
      • Vaughan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Vaughan is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
      • Grub Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Grub Hill is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grub Hill
      • Aquilla
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blanton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Blanton is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
      • Red Hill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Red Hill is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Lebanon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Lebanon is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Continue List   (29 more) ...
        • Hillsboro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Winslow
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Winslow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
        • Spivey Crossing
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Spivey Crossing is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spivey Crossing
        • Menlow
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Menlow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlow
        • Tyson
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mayfield
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Mayfield is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
        • Chatt
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Blum
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Woodrow
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Woodrow is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
        • Osceola
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Osceola is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
        • Lovelace
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Abbott
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Retreat
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Retreat is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
        • Covington
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Derden
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Derden is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derden
        • Itasca
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Bynum
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Lakenon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Lakenon is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenon
        • Carl's Corner
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
        • Mountain View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Mountain View is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
        • Midway
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Midway is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Brandon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Penelope
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Files Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Files Valley is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Files Valley
        • Birome
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Birome is located in Hill County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birome
        • Malone
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Mertens
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Irene
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Mount Calm
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bosque County
  • Coryell County
  • Ellis County
  • Johnson County
    • County Website:   https://www.johnsoncountytx.org/
    • County Seat for Johnson:   Cleburne
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Whitney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whitney.
      • Rio Vista
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Parker
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Highland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Highland is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Freeland
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Freeland is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
      • Grandview
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Lone Willow
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Lone Willow is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Willow
      • Antioch
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Antioch is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Cuba
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sand Flat
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Sand Flat is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
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        • Oak Hill
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Oak Hill is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
        • Cleburne
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Coyote Flats
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Bono
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lebanon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Lebanon is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
        • Keene
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Keene is located in Johnson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,588 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <3>
  • McLennan County
    • County Website:   https://www.mclennan.gov/
    • County Seat for McLennan:   Waco
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Whitney   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Whitney.
      • Rogers Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill
      • Tokio
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tokio is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokio
      • West
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • West is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <3>
      • Wiggins
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wiggins is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
      • Gholson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Patrick
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cottonwood
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
      • Ross
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Ross is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <3>
      • China Spring
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Rock Creek
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tours
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Caldwell Crossing
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Caldwell Crossing is located in McLennan County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Crossing
      • Continue List   (21 more) ...
        • Erath
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Erath is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erath
        • Valley View
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Valley View is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
        • Hoen
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Hoen is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoen
        • Eichelberger Crossing
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Eichelberger Crossing is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eichelberger Crossing
        • Elm Mott
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Leroy
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Bosqueville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Bannas Junction
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Bannas Junction is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannas Junction
        • Lacy - Lakeview
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Northcrest
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Northcrest is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
        • Ocaw
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Ocaw is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocaw
        • Ocee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Ocee is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocee
        • Speegleville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Willow Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
        • Bellmead
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Highland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Highland is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
        • Axtell
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Crawford
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Waco
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Windsor
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Windsor is located in McLennan County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
        • East Waco
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Navarro County
  • Somervell County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whitney) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.