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Nearest Communities to Wilhelm,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 west 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 Wilhelm.<1>

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


Wilhelm is located in Carson County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carson County: Armstrong, Donley, Gray, Hutchinson, Moore, Potter, Randall & Roberts.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wilhelm. Of these communities, 41 are located in counties other than Carson 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 Wilhelm (which is Carson 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 Wilhelm

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

  • Carson County   (where Wilhelm resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.carson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Carson:   Panhandle
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wilhelm   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wilhelm.
      • Deal
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Deal is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
      • McBride
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • McBride is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • Pomeroy
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Pomeroy is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
      • Masterson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Masterson is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
      • Hillard
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Hillard is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillard
      • Abell
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Abell is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
      • Lee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Lee is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
      • Panhandle
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cuyler
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Cuyler is located in Carson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyler
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        • Yarnall
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Yarnall is located in Carson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnall
        • Cargray
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Cargray is located in Carson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargray
        • Skellytown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • White Deer
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Conway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Conway is located in Carson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
        • Lark
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Lark is located in Carson County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
  • Armstrong County
  • Gray County
  • Hutchinson County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.hutchinson.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Hutchinson:   Stinnett
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wilhelm   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wilhelm.
      • Fritch
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Fritch is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritch
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fritch <3>
      • Bunavista
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bunavista is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunavista
      • Philrich
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Philrich is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philrich
      • Sanford
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Borger
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Borger is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borger
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,225 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borger <3>
      • Oil City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Electric City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Electric City is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric City
      • Phillips
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Phillips is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Texroy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Texroy is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texroy
      • Stekoll Camp
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Stekoll Camp is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stekoll Camp
      • Stinnett
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Dial
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Dial is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
      • Plemons ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Plemons is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plemons
      • Pringle
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
  • Moore County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.moore.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Moore:   Dumas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wilhelm   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wilhelm.
      • Exell
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Exell is located in Moore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exell
      • Masterson
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Masterson is located in Moore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson
      • Four Way
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Four Way is located in Moore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Way
      • Bautista
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Bautista is located in Moore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bautista
      • Stallwitz Lake
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Stallwitz Lake is located in Moore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallwitz Lake
  • Potter County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.potter.tx.us/
    • County Seat for Potter:   Amarillo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wilhelm   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wilhelm.
      • Chunky
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Chunky is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunky
      • Gluck
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Gluck is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gluck
      • Puente
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Puente is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puente
      • Saint Francis
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Saint Francis is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
      • Marsh
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Marsh is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh
      • Juilliard
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Juilliard is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juilliard
      • Mayer
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Mayer is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayer
      • Folsom
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Folsom is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
      • Pullman
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Pullman is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
      • Pleasant Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Pleasant Valley is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Dumas Junction
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Dumas Junction is located in Potter County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Junction
      • Amarillo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
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        • Cliffside
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Cliffside is located in Potter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
        • Bishop Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Bishop Hills is located in Potter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Hills
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
        • Gentry
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Gentry is located in Potter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
        • Boden
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Boden is located in Potter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boden
        • Soncy
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Ady
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Ady is located in Potter County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ady

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wilhelm) 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.