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Nearest Communities to Williams,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Keep in mind 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.

Williams is located in Brown County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Brown County: Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, McCulloch, Mills & San Saba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 78 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Williams. Of these communities, 54 are located in counties other than Brown 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 Williams (which is Brown 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 Williams

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

  • Brown County   (where Williams resides)
    • County Seat for Brown:   Brownwood
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
      • May
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
        • May is located in Brown County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for May <4>
      • Cross Cut
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cut
        • Cross Cut is located in Brown County
      • Byrds
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds
        • Byrds is located in Brown County
      • Holder
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holder have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
        • Holder is located in Brown County
      • Lake Brownwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Brownwood
        • Lake Brownwood is located in Brown County
      • Grosvenor
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosvenor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosvenor
        • Grosvenor is located in Brown County
      • Lake Shore
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
        • Lake Shore is located in Brown County
      • Owens
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens
        • Owens is located in Brown County
      • Shamrock Shores
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
        • Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
      • Blackwell Crossing
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Crossing
        • Blackwell Crossing is located in Brown County
      • Thrifty
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thrifty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
        • Thrifty is located in Brown County
      • Fry ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
        • Fry is located in Brown County
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • Delaware Junction
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
          • Delaware Junction is located in Brown County
        • Early
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Blanket
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Bluff View
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff View
          • Bluff View is located in Brown County
        • Brownwood
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownwood
          • Brownwood is located in Brown County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,208 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownwood <4>
        • Bangs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
          • Bangs is located in Brown County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <4>
        • Ricker ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricker
          • Ricker is located in Brown County
        • Antioch
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antioch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
          • Antioch is located in Brown County
        • Woodland Heights
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Heights
          • Woodland Heights is located in Brown County
        • Dalzell
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalzell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
          • Dalzell is located in Brown County
        • Tenmile Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
          • Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County
        • Zephyr
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Callahan County
    • County Seat for Callahan:   Baird
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
      • Cross Plains
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottonwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Cottonwood is located in Callahan County
      • Atwell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwell
        • Atwell is located in Callahan County
      • Rowden
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowden
        • Rowden is located in Callahan County
      • Admiral
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Admiral have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
        • Admiral is located in Callahan County
      • Putnam
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Belle Plain ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belle Plain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Plain
        • Belle Plain is located in Callahan County
      • Jayell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jayell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayell
        • Jayell is located in Callahan County
  • Coleman County
    • County Seat for Coleman:   Coleman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
      • Burkett
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Webbville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webbville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
        • Webbville is located in Coleman County
      • Echo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Echo is located in Coleman County
      • Buffalo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
        • Buffalo is located in Coleman County
      • Liberty
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Coleman County
      • Obregon
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obregon
        • Obregon is located in Coleman County
      • San Angelo Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Angelo Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Angelo Junction
        • San Angelo Junction is located in Coleman County
      • Santa Anna
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cleveland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
        • Cleveland is located in Coleman County
      • Coleman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamrick
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamrick
        • Hamrick is located in Coleman County
  • Comanche County
    • County Seat for Comanche:   Comanche
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
      • Amity
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
        • Amity is located in Comanche County
      • Sipe Springs
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
        • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
      • Stag Creek
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stag Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stag Creek
        • Stag Creek is located in Comanche County
      • Sidney
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sidney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
        • Sidney is located in Comanche County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
      • Beattie
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beattie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
        • Beattie is located in Comanche County
      • Watson
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
        • Watson is located in Comanche County
      • Duster
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
        • Duster is located in Comanche County
      • Comanche
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Gartman View
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gartman View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gartman View
        • Gartman View is located in Comanche County
      • Rucker
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
        • Rucker is located in Comanche County
      • Downing
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
        • Downing is located in Comanche County
      • Vandyke
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandyke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
        • Vandyke is located in Comanche County
      • De Leon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Eastland County
    • County Website:   www.eastlandcountytexas.com/
    • County Seat for Eastland:   Eastland
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Williams   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Williams.
      • Rising Star
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pioneer
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
        • Pioneer is located in Eastland County
      • Chuckville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chuckville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
        • Chuckville is located in Eastland County
      • Branton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton
        • Branton is located in Eastland County
      • Union Center
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
        • Union Center is located in Eastland County
      • Okra
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okra
        • Okra is located in Eastland County
      • Sabanno
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabanno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabanno
        • Sabanno is located in Eastland County
      • Mountain Top
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Top have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
        • Mountain Top is located in Eastland County
      • Romney
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
        • Romney is located in Eastland County
      • Nimrod ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
        • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Pleasant Hill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
      • Scranton
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scranton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Scranton is located in Eastland County
      • Continue List   (10 more) ...
        • Carbon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
          • Carbon is located in Eastland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon <4>
        • Mitchell
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
          • Mitchell is located in Eastland County
        • Mangum ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mangum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
          • Mangum is located in Eastland County
        • Punkin Center
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
          • Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
        • Gorman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
          • Gorman is located in Eastland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorman <4>
        • Cisco
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
          • Cisco is located in Eastland County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <4>
        • Kokomo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
          • Kokomo is located in Eastland County
        • Ellison Springs ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Springs
          • Ellison Springs is located in Eastland County
        • Eastland
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Staff
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staff
          • Staff is located in Eastland 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Williams) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williams. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0213, Longitude: -99.0184       In this case, the coordinates for Williams 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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