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Nearest Communities to Dusk File,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Dusk File.<1>

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


Dusk File is located in Maricopa County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maricopa County: Gila, La Paz, Pima, Pinal, Yavapai & Yuma.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 469 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Dusk File. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Maricopa 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 Dusk File (which is Maricopa 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 Dusk File

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

  • Maricopa County   (where Dusk File resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Maricopa County, we have limited the list to those within 8 miles [12.9 km]<1> of Dusk File (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.maricopa.gov/
    • County Seat for Maricopa:   Phoenix
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dusk File   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dusk File.
      • Tempe Royal Palms
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Tempe Royal Palms is located in Maricopa County
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      • Continental Tempe
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Continental Tempe is located in Maricopa County
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      • Renaissance
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Renaissance is located in Maricopa County
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      • Heatherbrook
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Heatherbrook is located in Maricopa County
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      • The Lakes
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • The Lakes is located in Maricopa County
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      • The Landings
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • The Landings is located in Maricopa County
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      • Los Tesoros
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Los Tesoros is located in Maricopa County
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      • Alta Mira
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Alta Mira is located in Maricopa County
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      • Estates La Colina
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Estates La Colina is located in Maricopa County
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      • Orangetree
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Orangetree is located in Maricopa County
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      • Raintree
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Raintree is located in Maricopa County
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      • Kyrene
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Kyrene is located in Maricopa County
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        • Helena
          (Less than 2 miles to the west)
          • Helena is located in Maricopa County
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        • Amberwood
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Amberwood is located in Maricopa County
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        • Bridgeport
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Bridgeport is located in Maricopa County
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        • Quail Place
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Quail Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Silvergate II
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Silvergate II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodglen
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Woodglen is located in Maricopa County
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        • McClintock Manor
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
          • McClintock Manor is located in Maricopa County
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        • Dobson Ranch
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Dobson Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Dobson Shores
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Dobson Shores is located in Maricopa County
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        • Knoell East
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Knoell East is located in Maricopa County
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        • Guadalupe
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Peterson ‑ Historic
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Peterson is located in Maricopa County
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        • Corona Village
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
          • Corona Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pepperwood
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
          • Pepperwood is located in Maricopa County
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        • Canyon Run
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Canyon Run is located in Maricopa County
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        • Central Ridge
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Central Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Silvergate Trails
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Silvergate Trails is located in Maricopa County
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        • Tiburon
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Tiburon is located in Maricopa County
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        • Prado del Sol
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Prado del Sol is located in Maricopa County
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        • Village of Gila Springs
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Brighton Place
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Brighton Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Casa Linda
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Casa Linda is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cloverleaf
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Cloverleaf is located in Maricopa County
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        • Marlborough Mesa
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Marlborough Mesa is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mission Valley
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Mission Valley is located in Maricopa County
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        • San Carlos
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • San Carlos is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sun Tech
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Sun Tech is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunridge IV
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Sunridge IV is located in Maricopa County
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        • Warner Park
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Warner Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Womack East
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Womack East is located in Maricopa County
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        • Keats Crossing
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Keats Crossing is located in Maricopa County
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        • Legante Paseo
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Legante Paseo is located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodcreek
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodcreek is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Pointe at South Mountain
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Glenview Estates
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
          • Glenview Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Hightown
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
          • Hightown is located in Maricopa County
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        • Suncrest Villas Chandler
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Home Place
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
          • The Home Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Crestview
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Crestview is located in Maricopa County
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        • West Chandler
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • West Chandler is located in Maricopa County
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        • Ahwatukee
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Ahwatukee is located in Maricopa County
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        • Burgundy Hill
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Burgundy Hill is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cambridge Heights
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Cambridge Heights is located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Villas
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Desert Villas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Amberwood II
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Amberwood II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cedar Ridge
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Cedar Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Esplanada
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Esplanada is located in Maricopa County
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        • Falfa
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Falfa is located in Maricopa County
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        • New Horizons
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • New Horizons is located in Maricopa County
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        • Stonegate Crossing
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Stonegate Crossing is located in Maricopa County
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        • Vista Alegre
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
          • Vista Alegre is located in Maricopa County
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        • Normal Junction
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Normal Junction is located in Maricopa County
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        • Tempe Junction
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • Tempe Junction is located in Maricopa County
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        • Parkview Mesa
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Parkview Mesa is located in Maricopa County
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        • Contempo Tempe
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Contempo Tempe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Parkside
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Parkside is located in Maricopa County
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        • Tremaine
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Tremaine is located in Maricopa County
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        • Tempe Cascade
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Tempe Cascade is located in Maricopa County
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        • Tempe
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Tempe is located in Maricopa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,402 people
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        • Alma Gardens
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Alma Gardens is located in Maricopa County
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        • McQueen
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • McQueen is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sagewood
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Sagewood is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cimarron
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Cimarron is located in Maricopa County
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        • Chandler
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Wonder Rift
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Wonder Rift is located in Maricopa County
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        • Marlborough Park
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Marlborough Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Patrick Park
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Patrick Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Haciendas
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • The Haciendas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pozo
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pozo is located in Maricopa County
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        • Breckenridge Manor
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Breckenridge Manor is located in Maricopa County
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        • Gilbert
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Hacienda Solano Park
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Hacienda Solano Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Kingsgate
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Kingsgate is located in Maricopa County
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        • Nortons Corner
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Nortons Corner is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sonora
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Sunview
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Sunview is located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodbridge Crossing
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Woodbridge Crossing is located in Maricopa County
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        • Papago Peaks Village
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Papago Peaks Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Shadow Mountain Village Scottsdale
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Trails III
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • The Trails III is located in Maricopa County
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        • Wheel Inn Ranch
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Wheel Inn Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mesa
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Mesa is located in Maricopa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
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        • Minnesota Court
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Minnesota Court is located in Maricopa County
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        • Tovrea
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Tovrea is located in Maricopa County
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        • Colonial Coronita
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Colonial Coronita is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho de Chandler
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho de Chandler is located in Maricopa County
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        • Citrus Hills
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Citrus Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Knoell Mesa
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Knoell Mesa is located in Maricopa County
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        • Suncrest Villas Mesa
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Suncrest Villas Mesa is located in Maricopa County
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        • Salt River
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Salt River is located in Maricopa County
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        • Fuller Ranch
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Fuller Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Hohokam Village
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Hohokam Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mesa Patios
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Mesa Patios is located in Maricopa County
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        • Summer Place Trails
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Summer Place Trails is located in Maricopa County
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        • Summer Place Village
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Summer Place Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Summerplace Green
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Summerplace Green is located in Maricopa County
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        • Hamilton Corner
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Hamilton Corner is located in Maricopa County
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        • Ocotillo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Ocotillo is located in Maricopa County
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        • La Montana del Sur
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • La Montana del Sur is located in Maricopa County
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        • Villa Monte Vista
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Villa Monte Vista is located in Maricopa County
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  • Pinal County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinal.gov/
    • County Seat for Pinal:   Florence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Dusk File   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Dusk File.
      • Snaketown
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Snaketown is located in Pinal County
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      • Santan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Santan is located in Pinal County
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      • Bapchule
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Stotonic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
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        • Stotonic has also been known as:
        • Stetonic
        • Stotonik
      • Sweetwater
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
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      • Sacate
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Sacate is located in Pinal County
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      • Casa Blanca
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
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      • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Maricopa Wells is located in Pinal County
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      • Santa Cruz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
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      • South Santan
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • South Santan is located in Pinal County
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      • Maricopa
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Sacaton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
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        • Palm Springs
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Palm Springs is located in Pinal County
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        • Cottonwood
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Cottonwood is located in Pinal County
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        • Olberg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Olberg is located in Pinal County
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        • Heaton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Heaton is located in Pinal County
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        • Ak-Chin Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Ak-Chin Village is located in Pinal County
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        • Ak Chin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Ak Chin is located in Pinal County
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        • Burns
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Burns is located in Pinal County
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        • Sacaton Flats
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Sacaton Flats is located in Pinal County
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        • Goldfield ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Goldfield is located in Pinal County
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        • Youngberg
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
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        • Enid
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Enid is located in Pinal County
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        • Bon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bon is located in Pinal County
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        • Gold Canyon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Magma
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Magma is located in Pinal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magma
        • Blackwater
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater

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- Dusk File) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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