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Nearest Communities to Polvo,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Polvo.<1>

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


Polvo is located in Pima County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pima County: Cochise, Graham, Maricopa, Pinal, Santa Cruz & Yuma.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Polvo. Of these communities, 6 are located in counties other than Pima 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 Polvo (which is Pima 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 Polvo

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

  • Pima County   (where Polvo resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.pima.gov/
    • County Seat for Pima:   Tucson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polvo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polvo.
      • Pueblo Gardens
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Pueblo Gardens is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo Gardens
      • Vandenberg Village
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Vandenberg Village is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
      • Craycroft
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Craycroft is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craycroft
      • Tucson
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Tucson is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 553,571 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucson <3>
      • Drexel - Alvernon
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Drexel - Alvernon is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel - Alvernon
      • South Tucson
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • South Tucson is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tucson
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,742 people
      • Kingston Knolls Terrace
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Polo Village
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Polo Village is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo Village
      • Littletown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Littletown is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
      • Emery Park
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Emery Park is also located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Park
      • Rolling Hills Country Club Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tucson Country Club Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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        • El Rio
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • El Rio is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rio
        • Rankin
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rankin is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
        • Wilmot
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wilmot is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
        • Indian Ridge Estates
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Indian Ridge Estates is also located in Pima County
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        • Amphitheater
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Amphitheater is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amphitheater
        • Pascua Yaqui Indian Village
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Catalina Foothills
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
          • Catalina Foothills is also located in Pima County
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        • Drexel Heights
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Drexel Heights is also located in Pima County
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        • Rancho de Martinez
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Rancho de Martinez is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho de Martinez
        • Oracle Foothills Estates
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Stockham
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Stockham is also located in Pima County
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        • Summit
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Summit is also located in Pima County
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        • Skyline Bel Aire Estates
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Valley View
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Valley View is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
        • Flowing Wells
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Flowing Wells is also located in Pima County
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        • Tanque Verde
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Tanque Verde is also located in Pima County
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        • Casas Adobes
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jaynes
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Jaynes is also located in Pima County
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        • Esmond
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Esmond is also located in Pima County
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        • Tucson Estates
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Tucson Estates is also located in Pima County
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        • Orange Grove Estates
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Orange Grove Estates is also located in Pima County
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        • Kino
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Kino is also located in Pima County
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        • Tucson National Estates
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Old Tucson
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Old Tucson is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tucson
        • Oro Valley
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Cortaro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Tortolita
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • East Sahuarita
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • East Sahuarita is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sahuarita
        • Sahuarita Heights
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Sahuarita Heights is also located in Pima County
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        • Duval
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Duval is also located in Pima County
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        • Corona de Tucson
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Corona de Tucson is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona de Tucson
        • Whitetail
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitetail is also located in Pima County
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        • Willow Canyon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Willow Canyon is also located in Pima County
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        • Sahuarita
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Mountain View
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Mountain View is also located in Pima County
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        • New Tucson
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • New Tucson is also located in Pima County
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        • Vail
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • San Xavier
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • San Xavier is also located in Pima County
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        • Mount Lemmon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Soldier Camp
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Soldier Camp is also located in Pima County
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        • Summerhaven
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Summerhaven is also located in Pima County
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        • Loma Linda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Loma Linda is also located in Pima County
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        • Avra
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Avra is also located in Pima County
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        • Catalina
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Rillito
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Twin Buttes ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Buttes was located in Pima County
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        • Picture Rocks
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Picture Rocks is also located in Pima County
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        • Continental ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Continental was located in Pima County
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        • Green Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Helvetia ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Helvetia was located in Pima County
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        • Harrington Place ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Harrington Place was located in Pima County
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        • Pantano
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Pantano is also located in Pima County
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        • Corner Windmill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Corner Windmill is also located in Pima County
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        • Robles Junction
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Robles Junction is also located in Pima County
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        • Three Points
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Three Points is also located in Pima County
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        • Marana
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Marana is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marana
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,306 people
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        • Nelson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Nelson is also located in Pima County
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        • Rosemont Camp
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rosemont Camp is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Camp
        • Rosemont Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Rosemont Junction is also located in Pima County
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        • Diamond Bell Ranch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Diamond Bell Ranch is also located in Pima County
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        • Redington ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Redington was located in Pima County
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        • Avra Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Avra Valley is also located in Pima County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avra Valley
        • Dobson
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Dobson is also located in Pima County
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        • Naviska
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Naviska is also located in Pima County
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        • Greaterville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Greaterville was located in Pima County
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  • Pinal County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinal.gov/
    • County Seat for Pinal:   Florence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Polvo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Polvo.
      • Oracle Junction
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Oracle Junction is located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oracle Junction
      • Campo Bonito ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Campo Bonito was located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campo Bonito
      • Casa del Oro
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Casa del Oro is located in Pinal County
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      • Highjinks
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Highjinks is located in Pinal County
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      • Oracle
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Nariska
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Nariska is located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nariska

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- Polvo) 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.