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Nearest Communities to Rancho San Carlos,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Rancho San Carlos.<1>

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


Rancho San Carlos 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 463 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rancho San Carlos. Of these communities, 7 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 Rancho San Carlos (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 Rancho San Carlos

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

  • Maricopa County   (where Rancho San Carlos 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 Rancho San Carlos (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.maricopa.gov/
    • County Seat for Maricopa:   Phoenix
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rancho San Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rancho San Carlos.
      • Shadow Mountain
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Shadow Mountain is located in Maricopa County
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      • Cactus
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Cactus is located in Maricopa County
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      • Sweetwater Garden
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Sweetwater Garden is located in Maricopa County
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      • Lookout Mountain
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Lookout Mountain is located in Maricopa County
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      • Mayflower Terrace
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Mayflower Terrace is located in Maricopa County
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      • Paradise Valley Oasis
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Paradise Valley Oasis is located in Maricopa County
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      • The Preserve
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • The Preserve is located in Maricopa County
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      • Stony Mountain Villas
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Stony Mountain Villas is located in Maricopa County
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      • Cobblestone Square
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Cobblestone Square is located in Maricopa County
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      • Links Point
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Links Point is located in Maricopa County
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      • Paradise Village North II
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Village Fairways
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Village Fairways is located in Maricopa County
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      • Continue List   (444 more) ...
        • Palm Lakes Village
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
          • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise City
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
          • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
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        • Suncrest Villas East
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
          • Suncrest Villas East is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Covey
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • The Covey is located in Maricopa County
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        • Kensington
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Kensington is located in Maricopa County
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        • Montclair Terrace
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Montclair Terrace is located in Maricopa County
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        • Quail Valley
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Quail Valley is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho Santa Fe
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Rancho Santa Fe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sandalwood
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
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        • Santiago
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Santiago is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset Hills
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Firebrand Ranch
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Firebrand Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Vista del Cerro
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Vista del Cerro is located in Maricopa County
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        • Ridgegate
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
          • Ridgegate is located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenbrier East
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Greenbrier East is located in Maricopa County
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        • Orangetree Estates
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Orangetree Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodleaf II
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Woodleaf II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mountain Vista
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
          • Mountain Vista is located in Maricopa County
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        • Parque Vista Estates
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
          • Parque Vista Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pepper Ridge
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
          • Pepper Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenway Park V
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Greenway Park V is located in Maricopa County
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        • Hyde Park
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Hyde Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley Miranda
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Shadow Ridge II
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Shadow Ridge II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Greentrails
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Greentrails is located in Maricopa County
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        • Doubletree Canyon
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Doubletree Canyon is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Pointe
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • The Pointe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Skyline Heights
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Skyline Heights is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunnyslope
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunnyslope is located in Maricopa County
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        • Wabash Trailer Court
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Wabash Trailer Court is located in Maricopa County
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        • Heritage Highlands
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Heritage Highlands is located in Maricopa County
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        • Oakhurst
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Oakhurst is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset Ridge I
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunset Ridge I is located in Maricopa County
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        • Central Park Village
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Moon Valley Canyon
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Moon Valley Canyon is located in Maricopa County
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        • Quail Country Place
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Quail Country Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Town Square
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
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        • Turtle Creek
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Turtle Creek is located in Maricopa County
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        • Biltmore Greens III
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Biltmore Greens III is located in Maricopa County
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        • Estate Monterra
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Estate Monterra is located in Maricopa County
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        • Clearview Hills
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Clearview Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Clearwater Hills
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Clearwater Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Palmas Royale
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Palmas Royale is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset North
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Sunset North is located in Maricopa County
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        • Buenavante
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Buenavante is located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Wind II
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Desert Wind II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Basking Ridge
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Basking Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Country Trace
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Country Trace is located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Ridge
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Desert Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Heritage North Ranch
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Heritage North Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Windsong
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
          • Windsong is located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Valley Estates
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Desert Valley Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Valley View
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Valley View is located in Maricopa County
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        • Biltmore Gates
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Biltmore Gates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Claremont Place
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Claremont Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Colony Biltmore IV
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Colony Biltmore IV is located in Maricopa County
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        • Taliverde
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Taliverde is located in Maricopa County
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        • Village on the Lakes
          (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
          • Village on the Lakes is located in Maricopa County
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        • Canyon Village
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Colony South
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Colony South is located in Maricopa County
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        • Estados de La Mancha II
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Gainey Ranch
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Gainey Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Steeplechase
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Steeplechase is located in Maricopa County
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        • Wild Flower
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Wild Flower is located in Maricopa County
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        • Biltmore Villas
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Biltmore Villas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cinco Soles
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Cinco Soles is located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Santo Tomas
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Santo Tomas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Villa Novena
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Villa Novena is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cheyenne Village
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Lake Biltmore Estates
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Lake Biltmore Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho Encanto
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Rancho Encanto is located in Maricopa County
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        • Country Horizons
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Country Horizons is located in Maricopa County
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        • El Paseo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • El Paseo is located in Maricopa County
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        • Heritage Terrace
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Heritage Terrace is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sweetwater Ranch
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Sweetwater Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Country Ridge
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Country Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Morado Encanto
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Morado Encanto is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rose Garden Place III
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rose Garden Place III is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rose Garden Place
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rose Garden Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Shadow Canyon
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Shadow Canyon is located in Maricopa County
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        • Union Hills Manor
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Union Hills Manor is located in Maricopa County
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        • Villas Plaza
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Villas Plaza is located in Maricopa County
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        • Squaw Peak Terrace
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Squaw Peak Terrace is located in Maricopa County
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        • Las Villas
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Las Villas is located in Maricopa County
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        • McCormick Ranch
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • McCormick Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Palmaritas
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Palmaritas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Brandywine
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Brandywine is located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Pines
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Desert Pines is located in Maricopa County
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        • Parkview North
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Parkview North is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunray Manor
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Sunray Manor is located in Maricopa County
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        • Verde Real
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Verde Real is located in Maricopa County
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        • Westcliff Park
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Westcliff Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Andalusia
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Andalusia is located in Maricopa County
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        • Ensenada del Oro
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Ensenada del Oro is located in Maricopa County
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        • Haciendas del Lago
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Haciendas del Lago is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mirador
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Mirador is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mission Monterey
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Mission Monterey is located in Maricopa County
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        • Preston Hills
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Preston Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Currys Corner
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Currys Corner is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pinnacle Peak Estates II
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Adobe
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Adobe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Amberwood North
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Amberwood North is located in Maricopa County
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        • Autumn Ridge
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Autumn Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Canyon View
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Canyon View is located in Maricopa County
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        • Deer Valley
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Deer Valley is located in Maricopa County
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        • San Gabriel
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • San Gabriel is located in Maricopa County
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        • Bronze Boot
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Bronze Boot is located in Maricopa County
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        • Scottsdale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Windemere
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Windemere is located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodleaf
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Woodleaf is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cactus Gale V
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Cactus Gale V is located in Maricopa County
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        • Dunhill Place
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Dunhill Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenbriar
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Greenbriar is located in Maricopa County
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        • Santa Maria
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Santa Maria is located in Maricopa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Pinal County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinal.gov/
    • County Seat for Pinal:   Florence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rancho San Carlos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rancho San Carlos.
      • Santa Cruz
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Santa Cruz is located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Cruz
      • Sacate
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Sacate is located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacate
      • Snaketown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Snaketown is located in Pinal County
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      • Maricopa Wells ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Maricopa Wells is located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maricopa Wells
      • Palm Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Palm Springs is located in Pinal County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Springs
  • Yavapai County

Footnotes ...

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