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Nearest Communities to Rio Rico Southeast,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Rio Rico Southeast is located in Santa Cruz County.

The following 2 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Cruz County: Cochise & Pima.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rio Rico Southeast. Of these communities, 10 are located in counties other than Santa Cruz 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 Rio Rico Southeast (which is Santa Cruz 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 Rio Rico Southeast

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

  • Santa Cruz County   (where Rio Rico Southeast resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.santacruzcountyaz.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Cruz:   Nogales
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Rico Southeast   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Rico Southeast.
      • Calabasas ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Calabasas is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
      • Rio Rico
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Guevavi Mission ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Guevavi Mission is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guevavi Mission
      • Rio Rico Southwest
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Rio Rico Southwest is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southwest
      • Rio Rico Northeast
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Rio Rico Northeast is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northeast
      • Rio Rico Northwest
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Rio Rico Northwest is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northwest
      • Beyerville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Beyerville is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyerville
      • Otero ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Otero is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero
      • Nogales
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Nogales is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogales
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,107 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogales <3>
      • Tumacacori - Carmen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
      • Kino Springs
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
      • Salado ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Salado is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • Tumacacori
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Carmen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
        • Trench Camp
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp
        • Alto ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
        • Patagonia
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Sotos Crossing ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Sotos Crossing is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotos Crossing
        • Tubac
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Harshaw ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Harshaw is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
        • Mowry ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Mowry is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
        • Yank's Spring ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Yank's Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yank's Spring
        • Duquesne
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
        • Washington Camp ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Washington Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Camp
        • Crittenden ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Crittenden is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
        • Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
        • Agua Linda
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Agua Linda is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Linda
        • Ruby ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Ruby is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
        • Casa Piedra
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Casa Piedra is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Piedra
        • Old Glory ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Old Glory is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory
        • Amado
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Madera Canyon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Oro Blanco ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Oro Blanco is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Blanco
        • Partridge ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Partridge is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
        • Lochiel ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Lochiel is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
        • Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
        • Hacienda Los Encino
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Hacienda Los Encino is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Los Encino
        • Sonoita
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Canelo ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Canelo is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canelo
          • Former name for Canelo:
          • Canille
        • Elgin
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pima County
    • County Website:   https://www.pima.gov/
    • County Seat for Pima:   Tucson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Rico Southeast   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Rico Southeast.
      • Arivaca Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
      • Greaterville ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Greaterville is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
      • Arivaca
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Continental ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Continental is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
      • Green Valley
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sandwash Mill
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Sandwash Mill is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwash Mill
      • Rosemont Camp
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosemont Camp is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Camp
      • Helvetia ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Helvetia is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Rosemont Junction
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosemont Junction is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Junction
      • Las Guijas ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Las Guijas is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Guijas

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Rio Rico Southeast) 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.