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

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

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 Rio Rico Southwest.<1>

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


Rio Rico Southwest 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 51 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rio Rico Southwest. Of these communities, 12 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 Southwest (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 Southwest

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

  • Santa Cruz County   (where Rio Rico Southwest resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.santacruzcountyaz.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Cruz:   Nogales
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Rico Southwest   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Rico Southwest.
      • Calabasas ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Calabasas is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calabasas
      • Rio Rico
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rio Rico Southeast
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Rio Rico Southeast is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Southeast
      • Rio Rico Northwest
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Rio Rico Northwest is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rico Northwest
      • Otero ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Otero is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otero
      • 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
      • Guevavi Mission ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Guevavi Mission is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guevavi Mission
      • Tumacacori - Carmen
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Tumacacori - Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumacacori - Carmen
      • Tumacacori
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Beyerville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Beyerville is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyerville
      • Nogales
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • 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>
      • Carmen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Carmen is located in Santa Cruz County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmen
      • Continue List   (27 more) ...
        • Yank's Spring ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Yank's Spring is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yank's Spring
        • Sotos Crossing ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Sotos Crossing is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sotos Crossing
        • Tubac
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Salado ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Salado is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
        • Kino Springs
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
        • Ruby ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Ruby is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
        • Alto ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Alto is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
        • Old Glory ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Old Glory is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glory
        • Casa Piedra
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Casa Piedra is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Piedra
        • Trench Camp
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Trench Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trench Camp
        • Agua Linda
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Agua Linda is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Linda
        • Patagonia
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Oro Blanco ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Oro Blanco is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro Blanco
        • Partridge ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Partridge is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge
        • Harshaw ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Harshaw is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harshaw
        • Mowry ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Mowry is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowry
        • Amado
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Crittenden ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Crittenden is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
        • Duquesne
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
        • Washington Camp ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Washington Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Camp
        • Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
        • Madera Canyon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Lochiel ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Lochiel is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
        • Kentucky Camp ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Kentucky Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Camp
        • Hacienda Los Encino
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Hacienda Los Encino is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacienda Los Encino
        • Sonoita
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Canelo ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Canelo is located in Santa Cruz County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canelo
          • Former name for Canelo:
          • Canille
  • Pima County
    • County Website:   https://www.pima.gov/
    • County Seat for Pima:   Tucson
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Rico Southwest   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Rico Southwest.
      • Arivaca Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Arivaca Junction is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arivaca Junction
      • Arivaca
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sandwash Mill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Sandwash Mill is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwash Mill
      • Greaterville ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Greaterville is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greaterville
      • Las Guijas ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Las Guijas is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Guijas
      • 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)
      • Helvetia ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Helvetia is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia
      • Rosemont Camp
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosemont Camp is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Camp
      • Rosemont Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rosemont Junction is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Junction
      • Secundino
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Secundino is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secundino
      • Puertocito
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Puertocito is located in Pima County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puertocito

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Southwest) 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.