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Nearest Communities to Rio Verde Estates,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Rio Verde Estates.<1>

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


Rio Verde Estates 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 353 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rio Verde Estates. Of these communities, 13 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 Rio Verde Estates (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 Rio Verde Estates

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

  • Maricopa County   (where Rio Verde Estates resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Maricopa County, we have limited the list to those within 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> of Rio Verde Estates (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.maricopa.gov/
    • County Seat for Maricopa:   Phoenix
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Verde Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Verde Estates.
      • Rio Verde
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Fort McDowell
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Fort McDowell is also located in Maricopa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McDowell
      • Fountain Hills
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Fountain View
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Fountain View is also located in Maricopa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
      • Reata Pass
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Reata Pass is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Desert Highlands
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Desert Highlands is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Pinnacle Peak Heights IV
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Pinnacle Peak Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Pinnacle Peak Heights is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Troon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Troon is also located in Maricopa County
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      • McDowell Mountain Ranch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • DC Ranch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • DC Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Pinnacle Peak Heights V-VI
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (328 more) ...
        • Pinnacle Peak Shadows
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Pinnacle Peak Shadows is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Taliesin West
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Taliesin West is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Happy Valley Ranch
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Happy Valley Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Pinnacle Paradise
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Pinnacle Paradise is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Pinnacle Peak Country Club Estates
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Pinnacle Peak Estates III
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Cactus Villa
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Cactus Villa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Shiloh Canyon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Shiloh Canyon is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Pinnacle Peak Estates I
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Pinnacle Peak Estates II
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Pinnacle Peak Village
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Pinnacle Peak Village is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sincuidados
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Sincuidados is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Casa Rica
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Casa Rica is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Chimney Hill
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Chimney Hill is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Continental Village
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Continental Village is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Ensenada del Oro
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Ensenada del Oro is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Heritage Court
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Heritage Court is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mirador
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Mirador is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Preston Hills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Preston Hills is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Scottsdale Ranch
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Scottsdale Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sweetwater Ranch
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Sweetwater Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Currys Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Currys Corner is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Dixileta Verde
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dixileta Verde is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunflower ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Sunflower was located in Maricopa County
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        • Camp Creek
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Camp Creek is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Carefree
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Carefree is also located in Maricopa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,974 people
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        • Andalusia
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Andalusia is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Country Trace
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Country Trace is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Ridge
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Desert Ridge is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Haciendas del Lago
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Haciendas del Lago is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mission Monterey
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Mission Monterey is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Heritage North Ranch
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Heritage North Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Windsong
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Windsong is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Buenavante
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Buenavante is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Country Horizons
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Country Horizons is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Wind II
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Desert Wind II is also located in Maricopa County
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        • El Paseo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • El Paseo is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Estados de La Mancha II
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Heritage Terrace
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Heritage Terrace is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset Ridge I
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunset Ridge I is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Basking Ridge
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Basking Ridge is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Carefree Foothills
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Carefree Foothills is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Lone Mountain Ranch
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Lone Mountain Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Oakhurst
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Oakhurst is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Cave Creek
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunshine Acres
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Sunshine Acres is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Gainey Ranch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Gainey Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • McCormick Ranch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • McCormick Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Wind
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Desert Wind is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenway Park V
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Greenway Park V is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Trovia
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Trovia is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Apache Wells
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Apache Wells is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Harmony Villa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Harmony Villa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Las Alegres
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Las Alegres is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Palmas del Sol
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Palmas del Sol is also located in Maricopa County
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        • The Covey
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • The Covey is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenbrier East
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenbrier East is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Hyde Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Hyde Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Kensington
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Kensington is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Village North II
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Santiago
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Santiago is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Santo Tomas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Santo Tomas is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Windemere
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Windemere is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodleaf II
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodleaf II is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Dove Valley Ranch
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Dove Valley Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley Miranda
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Quail Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Quail Valley is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Shadow Ridge II
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Shadow Ridge II is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Granite Reef Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Granite Reef Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Homestead
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Homestead is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Los Maderas
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Los Maderas is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho de Arboleda
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Rancho de Arboleda is also located in Maricopa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho de Arboleda
        • Cobblestone Square
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Cobblestone Square is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Las Villas
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Las Villas is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Lehi
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lehi is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Links Point
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Links Point is also located in Maricopa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links Point
        • Orangetree Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Orangetree Estates is also located in Maricopa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetree Estates
        • Village Fairways
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Village Fairways is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodleaf
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Woodleaf is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Montclair Terrace
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Montclair Terrace is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley Oasis
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Paradise Valley Oasis is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Parque Vista Estates
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Parque Vista Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho Santa Fe
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Rancho Santa Fe is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sandalwood
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Sandalwood is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Desert Vista Estates III
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Dreamland Villa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Dreamland Villa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenfield Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Greenfield Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Meadowvale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Meadowvale is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodridge Lakes
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Woodridge Lakes is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Horse Mesa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Horse Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Doubletree Canyon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Doubletree Canyon is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Firebrand Ranch
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Firebrand Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Salt River
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Salt River is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Scottsdale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Sweetwater Garden
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Sweetwater Garden is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Wintercone Park
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Wintercone Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mayflower Terrace
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Mayflower Terrace is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mountain Vista
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Mountain Vista is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Palm Lakes Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Palm Lakes Village is also located in Maricopa County
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  • Gila County
    • County Website:   https://www.gilacountyaz.gov/
    • County Seat for Gila:   Globe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Verde Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Verde Estates.
      • Riverside Acres
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Riverside Acres is located in Gila County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Acres
      • Tonto Basin
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Roosevelt Lake Gardens West
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Punkin Center
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Punkin Center is located in Gila County
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      • Roosevelt Lake Gardens East
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Rancho Del Escondido
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jakes Corner
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jakes Corner is located in Gila County
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      • Deer Creek
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Deer Creek is located in Gila County
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      • Government Hill
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Government Hill is located in Gila County
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  • Pinal County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinal.gov/
    • County Seat for Pinal:   Florence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio Verde Estates   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio Verde Estates.
      • Goldfield ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Goldfield was located in Pinal County
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      • Youngberg
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
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      • Palm Springs
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Palm Springs is located in Pinal County
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      • Gold Canyon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)

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- Rio Verde Estates) 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.