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Nearest Communities to Shadow Canyon,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

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

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


Shadow Canyon 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 456 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Shadow Canyon. Of these communities, 11 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 Shadow Canyon (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 Shadow Canyon

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

  • Maricopa County   (where Shadow Canyon 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 Shadow Canyon (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.maricopa.gov/
    • County Seat for Maricopa:   Phoenix
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shadow Canyon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shadow Canyon.
      • Country Ridge
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Country Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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      • Steeplechase
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Steeplechase is located in Maricopa County
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      • Morado Encanto
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Morado Encanto is located in Maricopa County
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      • Union Hills Manor
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Union Hills Manor is located in Maricopa County
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      • Desert Valley Estates
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Desert Valley Estates is located in Maricopa County
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      • Rose Garden Place
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Rose Garden Place is located in Maricopa County
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      • Villas Plaza
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Villas Plaza is located in Maricopa County
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      • Rose Garden Place III
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Rose Garden Place III is located in Maricopa County
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      • Brandywine
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Brandywine is located in Maricopa County
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      • Desert Pines
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Desert Pines is located in Maricopa County
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      • Parkview North
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Parkview North is located in Maricopa County
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      • Rancho Encanto
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Rancho Encanto is located in Maricopa County
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      • Continue List   (433 more) ...
        • Amberwood North
          (Less than 2 miles to the west)
          • Amberwood North is located in Maricopa County
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        • Autumn Ridge
          (Less than 2 miles to the west)
          • Autumn Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Canyon View
          (Less than 2 miles to the west)
          • Canyon View is located in Maricopa County
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        • Dunhill Place
          (Less than 2 miles to the west)
          • Dunhill Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • San Gabriel
          (Less than 2 miles to the west)
          • San Gabriel is located in Maricopa County
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        • Central Park Village
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Central Park Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Quail Country Place
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Quail Country Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Valley View
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
          • Valley View is located in Maricopa County
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        • Adobe
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
          • Adobe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Deer Valley
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
          • Deer Valley is located in Maricopa County
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        • Wild Flower
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Wild Flower is located in Maricopa County
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        • Suncrest Villas West
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Suncrest Villas West is located in Maricopa County
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        • Colony South
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
          • Colony South is located in Maricopa County
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        • Moon Valley Canyon
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Moon Valley Canyon is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset North
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunset North is located in Maricopa County
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        • Verde Real
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Verde Real is located in Maricopa County
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        • Overland Trail
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
          • Overland Trail is located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodridge VI
          (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
          • Woodridge VI is located in Maricopa County
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        • Greentrails
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Greentrails is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Town Square
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • The Town Square is located in Maricopa County
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        • Turtle Creek
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
          • Turtle Creek is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cheyenne Village
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
          • Cheyenne Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunray Manor
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
          • Sunray Manor is located in Maricopa County
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        • College Park
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • College Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Shadow Hills
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Shadow Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Westcliff Park
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Westcliff Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Chaparral
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Chaparral is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pioneer Estates
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Pioneer Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Saddlehorn Ranch
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Saddlehorn Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset Vista
          (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
          • Sunset Vista is located in Maricopa County
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        • Parkview Estates
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Parkview Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Canyon Village
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Canyon Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Lake Biltmore Estates
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
          • Lake Biltmore Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Heritage Highlands
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Heritage Highlands is located in Maricopa County
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        • Ridgegate
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridgegate is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cactus Gale V
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Cactus Gale V is located in Maricopa County
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        • Royal Estates West
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Royal Estates West is located in Maricopa County
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        • San Miguel
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • San Miguel is located in Maricopa County
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        • Thunderbird Palms II
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Thunderbird Palms II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Arrowhead Ranch
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Arrowhead Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Lexington Place
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Lexington Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Lookout Mountain
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Lookout Mountain is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mountain Vista
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Mountain Vista is located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise City
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Paradise City is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pepper Ridge
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Pepper Ridge is located in Maricopa County
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        • Suncrest Villas East
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Suncrest Villas East is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunset Hills
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
          • Sunset Hills is located in Maricopa County
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        • Bristol Square
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Bristol Square is located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenbriar
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Greenbriar is located in Maricopa County
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        • Longhorn Ranch II
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Longhorn Ranch II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Marlborough Meadows
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Marlborough Meadows is located in Maricopa County
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        • Montara
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Montara is located in Maricopa County
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        • Santa Maria
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Santa Maria is located in Maricopa County
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        • Westerra
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Westerra is located in Maricopa County
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        • Westwind
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • Westwind is located in Maricopa County
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        • WillowBrook II
          (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
          • WillowBrook II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Palm Lakes Village
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Palm Lakes Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Parque Vista Estates
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Parque Vista Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Palmaritas
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Palmaritas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Palmas Royale
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
          • Palmas Royale is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cactus
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Cactus is located in Maricopa County
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        • Shadow Mountain
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Shadow Mountain is located in Maricopa County
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        • Stony Mountain Villas
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Stony Mountain Villas is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunnyslope
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sunnyslope is located in Maricopa County
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        • Wabash Trailer Court
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Wabash Trailer Court is located in Maricopa County
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        • Casa del Sol Resorts
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Casa del Sol Resorts is located in Maricopa County
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        • Fairwood VIII
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Fairwood VIII is located in Maricopa County
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        • Fox Glen
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Fox Glen is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pensfield Place
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Pensfield Place is located in Maricopa County
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        • Quail Lane
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Quail Lane is located in Maricopa County
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        • Village Park
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Village Park is located in Maricopa County
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        • Weedville
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Weedville is located in Maricopa County
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        • Wellington Court
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Wellington Court is located in Maricopa County
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        • Windsor Square
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Windsor Square is located in Maricopa County
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        • Peacock Village
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Peacock Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mayflower Terrace
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Mayflower Terrace is located in Maricopa County
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        • Montclair Terrace
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Montclair Terrace is located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley Oasis
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Paradise Valley Oasis is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho Santa Fe
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Rancho Santa Fe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sandalwood
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Sandalwood is located in Maricopa County
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        • Roles Inn of America
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Roles Inn of America is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Preserve
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • The Preserve is located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho San Carlos
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho San Carlos is located in Maricopa County
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        • Braemar VII
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Braemar VII is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Citadel
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • The Citadel is located in Maricopa County
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        • Cottonwood Ranch
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Cottonwood Ranch is located in Maricopa County
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        • Deer Creek
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Deer Creek is located in Maricopa County
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        • Mountain View Meadows
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Mountain View Meadows is located in Maricopa County
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        • Olive West
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Olive West is located in Maricopa County
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        • Pioneer Village II
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Pioneer Village II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Windmill
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Windmill is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Covey
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • The Covey is located in Maricopa County
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        • Kensington
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Kensington is located in Maricopa County
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        • Paradise Valley Miranda
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Paradise Village North II
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Quail Valley
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Quail Valley is located in Maricopa County
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        • Santiago
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Santiago is located in Maricopa County
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        • Shadow Ridge II
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Shadow Ridge II is located in Maricopa County
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        • Villa Novena
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Villa Novena is located in Maricopa County
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        • The Pointe
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • The Pointe is located in Maricopa County
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        • Skyline Heights
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Skyline Heights is located in Maricopa County
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        • Sweetwater Garden
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Sweetwater Garden is located in Maricopa County
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        • Glendale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Peoria Estates
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Peoria Estates is located in Maricopa County
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        • Peoria Polynesian Village
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Peoria
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Peoria is located in Maricopa County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,872 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <3>
        • Sunset Village
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Sunset Village is located in Maricopa County
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        • Triple T Mobilcity
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Triple T Mobilcity is located in Maricopa County
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        • Villa Vista
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Villa Vista is located in Maricopa County
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        • Westbrook Village
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Westbrook Village is located in Maricopa County
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  • Pinal County
  • Yavapai County
    • County Website:   https://www.yavapaiaz.gov/
    • County Seat for Yavapai:   Prescott
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Shadow Canyon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Shadow Canyon.
      • Casa Rosa
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Casa Rosa is located in Yavapai County
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      • Fort Tule
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Fort Tule is located in Yavapai County
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      • Gillett ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Gillett is located in Yavapai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillett
      • Castle Hot Springs ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Castle Hot Springs is located in Yavapai County
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      • Rock Springs
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Rock Springs is located in Yavapai County
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      • Black Canyon City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tip Top ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Tip Top is located in Yavapai County
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      • Columbia ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Columbia is located in Yavapai County
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      • Big Reef Mill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Big Reef Mill is located in Yavapai County
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      • Humbug ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Humbug is located in Yavapai County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humbug

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- Shadow Canyon) 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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