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Nearest Communities to Silver Spur Ranch,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 starting from Silver Spur Ranch.<1>

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


Silver Spur Ranch 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 341 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Silver Spur Ranch. Of these communities, 30 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 Silver Spur Ranch (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 Silver Spur Ranch

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

  • Maricopa County   (where Silver Spur Ranch resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in Maricopa County, we have limited the list to those within 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> of Silver Spur Ranch (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.maricopa.gov/
    • County Seat for Maricopa:   Phoenix
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Spur Ranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Spur Ranch.
      • Desert Vista Estates III
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Silver Spur Village
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Silver Spur Village is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Sunset Trail Ranch
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Sunset Trail Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Fountain of the Sun
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Fountain of the Sun is also located in Maricopa County
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      • East Mesa
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • East Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Twin Knolls
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Twin Knolls is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Granite Reef Estates
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Granite Reef Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Leisure World
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Leisure World is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Velda Rose Estates
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Velda Rose Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Apache Junction
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Harmony Villa
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Harmony Villa is also located in Maricopa County
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      • Las Alegres
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Las Alegres is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Palmas del Sol
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Palmas del Sol is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Buckhorn
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Buckhorn is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Dreamland Villa
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Dreamland Villa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Fountain East
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Fountain East is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Park Place Travel Resort
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Velda Rose Gardens
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
          • Velda Rose Gardens is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Apache Wells
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
          • Apache Wells is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenfield Park
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Greenfield Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Venture Out
          (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
          • Venture Out is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunshine Acres
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunshine Acres is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Citrus Gardens
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Citrus Gardens is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Fiesta Park
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Fiesta Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Greenfield Estates
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Greenfield Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Hacienda de Valencia
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Hacienda de Valencia is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Lemontree
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Lemontree is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Royal Palm Village
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Royal Palm Village is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Summer Mesa
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
          • Summer Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Brentwood Mobile Manor
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Brentwood Mobile Manor is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Brentwood West
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Brentwood West is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Cypress Estates
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Cypress Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Golden West Estates
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Golden West Estates is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Suntrails
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Suntrails is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodland Heights
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Woodland Heights is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Fuller Ranch
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Fuller Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Homestead
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Homestead is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Meadowvale
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Meadowvale is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Summer Place Trails
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Summer Place Trails is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Summerplace Green
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Summerplace Green is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Suncrest Villas Mesa
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Suncrest Villas Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Suntree
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Suntree is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodside
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Woodside is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Germann
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Germann is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Higley
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Kingsgate
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Kingsgate is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Knoell Mesa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Knoell Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Los Maderas
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Los Maderas is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Rancho de Arboleda
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Rancho de Arboleda is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Summer Place Village
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Summer Place Village is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunview
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Sunview is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodbridge Crossing
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Woodbridge Crossing is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Gilbert
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Gilbert is also located in Maricopa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 257,658 people
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        • Sonora
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Breckenridge Manor
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Breckenridge Manor is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Lehi
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Lehi is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mesa Patios
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Mesa Patios is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodridge Lakes
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Woodridge Lakes is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Queen Creek
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Rittenhouse
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Rittenhouse is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Nortons Corner
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Nortons Corner is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Hohokam Village
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Hohokam Village is also located in Maricopa County
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        • McQueen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • McQueen is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mesa
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 528,159 people
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        • Wintercone Park
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Wintercone Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sanokai Village
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Sanokai Village is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Colonial Coronita
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Colonial Coronita is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Falfa
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Falfa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Hacienda Solano Park
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Hacienda Solano Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Alma Gardens
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Alma Gardens is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Parkview Mesa
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Parkview Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sagewood
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Sagewood is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Tremaine
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Tremaine is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Vista Alegre
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Vista Alegre is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Cedar Ridge
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Ridge is also located in Maricopa County
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        • The Haciendas
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • The Haciendas is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Stonegate Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Stonegate Crossing is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Amberwood II
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Amberwood II is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Esplanada
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Esplanada is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Keats Crossing
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Keats Crossing is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Legante Paseo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Legante Paseo is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Marlborough Mesa
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Marlborough Mesa is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Mission Valley
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Mission Valley is also located in Maricopa County
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        • New Horizons
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • New Horizons is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Salt River
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Salt River is also located in Maricopa County
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        • San Carlos
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • San Carlos is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sunridge IV
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Sunridge IV is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Womack East
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Womack East is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Fountain Hills
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Fountain View
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Fountain View is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Chandler Heights
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Casa Linda
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Casa Linda is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Chandler
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Chandler is also located in Maricopa County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 265,398 people
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        • Rancho de Chandler
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Rancho de Chandler is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Sun Tech
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Sun Tech is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Warner Park
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Warner Park is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Amberwood
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Amberwood is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Bridgeport
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Bridgeport is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Brighton Place
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Brighton Place is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Cloverleaf
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Cloverleaf is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Dobson Ranch
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dobson Ranch is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Dobson Shores
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Dobson Shores is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Quail Place
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Quail Place is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Tempe Cascade
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Tempe Cascade is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodcreek
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Woodcreek is also located in Maricopa County
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        • Woodglen
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Woodglen is also located in Maricopa County
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  • Pinal County
    • County Website:   https://www.pinal.gov/
    • County Seat for Pinal:   Florence
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Spur Ranch   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Spur Ranch.
      • Palm Springs
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Palm Springs is located in Pinal County
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      • Goldfield ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Goldfield was located in Pinal County
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      • Youngberg
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Youngberg is located in Pinal County
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      • Gold Canyon
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Santan
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Santan is located in Pinal County
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      • Florence Junction
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Florence Junction is located in Pinal County
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      • Gold Camp
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Gold Camp is located in Pinal County
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      • Stotonic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Stotonic is located in Pinal County
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        • Stotonic has also been known as:
        • Stetonic
        • Stotonik
      • Magma
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Magma is located in Pinal County
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      • South Santan
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • South Santan is located in Pinal County
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      • Queen Valley
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Smelter Town
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Smelter Town is located in Pinal County
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        • Olberg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Olberg is located in Pinal County
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        • Bapchule
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Snaketown
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Snaketown is located in Pinal County
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        • Sweetwater
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Sweetwater is located in Pinal County
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        • Cottonwood
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Cottonwood is located in Pinal County
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        • Sacaton Flats
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Sacaton Flats is located in Pinal County
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        • Sacaton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Casa Blanca
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Casa Blanca is located in Pinal County
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        • Blackwater
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Blackwater is located in Pinal County
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        • Reymert ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Reymert was located in Pinal County
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        • Florence Station
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Florence Station is located in Pinal County
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        • Pinal ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Pinal was located in Pinal County
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        • Adamsville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Adamsville was located in Pinal County
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        • Borree Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Borree Corner is located in Pinal County
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        • Coolidge
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Florence
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Burns
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Burns is located in Pinal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
        • Sacate
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Sacate is located in Pinal County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacate

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- Silver Spur Ranch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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