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Nearest Communities to Atascadero,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Atascadero.<1>

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


Atascadero is located in San Luis Obispo County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Luis Obispo County: Kern, Kings, Monterey, Santa Barbara & Ventura.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 109 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Atascadero. Of these communities, 6 are located in counties other than San Luis Obispo 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 Atascadero (which is San Luis Obispo 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 Atascadero

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

  • San Luis Obispo County   (where Atascadero resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in San Luis Obispo County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Atascadero (about 100 communities).
    • County Website:   https://www.slocounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for San Luis Obispo:   San Luis Obispo
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Atascadero   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Atascadero.
      • Henry
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Asuncion
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • Asuncion is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Dove ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Eaglet ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Poloma ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Poloma is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Templeton
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cushing
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Cushing is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Garden Farms
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Santa Ysabel
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Santa Ysabel is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Paso de Robles
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Santa Margarita
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Creston
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (91 more) ...
        • Huerhuero
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Huerhuero is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Linne
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Capital Hill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Capital Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Paso Robles
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • El Paso de Robles
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
        • El Chorro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • El Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Potrero de San Luis Obispo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Serrano
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Serrano is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Thyle
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Thyle is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Luisito
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • San Luisito is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Oak Park
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Union
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Chorro
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Goldtree
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Moro Y Cayucos
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Moro Y Cayucos is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Bernardo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • San Bernardo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Huerta de Romauldo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Huerta de Romauldo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Cayucos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Morro Bay
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Wellsona
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Whitley Gardens
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Whitley Gardens is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Luis Obispo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Los Osos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Estrella
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Bern
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Bern is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Adelaida
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Klau
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Klau is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Canada De Los Osos Y Pecho Y Islay
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Cuesta-by-the-Sea
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cuesta-by-the-Sea is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Wilson Corner
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Wilson Corner is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Laguna
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Laguna is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Geronimo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • San Geronimo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Old Adobe
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Old Adobe is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Lawrence Terrace
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • San Lawrence Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Ranchita De Santa Fe
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Ranchita De Santa Fe is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Miguel
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Edna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Steele ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Steele is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pippin Corner
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pippin Corner is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Harmony
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • McKay
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • McKay is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Shandon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Nacimiento
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Asphalt Mines ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Asphalt Mines is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Corral De Piedra
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Corral De Piedra is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Maxwellton ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Maxwellton is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • San Miguelito
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pozo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Pozo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Avila Beach
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Miles
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Reeds ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Sunset Palisades
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sunset Palisades is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Sycamore Springs
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Sycamore Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Tiber
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Tiber is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Santa Rosa
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
          • Santa Rosa is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Port San Luis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Verde
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Verde is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Navajo ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Navajo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pismo Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Shell Beach
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Cambria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • East Village
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • East Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Lodge Hill
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Tin City
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Musick ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Cambria Pines
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Cambria Pines is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Marine Terrace
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Marine Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Park Hill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • West Village
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • West Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Bee Rock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Arroyo Grande
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Fairoaks
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Grover Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Oaks
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pismo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Pismo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Santa Manuela
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Manuela is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Happy Hill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Leimert
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Leimert is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Cholame
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Halcyon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Newsom Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Newsom Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Oceano Beach
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Oceano Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Oceano
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • La Panza ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Bolsa de Chamisal
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Bolsa de Chamisal is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Los Berros
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Los Berros is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Huasna
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Huasna is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Callender
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Summit ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Hathaway Place
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Hathaway Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Reeves Place
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Reeves Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
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  • Kern County
  • Monterey County
  • San Mateo County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Atascadero) 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.