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Nearest Communities to Curlew,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 west 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 starting from Curlew.<1>

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


Curlew is located in Imperial County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Imperial County: Yuma (AZ), Riverside & San Diego.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Curlew.

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 Curlew (which is Imperial 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 Curlew

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

  • Imperial County   (where Curlew resides)
    • County Website:   https://imperialcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Imperial:   El Centro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Curlew   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Curlew.
      • Orita
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Orita is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orita
      • Sandia
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Sandia is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia
      • Butlers ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Butlers was located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers
      • Moss
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Moss is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
      • Alamorio
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Alamorio is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorio
      • Fuller
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Fuller is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Perrys Corner
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Perrys Corner is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrys Corner
      • Munyon
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Munyon is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munyon
      • Wiest
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Wiest is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiest
      • Hovley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Hovley is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hovley
      • Holtville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Rico
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Rico is also located in Imperial County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
      • Continue List   (41 more) ...
        • Brawley
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Brawley is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brawley
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,015 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brawley <3>
        • Mayflower ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Mayflower was located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower
        • Meloland
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Meloland is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meloland
        • Citrus View
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Citrus View is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus View
        • Rockwood
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Rockwood is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
        • Watermans Corner
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Watermans Corner is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watermans Corner
        • Anza
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Anza is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anza
        • Date City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Date City is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Date City
        • Imperial
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Imperial is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,663 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <3>
        • El Centro
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Bernice ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Bernice was located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernice
        • Calipatria
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Westmorland
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Wilsie
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Wilsie is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsie
        • Acolita
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Acolita is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acolita
        • Amos ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Amos was located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
        • Verdant
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Verdant is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdant
        • Heber
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Tortuga
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Tortuga is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortuga
        • Shamrock ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Shamrock was located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
        • Estelle
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Estelle is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
        • Fondo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Fondo is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondo
        • Bonds Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Bonds Corner is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Corner
        • Mesquite
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Mesquite is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
        • Iris
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Iris is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris
        • Calexico
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Calexico is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calexico
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,547 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calexico <3>
        • Glamis
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Seeley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Niland
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Edgar
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Edgar is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
        • Ruthven
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Ruthven is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthven
        • Mount Signal
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Mount Signal is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Signal
        • Dixieland
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Dixieland is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
        • Clyde
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Clyde is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Mundo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Mundo is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundo
        • Elmore Desert Ranch
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Elmore Desert Ranch is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Desert Ranch
        • Kane Spring
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Kane Spring is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane Spring
        • Wister
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Wister is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
        • Plaster City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Plaster City is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaster City
        • Cactus
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Cactus is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
        • Inperial Gables
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Inperial Gables is also located in Imperial County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inperial Gables

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Curlew) 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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