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Nearest Communities to Docas,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Docas.<1>

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


Although our information shows that the community of Docas is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Monterey County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 49 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Docas. Of these communities, 15 are located in counties other than Monterey County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Docas (which is Monterey 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 Docas

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

  • Monterey County   (where Docas resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/
    • County Seat for Monterey:   Salinas
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Docas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Docas.
      • San Bernardo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • San Bernardo is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardo
      • San Ardo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • San Lucas
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • San Benito
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • San Benito is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
      • Welby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Welby is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
      • San Bernabe
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • San Bernabe is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernabe
      • Wunpost
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Wunpost is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunpost
      • Lockwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lonoak
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Lonoak is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoak
      • King City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinus Corner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Corner
      • Jolon
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Elsa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Elsa is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
        • Pleyto ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
        • Los Ojitos
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Los Ojitos is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojitos
        • Hunter - Liggett
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Hunter - Liggett is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter - Liggett
        • San Lorenzo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • San Lorenzo is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo
        • Bradley
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Coburn
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Coburn is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
        • El Piojo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • El Piojo is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Piojo
        • Posa De Los Ositos
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Posa De Los Ositos is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posa De Los Ositos
        • Valleton
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Valleton is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
        • Milpitas
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Milpitas is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
        • Bryson
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Bryson is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
        • San Miguelito
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • San Miguelito is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
        • Nacimiento
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Nacimiento is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacimiento
        • Greenfield
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Metz
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Metz is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
        • Sans ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Sans is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans
        • Arroyo Seco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Arroyo Seco is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
        • Harlem
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Harlem is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
        • Sycamore Flat
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
        • Los Coches
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Los Coches is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Coches
        • Millers Ranch
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Millers Ranch is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ranch
  • Fresno County
  • San Benito County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanbenitocountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for San Benito:   Hollister
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Docas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Docas.
      • Vasquez Crossing
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Vasquez Crossing is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vasquez Crossing
      • Bitterwater
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
      • Santa Rita Peak
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Rita Peak is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Peak
      • New Idria ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • New Idria is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
        • New Idria has also been known as:
        • Idria
      • San Benito
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • San Benito is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • 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 Docas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Docas.
      • Bee Rock
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
      • Lake Nacimiento
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • McKay
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • McKay is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
      • San Miguel
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Adobe
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Old Adobe is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Adobe
      • San Lawrence Terrace
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • San Lawrence Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lawrence Terrace
      • Adelaida
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida
      • Wellsona
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona
      • Piedra Blanca
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Piedra Blanca is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra Blanca

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Docas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Docas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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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