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Nearest Communities to Klau,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Klau 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 80 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Klau. Of these communities, 14 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 Klau (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 Klau

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

  • San Luis Obispo County   (where Klau resides)
    • 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 Klau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Klau.
      • Adelaida
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida
      • Lake Nacimiento
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Paso de Robles
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paso de Robles
      • Harmony
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • San Geronimo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • San Geronimo is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Geronimo
      • Santa Rosa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Santa Rosa is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Capital Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Capital Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capital Hill
      • Oak Park
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Paso Robles
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bee Rock
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Bee Rock is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Rock
      • Templeton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lodge Hill
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
      • Continue List   (54 more) ...
        • Tin City
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
        • Cambria
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • East Village
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • East Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
        • Wellsona
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Wellsona is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsona
        • Cayucos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Marine Terrace
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Marine Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine Terrace
        • Cambria Pines
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Cambria Pines is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria Pines
        • Happy Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
        • Leimert
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Leimert is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leimert
        • Park Hill
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
        • West Village
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • West Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
        • El Paso de Robles
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • El Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso de Robles
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,521 people
        • Santa Ysabel
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Santa Ysabel is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ysabel
        • Old Adobe
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Old Adobe is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Adobe
        • McKay
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • McKay is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
        • San Lawrence Terrace
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • San Lawrence Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lawrence Terrace
        • San Miguel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Moro Y Cayucos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Moro Y Cayucos is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Y Cayucos
        • Asuncion
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Asuncion is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asuncion
        • Atascadero
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Estrella
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Estrella is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
        • Henry
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • San Simeon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • San Bernardo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • San Bernardo is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardo
        • Piedra Blanca
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Piedra Blanca is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra Blanca
        • Linne
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Linne is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linne
        • Union
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Morro Bay
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <3>
        • Dove ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
        • Poloma ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Poloma is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poloma
        • Eaglet ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
        • Bern
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Bern is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
        • San Luisito
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • San Luisito is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luisito
        • Creston
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Huerhuero
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Huerhuero is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerhuero
        • Whitley Gardens
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Whitley Gardens is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Gardens
        • Cuesta-by-the-Sea
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Cuesta-by-the-Sea is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuesta-by-the-Sea
        • Los Osos
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Cushing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cushing is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Garden Farms
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
        • El Chorro
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • El Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Chorro
        • Santa Margarita
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Canada De Los Osos Y Pecho Y Islay
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Chorro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chorro
        • Huerta de Romauldo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Huerta de Romauldo is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerta de Romauldo
        • Potrero de San Luis Obispo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Goldtree
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
        • Serrano
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Serrano is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano
        • Thyle
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Thyle is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thyle
        • Laguna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Laguna is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
        • San Luis Obispo
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Shandon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Ranchita De Santa Fe
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ranchita De Santa Fe is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchita De Santa Fe
        • Wilson Corner
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Wilson Corner is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
  • Monterey County
    • 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 Klau   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Klau.
      • Nacimiento
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Nacimiento is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacimiento
      • Bryson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bryson is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
      • Bradley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleyto ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
      • Wunpost
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Wunpost is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunpost
      • Valleton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Valleton is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
      • Los Ojitos
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Los Ojitos is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojitos
      • El Piojo
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • El Piojo is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Piojo
      • Lockwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Martinus Corner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Corner
      • San Ardo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jolon
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • San Bernardo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • San Bernardo is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardo
  • San Mateo County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Klau) 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.