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Nearest Communities to Laguna Woods,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 Laguna Woods.<1>

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

Laguna Woods is located in Orange County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Orange County: Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino & San Diego.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 312 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Laguna Woods. Of these communities, 137 are located in counties other than Orange 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 Laguna Woods (which is Orange 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 Laguna Woods

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

  • Orange County   (where Laguna Woods resides)
  • Los Angeles County
  • Riverside County
    • County Website:   https://rivco.org/
    • County Seat for Riverside:   Riverside
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laguna Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laguna Woods.
      • Potrero El Cariso
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Potrero El Cariso is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potrero El Cariso
      • Temescal
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Potrero de Los Cienega
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Arcilla
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Arcilla is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcilla
      • Weisel
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Weisel is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisel
      • El Cerrito
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pepper Corner
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pepper Corner is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Corner
      • Alberhill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Alberhill is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberhill
      • Corona
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Terra Cotta
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Terra Cotta is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
      • Home Gardens
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Porphyry ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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        • La Cresta Highlands
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • La Cresta Highlands is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Highlands
        • La Laguna
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • La Laguna is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Laguna
        • Lake Elsinore
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Lakeland Village
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • North Elsinore
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • North Elsinore is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elsinore
        • La Cresta
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • La Cresta is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta
        • Santa Rosa South
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Santa Rosa South is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa South
        • Gavilan Hills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Gavilan Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavilan Hills
        • May
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • May is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
        • Santa Rosa West
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Santa Rosa West is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa West
        • Camelot Hills
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Camelot Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Hills
        • El Sobrante de San Jacinto
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Norco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Rosa Ranch Estates
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Sedco Hills
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Sedco Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedco Hills
        • La Sierra
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • La Sierra is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sierra
        • Canyon Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Meadowbrook
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Santa Margarita Groves
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Santa Rosa ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Santa Rosa is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
        • Sylvan Meadows
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Sylvan Meadows is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Meadows
        • Wildomar
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Eastvale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Arlington Station
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Arlington Station is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Station
        • Arlington
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Arlington is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
        • La Sierra Heights
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • La Sierra Heights is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sierra Heights
        • Arlanza
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Arlanza is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlanza
        • Good Meadow
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Good Meadow is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Meadow
        • Jurupa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Jurupa is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa
        • Quail Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Casa Blanca
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Casa Blanca is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
        • Glen Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Glen Valley is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Valley
        • Good Hope
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Good Hope is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
        • Mira Loma
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Pedley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Pedley is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
        • Prenda
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Prenda is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prenda
        • Woodcrest
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodcrest is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
        • Murrieta
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Bly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Bly is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bly
        • Magnolia Avenue
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Magnolia Avenue is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Avenue
        • Mead Valley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mead Valley is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Valley
        • Stalder
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Stalder is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalder
        • De Anza Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
        • Glen Avon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Henshaw
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Henshaw is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
        • Jurupa Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Pachappa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Pachappa is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachappa
        • Riverside
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Bernardino County
    • County Website:   https://main.sbcounty.gov/
    • County Seat for San Bernardino:   San Bernardino
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laguna Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laguna Woods.
      • El Rincon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • El Rincon is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rincon
      • Sleepy Hollow
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sleepy Hollow is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Los Serranos
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Los Serranos is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Serranos
      • Boys Republic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Boys Republic is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Republic
      • Chino Hills
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Chino
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Santa Ana Del Chino
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Santa Ana Del Chino is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ana Del Chino
      • Creekside
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Creekside is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
      • Champagne
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
      • Collins ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Collins is located in San Bernardino County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • San Diego County
    • County Website:   https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/
    • County Seat for San Diego:   San Diego
    • Note: The Pacific Ocean lies to the west and the nation of Mexico lies to the south
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Laguna Woods   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Laguna Woods.
      • San Onofre
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Agra
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Agra is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • De Luz
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • De Luz is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz
      • Don ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Don is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
      • Santa Margarita Y Las Flores
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Las Flores ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
      • De Luz Heights
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • De Luz Heights is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz Heights
      • Chappo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Chappo is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappo
      • Jofegan
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jofegan is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jofegan
      • Stuart
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Stuart is located in San Diego County
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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- Laguna Woods) 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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