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Nearest Communities to Lake Nacimiento,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.

Lake Nacimiento 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 83 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Lake Nacimiento. Of these communities, 21 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 Lake Nacimiento (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 Lake Nacimiento

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

  • San Luis Obispo County   (where Lake Nacimiento 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 Lake Nacimiento   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Lake Nacimiento.
      • Bee Rock
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Adelaida
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Adelaida is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaida
      • Klau
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Klau is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klau
      • McKay
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • McKay is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay
      • Old Adobe
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Old Adobe is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Adobe
      • San Miguel
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Wellsona
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • San Lawrence Terrace
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • San Lawrence Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lawrence Terrace
      • Oak Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Oak Park is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
      • Paso de Robles
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Paso de Robles is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paso de Robles
      • Paso Robles
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Capital Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Capital Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capital Hill
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        • El Paso de Robles
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • 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
        • Estrella
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Santa Ysabel
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Ysabel is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Ysabel
        • Templeton
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Cambria Pines
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cambria Pines is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria Pines
        • Cambria
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • East Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • East Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
        • Santa Rosa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Santa Rosa is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
        • Tin City
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Tin City is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
        • Happy Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Happy Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
        • Harmony
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Leimert
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Leimert is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leimert
        • Lodge Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lodge Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hill
        • Park Hill
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Park Hill is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
        • West Village
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • West Village is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
        • San Geronimo
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • San Geronimo is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Geronimo
        • Marine Terrace
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Marine Terrace is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • 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
        • Asuncion
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Asuncion is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asuncion
        • San Simeon
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Bern
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Bern is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
        • Union
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Union is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
        • Cayucos
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Moro Y Cayucos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Moro Y Cayucos is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro Y Cayucos
        • Atascadero
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Linne
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
        • Henry
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Henry is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • Dove ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Dove is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove
        • Eaglet ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Eaglet is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglet
        • Huerhuero
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Huerhuero is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerhuero
        • Poloma ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Poloma is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poloma
        • Morro Bay
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • San Bernardo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • San Bernardo is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardo
        • Creston
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • San Luisito
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • San Luisito is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luisito
        • Cushing
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Cushing is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
        • Garden Farms
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Los Osos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Santa Margarita
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Cuesta-by-the-Sea
          (28 miles [45.1 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
        • El Chorro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • El Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Chorro
        • Shandon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Huerta de Romauldo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Huerta de Romauldo is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerta de Romauldo
        • Chorro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Chorro is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chorro
        • Potrero de San Luis Obispo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Serrano
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Serrano is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serrano
        • Canada De Los Osos Y Pecho Y Islay
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Goldtree
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Goldtree is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldtree
        • Thyle
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Thyle is located in San Luis Obispo County
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  • Monterey County
  • 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Nacimiento) 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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