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Nearest Communities to Mission Viejo,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 starting from Mission Viejo.<1>

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

Mission Viejo 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 300 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mission Viejo. Of these communities, 125 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 Mission Viejo (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 Mission Viejo

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

  • Orange County   (where Mission Viejo resides)
  • Los Angeles County
  • Riverside County
    • County Website:   https://rivco.org/
    • County Seat for Riverside:   Riverside
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mission Viejo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mission Viejo.
      • Potrero El Cariso
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Potrero El Cariso is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potrero El Cariso
      • Potrero de Los Cienega
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Temescal
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcilla
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Arcilla is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcilla
      • Weisel
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Weisel is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisel
      • Pepper Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Pepper Corner is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Corner
      • Alberhill
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Alberhill is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberhill
      • El Cerrito
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Terra Cotta
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Terra Cotta is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
      • La Cresta Highlands
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • La Cresta Highlands is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Highlands
      • Lakeland Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • La Cresta is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta
      • Continue List   (62 more) ...
        • La Laguna
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • La Laguna is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Laguna
        • Lake Elsinore
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • North Elsinore
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • North Elsinore is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elsinore
        • Santa Rosa South
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Santa Rosa South is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa South
        • Corona
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Porphyry ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Santa Rosa West
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Santa Rosa West is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa West
        • Gavilan Hills
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Gavilan Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavilan Hills
        • Home Gardens
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Sedco Hills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Sedco Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedco Hills
        • Camelot Hills
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Camelot Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Hills
        • El Sobrante de San Jacinto
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Rosa Ranch Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Meadowbrook
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Santa Margarita Groves
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Santa Rosa ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Santa Rosa is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
        • Sylvan Meadows
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Sylvan Meadows is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Meadows
        • Wildomar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • May
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • May is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
        • Canyon Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • Norco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • La Sierra
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • La Sierra is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Sierra
        • Arlington Station
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Arlington Station is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Station
        • Arlington
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Arlington is located in Riverside County
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        • Good Meadow
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Good Meadow is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Meadow
        • Murrieta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Quail Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Eastvale
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Arlanza
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Arlanza is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlanza
        • Good Hope
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Good Hope is located in Riverside County
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        • 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
        • Woodcrest
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Woodcrest is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcrest
        • Jurupa
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Jurupa is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jurupa
        • Casa Blanca
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Casa Blanca is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
        • Glen Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Glen Valley is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Valley
        • Mead Valley
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Mead Valley is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Valley
        • Prenda
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Prenda is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prenda
        • Menifee
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Sun City
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Mira Loma
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Ellis
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Ellis is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
        • Magnolia Avenue
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Magnolia Avenue is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Avenue
        • Pedley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Pedley is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedley
        • Antelope Hills
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Antelope Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
        • Linda Rose
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Linda Rose is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Rose
        • Bly
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Bly is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bly
        • De Anza Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • De Anza Village is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Anza Village
        • Pachappa
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Pachappa is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachappa
        • Perris
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Riverside
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Val Verde
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Val Verde is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
        • Menifee Lakes
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Menifee Lakes is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menifee Lakes
        • Murrieta Hot Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Romoland
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Glen Avon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Jurupa Valley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Stalder
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Stalder is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalder
        • Alessandro
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Alessandro is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alessandro
        • Arnold Heights
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Arnold Heights is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Heights
        • Henshaw
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Henshaw is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw
        • Rancho las Perris
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Rancho las Perris is located in Riverside County
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        • Rubidoux
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • San Bernardino County
  • 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 Mission Viejo   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mission Viejo.
      • San Onofre
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Agra
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Agra is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Don ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Don is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
      • De Luz
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • De Luz is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz
      • Santa Margarita Y Las Flores
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • De Luz Heights
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • De Luz Heights is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz Heights
      • Las Flores ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
      • Chappo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Chappo is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappo
      • Jofegan
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jofegan is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jofegan
      • De Luz Station
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • De Luz Station is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz Station
      • DeLuz
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
      • Fallbrook
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Stuart
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Stuart is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
        • Ysidora ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
        • Fallbrook Junction
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Fallbrook Junction is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Junction
        • Ridgecrest Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Ridgecrest Estates is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Estates
        • Yaldora
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Yaldora is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaldora

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mission Viejo) 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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