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Nearest Communities to Oceanside,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.<1>

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

Oceanside is located in San Diego County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Diego County: Imperial, Orange & Riverside.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 155 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Oceanside. Of these communities, 43 are located in counties other than San Diego 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 Oceanside (which is San Diego 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 Oceanside

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

  • San Diego County   (where Oceanside resides)
    • Given the large number of communities that are located in San Diego County, we have limited the list to those within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of Oceanside (about 100 communities).
    • 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 Oceanside   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oceanside.
      • Escondido Junction
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Junction
      • South Oceanside
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • South Oceanside is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oceanside
      • Oceana
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Oceana is located in San Diego County
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      • Fallbrook Junction
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Fallbrook Junction is located in San Diego County
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      • Yaldora
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Yaldora is located in San Diego County
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      • Talich
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Talich is located in San Diego County
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      • San Luis Rey
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlsbad
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ysidora ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
      • Stuart
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Stuart is located in San Diego County
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      • Agua Hedionda
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Agua Hedionda is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Hedionda
      • Farr
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Farr is located in San Diego County
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        • Chappo
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Chappo is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappo
        • Guajome
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Guajome is located in San Diego County
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        • Ocean Hills
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
          • Ocean Hills is located in San Diego County
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        • Vista
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Las Flores ‑ Historic
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
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        • Buena Vista
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
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        • Jofegan
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Jofegan is located in San Diego County
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        • Buena
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Buena is located in San Diego County
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        • Santa Margarita Y Las Flores
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Don ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Don is located in San Diego County
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        • La Costa
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • La Costa is located in San Diego County
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        • Leucadia
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bonsall
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • De Luz Station
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
          • De Luz Station is located in San Diego County
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        • Lake San Marcos
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Lake San Marcos is located in San Diego County
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        • Agra
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Agra is located in San Diego County
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        • Encinitas
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • San Marcos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Twin Oaks
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
          • Twin Oaks is located in San Diego County
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        • DeLuz
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
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        • San Luis Rey Heights
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • San Luis Rey Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Los Encenitos
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Encenitos is located in San Diego County
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        • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Los Vallecitos De San Marcos
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Richland
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Richland is located in San Diego County
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        • Winterwarm
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Winterwarm is located in San Diego County
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        • Cardiff-by-the-Sea
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Olivenhain
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Olivenhain is located in San Diego County
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        • Fallbrook
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Monserate
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Monserate is located in San Diego County
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        • Elfin Forest
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Elfin Forest is located in San Diego County
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        • Hidden Meadows
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Hidden Meadows is located in San Diego County
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        • Jesmond Dene
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Jesmond Dene is located in San Diego County
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        • Pala Mesa
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Pala Mesa is located in San Diego County
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        • Harmony Grove
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Harmony Grove is located in San Diego County
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        • Rancho Santa Fe
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • San Dieguito ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • San Dieguito is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Dieguito
        • Solana Beach
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • De Luz
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • De Luz is located in San Diego County
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        • Eden Gardens
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Eden Gardens is located in San Diego County
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        • Escondido
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Lilac
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Lilac is located in San Diego County
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        • De Luz Heights
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • De Luz Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Ridgecrest Estates
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Ridgecrest Estates is located in San Diego County
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        • San Onofre
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Del Mar
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Del Dios
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Del Dios is located in San Diego County
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        • Fairbanks Ranch
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairbanks Ranch is located in San Diego County
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        • Del Mar Heights
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Del Mar Heights is located in San Diego County
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        • Rincon Del Diablo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Rincon Del Diablo is located in San Diego County
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        • Valley Center
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Rainbow
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Pala
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • San Bernardo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • San Bernardo is located in San Diego County
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        • Los Penasquitos
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Penasquitos is located in San Diego County
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        • Rancho Bernardo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rancho Penasquitos
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho Penasquitos is located in San Diego County
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        • Sorrento
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Sorrento is located in San Diego County
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        • Pauma Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Mira Mesa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Sabre Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Sabre Springs is located in San Diego County
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        • Rincon ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Rincon is located in San Diego County
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        • La Jolla Shores
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • La Jolla Shores is located in San Diego County
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        • Linda Vista ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Linda Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Vista
        • Pauma
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Pauma is located in San Diego County
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        • San Pasqual
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • San Pasqual is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pasqual
        • Easter Cross
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Easter Cross is located in San Diego County
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        • La Jolla
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Miramar
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Miramar is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramar
        • Poway Grove Park
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway Grove Park is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway Grove Park
        • Poway Grove ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Poway Grove is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poway Grove
        • Poway
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Scripps Ranch
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Scripps Ranch is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scripps Ranch
        • Selwyn ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Selwyn is located in San Diego County
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        • University City
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • University City is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
        • Elvira
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • La Jolla Hermosa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • La Jolla Hermosa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jolla Hermosa
        • The Muirlands
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • The Muirlands is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Muirlands
        • Guejito
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Guejito is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guejito
        • Ladrillo ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Ladrillo is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladrillo
        • North Clairemont
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • North Clairemont is located in San Diego County
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        • Rock Haven ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rock Haven is located in San Diego County
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        • Cuca
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Cuca is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuca
        • Pacific Beach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Valle De Pamo or Santa Maria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Clairemont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Clairemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairemont
        • Mission Beach
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Mission Beach is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Beach
        • Riviera Shores
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Riviera Shores is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riviera Shores
        • Rosemont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Rosemont is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
        • Tierrasanta
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Tierrasanta is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierrasanta
        • La Jolla Amago
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • La Jolla Amago is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jolla Amago
        • Palomar Mountain
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Ramona
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Bay Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Bay Park is located in San Diego County
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        • Bayside Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Bayside Village is located in San Diego County
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        • Fiesta Shores
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Fiesta Shores is located in San Diego County
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        • Morena
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Morena is located in San Diego County
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        • Irvings Crest
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Irvings Crest is located in San Diego County
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        • Serra Mesa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Serra Mesa is located in San Diego County
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        • Shady Dell
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Shady Dell is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
  • Orange County
  • Riverside County
    • County Website:   https://rivco.org/
    • County Seat for Riverside:   Riverside
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Oceanside   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Oceanside.
      • Santa Margarita Groves
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Santa Rosa South
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Santa Rosa South is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa South
      • La Cresta Highlands
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • La Cresta Highlands is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Highlands
      • Santa Rosa ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Santa Rosa is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Sylvan Meadows
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Sylvan Meadows is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Meadows
      • Colina Vista
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Colina Vista is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colina Vista
      • Oak Haven Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Oak Haven Estates is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Haven Estates
      • Rainbow Canyon Village
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Rosa West
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Santa Rosa West is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa West
      • Country Manor Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Country Manor Estates is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Manor Estates
      • Little Temecula
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Temecula is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Temecula
      • Los Ranchitos
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Los Ranchitos is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchitos
      • Continue List   (16 more) ...
        • Windsor Crest
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Windsor Crest is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Crest
        • La Cresta
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • La Cresta is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta
        • Lake Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
        • Linda Rose
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Linda Rose is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Rose
        • Temecula Ranchos
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Temecula Ranchos is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula Ranchos
        • Temecula
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Murrieta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Potrero de Los Cienega
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Murrieta Hot Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Wildomar
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Pauba
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Pauba is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauba
        • Valle de los Caballos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Valle de los Caballos is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle de los Caballos
        • Lakeland Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Potrero El Cariso
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Potrero El Cariso is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potrero El Cariso
        • Antelope Hills
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Antelope Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
        • Butterfield Lake Estates
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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- Oceanside) 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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