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Nearest Communities to Rex,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Rex.<1>

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


Rex is located in Santa Barbara County.

The following 3 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Barbara County: Kern, San Luis Obispo & Ventura.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 118 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rex. Of these communities, 49 are located in counties other than Santa Barbara 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 Rex (which is Santa Barbara 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 Rex

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

  • Santa Barbara County   (where Rex resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofsb.org/
    • County Seat for Santa Barbara:   Santa Barbara
    • Note: The western and southern boundaries of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rex   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rex.
      • Rosemary
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Rosemary is located in Santa Barbara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
      • North Santa Maria
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • North Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Santa Maria
      • Santa Maria
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Midco
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Midco is located in Santa Barbara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midco
      • Cimarron Estates
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Cimarron Estates is located in Santa Barbara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron Estates
      • Garey
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
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      • Punta De La Laguna
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Punta De La Laguna is located in Santa Barbara County
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      • Tepusquet
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tepusquet is located in Santa Barbara County
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      • Orcutt
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pacer
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Pacer is located in Santa Barbara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacer
      • Roadamite ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Roadamite is located in Santa Barbara County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadamite
      • Carr
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Carr is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Bicknell
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Bicknell is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
        • Palmer ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Palmer is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Betteravia Junction
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Betteravia Junction is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Betteravia
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Gum
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Gum is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum
        • Iremel
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Iremel is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Shuman
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Shuman is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Bragur
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Bragur is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Devon
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Devon is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Waldorf
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Waldorf is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
        • Casmalia
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Todos Santos Y San Antonio
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Barsug
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Barsug is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Guadalupe
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Sisquoc
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Sisquoc is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Antonio
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Antonio is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Tinaquaic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tinaquaic is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Los Alamos
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Narlon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Narlon is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Jesus Maria
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Jesus Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Mission La Purisima
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Mission La Purisima is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission La Purisima
        • Vandenberg Village
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • La Laguna
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • La Laguna is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Mesa Oaks
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Mesa Oaks is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Mission Hills
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Mission Hills is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Tangair
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Tangair is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Santa Rita
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Santa Rita is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • La Zaca
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • La Zaca is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Lompoc Landing ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lompoc Landing is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Ellwood Estates
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Ellwood Estates is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Corral De Quati
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Corral De Quati is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Acorn
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Acorn is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Lompoc Village
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Lompoc Village is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc Village
        • Lompoc
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <3>
        • Baroda
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Baroda is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Foothill Estates
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Foothill Estates is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foothill Estates
        • La Salle
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • La Salle is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Surf
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Surf is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Canada De Salsipuedes
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Canada De Salsipuedes is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • La Mission Vieja De La Purisima
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Jonata Park
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Jonata Park is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • San Carlos De Jonata
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • San Carlos De Jonata is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Santa Rosa
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Santa Rosa is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Los Olivos
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Buellton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Ballard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Junction Camp
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Junction Camp is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Camp
        • San Julian
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • San Julian is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Julian
        • Solvang
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Solvang is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solvang
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solvang <3>
        • Honda
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Honda is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honda
        • Punta De La Concepcion
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Punta De La Concepcion is located in Santa Barbara County
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        • Canada De Los Pinos Or College Rancho
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Nojoqui
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Nojoqui is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nojoqui
        • Santa Ynez
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Arguello
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Arguello is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguello
        • Arlight
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Arlight is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlight
        • Jalama ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jalama is located in Santa Barbara County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalama
  • San Luis Obispo County
    • 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 Rex   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rex.
      • Suey
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Suey is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suey
      • Nipomo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Summit ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Summit is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Huasna
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Huasna is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huasna
      • Bromela
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Bromela is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromela
      • Los Berros
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Los Berros is located in San Luis Obispo County
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      • Callender
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hathaway Place
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Hathaway Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathaway Place
      • Reeves Place
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Reeves Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Place
      • Bolsa de Chamisal
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Bolsa de Chamisal is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolsa de Chamisal
      • Newsom Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Newsom Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Springs
      • Santa Manuela
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Manuela is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Hubert Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Hubert Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubert Place
        • Renshaw Place
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Renshaw Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Place
        • Halcyon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Halcyon is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcyon
        • Arroyo Grande
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Fairoaks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Oaks
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Oaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Oceano
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Musick ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Musick is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musick
        • Grover Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Oceano Beach
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Oceano Beach is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceano Beach
        • Pismo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Pismo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Verde
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Verde is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Corral De Piedra
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Corral De Piedra is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pismo Beach
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Reeds ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Reeds is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
        • Asphalt Mines ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Asphalt Mines is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asphalt Mines
        • Tiber
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Tiber is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Edna
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Edna is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
        • Maxwellton ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Maxwellton is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwellton
        • Shell Beach
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Steele ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Steele is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pippin Corner
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Pippin Corner is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Pozo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Pozo is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Miles
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Miles is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
        • San Miguelito
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • San Miguelito is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Sunset Palisades
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset Palisades is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Todd Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Todd Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Avila Beach
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Sycamore Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Sycamore Springs is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Springs
        • Martinez Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Martinez Place is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Port San Luis
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Port San Luis is located in San Luis Obispo County
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        • Ranchita De Santa Fe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Ranchita De Santa Fe is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchita De Santa Fe
        • Laguna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Laguna is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laguna
        • San Luis Obispo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • La Panza ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • La Panza is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Panza
        • Navajo ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Navajo is located in San Luis Obispo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
        • Thyle
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Thyle is located in San Luis Obispo County
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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- Rex) 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.