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Nearest Communities to San Clemente,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note 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.


San Clemente 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 203 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of San Clemente. Of these communities, 87 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 San Clemente (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 San Clemente

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

  • Orange County   (where San Clemente resides)
  • Riverside County
    • County Website:   https://rivco.org/
    • County Seat for Riverside:   Riverside
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to San Clemente   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from San Clemente.
      • La Cresta Highlands
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cresta Highlands is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta Highlands
      • Potrero de Los Cienega
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Santa Rosa South
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Santa Rosa South is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa South
      • Potrero El Cariso
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Potrero El Cariso is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potrero El Cariso
      • Santa Margarita Groves
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • La Cresta
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cresta is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cresta
      • Santa Rosa West
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Rosa West is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa West
      • Santa Rosa ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Santa Rosa is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rosa
      • Sylvan Meadows
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Sylvan Meadows is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Meadows
      • Lakeland Village
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • La Laguna
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • La Laguna is located in Riverside County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Laguna
      • Lake Elsinore
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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        • North Elsinore
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • North Elsinore is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Elsinore
        • Sedco Hills
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Sedco Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedco Hills
        • Terra Cotta
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Terra Cotta is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
        • Wildomar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Temescal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Alberhill
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Alberhill is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberhill
        • Murrieta
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Arcilla
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Arcilla is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcilla
        • Linda Rose
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Linda Rose is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda Rose
        • Canyon Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Lake Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Lake Village is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
        • Los Ranchitos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Los Ranchitos is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchitos
        • Murrieta Hot Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Windsor Crest
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Windsor Crest is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Crest
        • Weisel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Weisel is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisel
        • Meadowbrook
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Colina Vista
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Colina Vista is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colina Vista
        • Country Manor Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Country Manor Estates is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Manor Estates
        • Rainbow Canyon Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Temecula
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • El Cerrito
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Antelope Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Antelope Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
        • Camelot Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Camelot Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Hills
        • Gavilan Hills
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Gavilan Hills is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gavilan Hills
        • Quail Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Rosa Ranch Estates
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Little Temecula
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Little Temecula is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Temecula
        • Oak Haven Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Oak Haven Estates is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Haven Estates
        • Pepper Corner
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Pepper Corner is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Corner
        • Temecula Ranchos
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Temecula Ranchos is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temecula Ranchos
        • El Sobrante de San Jacinto
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Good Hope
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Good Hope is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
        • Good Meadow
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Good Meadow is located in Riverside County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Meadow
        • Menifee
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Sun City
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 San Clemente   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from San Clemente.
      • San Onofre
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Agra
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Agra is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Don ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Don is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Don
      • Las Flores ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Las Flores is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Flores
      • Santa Margarita Y Las Flores
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • De Luz
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • De Luz is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz
      • Stuart
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Stuart is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
      • Chappo
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Chappo is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappo
      • Jofegan
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jofegan is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jofegan
      • Fallbrook Junction
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Fallbrook Junction is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallbrook Junction
      • Yaldora
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Yaldora is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaldora
      • Ysidora ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Ysidora is located in San Diego County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ysidora
      • Continue List   (28 more) ...
        • De Luz Heights
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • De Luz Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz Heights
        • De Luz Station
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • De Luz Station is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Luz Station
        • DeLuz
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • DeLuz is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLuz
        • Fallbrook
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Oceanside
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Escondido Junction
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Escondido Junction is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondido Junction
        • San Luis Rey
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Oceana
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Oceana is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceana
        • South Oceanside
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • South Oceanside is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Oceanside
        • Ridgecrest Estates
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Ridgecrest Estates is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgecrest Estates
        • Winterwarm
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Winterwarm is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwarm
        • Carlsbad
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Guajome
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Guajome is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guajome
        • Talich
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Talich is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talich
        • San Luis Rey Heights
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • San Luis Rey Heights is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis Rey Heights
        • Bonsall
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Monserate
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Monserate is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monserate
        • Pala Mesa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Pala Mesa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pala Mesa
        • Rainbow
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Agua Hedionda
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Agua Hedionda is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Hedionda
        • Farr
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Farr is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr
        • Vista
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Buena Vista
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Buena Vista is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Ocean Hills
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Ocean Hills is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Hills
        • Buena
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Buena is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena
        • La Costa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • La Costa is located in San Diego County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Costa
        • Lawrence Welk Resort Village
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Leucadia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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- San Clemente) 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.