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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 San Lucas.<1>

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

San Lucas is located in Monterey County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Monterey County: Fresno, Kings, San Benito, San Luis Obispo & Santa Cruz.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 52 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of San Lucas. Of these communities, 10 are located in counties other than Monterey 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 Lucas (which is Monterey 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 Lucas

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

  • Monterey County   (where San Lucas resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.monterey.ca.us/
    • County Seat for Monterey:   Salinas
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to San Lucas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from San Lucas.
      • San Benito
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Benito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
        • San Benito is located in Monterey County
      • Welby
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welby
        • Welby is located in Monterey County
      • San Bernabe
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Bernabe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernabe
        • San Bernabe is located in Monterey County
      • Docas ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Docas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Docas
        • Docas is located in Monterey County
      • San Bernardo
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Bernardo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardo
        • San Bernardo is located in Monterey County
      • King City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • San Ardo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Elsa
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
        • Elsa is located in Monterey County
      • Lonoak
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonoak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoak
        • Lonoak is located in Monterey County
      • San Lorenzo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Lorenzo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo
        • San Lorenzo is located in Monterey County
      • Coburn
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
        • Coburn is located in Monterey County
      • Lockwood
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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        • Jolon
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Posa De Los Ositos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posa De Los Ositos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posa De Los Ositos
          • Posa De Los Ositos is located in Monterey County
        • Martinus Corner
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Hunter - Liggett
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter - Liggett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter - Liggett
          • Hunter - Liggett is located in Monterey County
        • Los Ojitos
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Ojitos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojitos
          • Los Ojitos is located in Monterey County
        • Wunpost
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wunpost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunpost
          • Wunpost is located in Monterey County
        • Milpitas
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milpitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
          • Milpitas is located in Monterey County
        • Greenfield
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Metz
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
          • Metz is located in Monterey County
        • Pleyto ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pleyto. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
          • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Pleyto
          • From San Lucas to Pleyto
        • El Piojo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Piojo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Piojo
          • El Piojo is located in Monterey County
        • San Miguelito
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguelito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
          • San Miguelito is located in Monterey County
        • Arroyo Seco
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arroyo Seco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
          • Arroyo Seco is located in Monterey County
        • Sans ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans
          • Sans is located in Monterey County
        • Harlem
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlem have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
          • Harlem is located in Monterey County
        • Sycamore Flat
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
          • Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
        • Bryson
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
          • Bryson is located in Monterey County
        • Bradley
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Los Coches
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Coches have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Coches
          • Los Coches is located in Monterey County
        • Valleton
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
          • Valleton is located in Monterey County
        • Millers Ranch
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ranch
          • Millers Ranch is located in Monterey County
        • Fort Romie
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Romie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Romie
          • Fort Romie is located in Monterey County
        • Soledad
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Nacimiento
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nacimiento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nacimiento
          • Nacimiento is located in Monterey County
        • Ex Mission Soledad
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ex Mission Soledad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ex Mission Soledad
          • Ex Mission Soledad is located in Monterey County
        • Camphora
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camphora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camphora
          • Camphora is located in Monterey County
        • Gorda
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Plaskett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaskett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaskett
          • Plaskett is located in Monterey County
        • Lucia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Tassajara Hot Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tassajara Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara Hot Springs
          • Tassajara Hot Springs is located in Monterey County
  • Fresno County
  • San Benito County
  • San Luis Obispo County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Lucas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Lucas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1300, Longitude: -121.0201    
<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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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