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Nearest Communities to Sorensens,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Sorensens is located in Alpine County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alpine County: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Mono, Tuolumne & Douglas (NV).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 158 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sorensens. Of these communities, 141 are located in counties other than Alpine 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 Sorensens (which is Alpine 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 Sorensens

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

  • Alpine County   (where Sorensens resides)
  • Amador County
  • Calaveras County
    • County Website:   https://www.calaverasgov.us/
    • County Seat for Calaveras:   San Andreas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sorensens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sorensens.
      • Lombardi
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Lombardi is located in Calaveras County
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      • Sherman Acres
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Sherman Acres is located in Calaveras County
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      • Tamarack Springs
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Tamarack Springs is located in Calaveras County
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      • Tamarack
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Tamarack is located in Calaveras County
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      • Skyhigh
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Skyhigh is located in Calaveras County
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      • Big Meadow
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bruce Crossing
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Bruce Crossing is located in Calaveras County
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      • Ganns
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Ganns is located in Calaveras County
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  • El Dorado County
    • County Website:   https://www.eldoradocounty.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for El Dorado:   Placerville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sorensens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sorensens.
      • Fountain Place
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Fountain Place is located in El Dorado County
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      • Little Norway ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Little Norway is located in El Dorado County
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      • Nebelhorn
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Nebelhorn is located in El Dorado County
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      • Echo Lake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mevers
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Mevers is located in El Dorado County
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      • Phillips
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Phillips is located in El Dorado County
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      • Fallen Leaf
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tahoe Valley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Tahoe Valley is located in El Dorado County
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      • Tallac Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
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      • Twin Bridges
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Al Tahoe
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Bijou Park
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Bijou Park is located in El Dorado County
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        • Bijou
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
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        • South Lake Tahoe
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Stateline
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Stateline is located in El Dorado County
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        • Lake Valley
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
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        • Tahoe Keys
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Tahoe Keys is located in El Dorado County
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        • Camp Richardson
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Camp Richardson is located in El Dorado County
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        • Kiva Beach
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Kiva Beach is located in El Dorado County
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        • Spring Creek
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County
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        • Sciots Camp
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Sciots Camp is located in El Dorado County
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        • Strawberry
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Upper Forni
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Upper Forni is located in El Dorado County
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        • Emerald Bay
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
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        • Lower Forni
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Lower Forni is located in El Dorado County
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        • Frosts ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Frosts is located in El Dorado County
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        • Rubicon Properties
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Rubicon Properties is located in El Dorado County
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        • Meeks Bay
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Meeks Bay is located in El Dorado County
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        • Kyburz
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Glenridge Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Glenridge Park is located in El Dorado County
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        • Pomins
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Pomins is located in El Dorado County
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        • Tahoma
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Morrison
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Morrison is located in El Dorado County
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        • Rubicon Springs ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Rubicon Springs is located in El Dorado County
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        • Jones Place
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Jones Place is located in El Dorado County
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        • Meiss
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Meiss is located in El Dorado County
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        • Pilliken
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Pilliken is located in El Dorado County
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        • Capps Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Capps Crossing is located in El Dorado County
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        • Darlington
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Darlington is located in El Dorado County
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        • Griminger
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Griminger is located in El Dorado County
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        • Voss
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Voss is located in El Dorado County
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        • White Hall
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
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        • McConnel Place
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • McConnel Place is located in El Dorado County
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        • Raffetto
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Raffetto is located in El Dorado County
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        • Riverton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
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        • Jacobsen ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Jacobsen is located in El Dorado County
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        • Caldor
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Caldor is located in El Dorado County
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        • Bonetti
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Bonetti is located in El Dorado County
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        • Short Place
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Short Place is located in El Dorado County
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  • Mono County
  • Placer County
    • County Website:   https://www.placer.ca.gov/
    • County Seat for Placer:   Auburn
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    • Nearest Communities to Sorensens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sorensens.
      • Tahoma Meadows
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
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      • Chamberlands Estates
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Chamberlands Estates is located in Placer County
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      • Chambers Lodge
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Chambers Lodge is located in Placer County
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      • Homewood
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Idlewild
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Idlewild is located in Placer County
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      • Tahoe Pines
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Land
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Pine Land is located in Placer County
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      • Sunnyside
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Sunnyside is located in Placer County
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      • Tahoe City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Tahoe Park
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Tahoe Park is located in Placer County
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      • Timberland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Timberland is located in Placer County
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      • Comstock Acres
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Comstock Acres is located in Placer County
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        • Tahoe Woods
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Tahoe Woods is located in Placer County
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        • Talmont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Talmont is located in Placer County
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        • Twin Peaks Estates
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Twin Peaks Estates is located in Placer County
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        • Dollar Point
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
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        • Lake Forest
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Rampart
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rampart is located in Placer County
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  • Tuolumne County
  • Carson City
    • County Website:   https://www.carson.org/
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sorensens   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sorensens.
      • Stewart
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Stewart is located in Carson City (NV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
      • Carson City
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Mill Creek Settlement ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Mill Creek Settlement is located in Carson City (NV)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Settlement
      • Pinyon Hills
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Pinyon Hills is located in Carson City (NV)
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      • New Empire
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Brunswick ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Brunswick is located in Carson City (NV)
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      • Carson Hot Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Carson Hot Springs is located in Carson City (NV)
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      • Empire
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview Summit
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Lakeview Summit is located in Carson City (NV)
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      • Fiddlers Green
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Fiddlers Green is located in Carson City (NV)
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  • Douglas County
  • Lyon County

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 from Point A (ie- Sorensens) 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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