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Nearest Communities to Welby,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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


Welby 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 54 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Welby. Of these communities, 8 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 Welby (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 Welby

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

  • Monterey County   (where Welby resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.countyofmonterey.gov/
    • County Seat for Monterey:   Salinas
    • Note: The western boundary of the county is on the Pacific Ocean
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Welby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Welby.
      • San Bernabe
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • San Bernabe is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernabe
      • King City
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • San Benito
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • San Benito is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
      • San Lucas
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Elsa
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Elsa is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsa
      • Coburn
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Coburn is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburn
      • San Lorenzo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • San Lorenzo is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo
      • Lonoak
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Lonoak is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoak
      • Posa De Los Ositos
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Posa De Los Ositos is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posa De Los Ositos
      • Docas ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Docas is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Docas
      • San Bernardo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • San Bernardo is located in Monterey County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Bernardo
      • Greenfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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        • Metz
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Metz is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
        • San Ardo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Arroyo Seco
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Arroyo Seco is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo Seco
        • Hunter - Liggett
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Hunter - Liggett is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter - Liggett
        • Milpitas
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Milpitas is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milpitas
        • Jolon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Lockwood
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Harlem
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Harlem is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
        • Martinus Corner
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Martinus Corner is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinus Corner
        • Los Coches
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Los Coches is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Coches
        • Sycamore Flat
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Sycamore Flat is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Flat
        • Los Ojitos
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Los Ojitos is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojitos
        • San Miguelito
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • San Miguelito is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguelito
        • Millers Ranch
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Millers Ranch is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ranch
        • Fort Romie
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Fort Romie is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Romie
        • Soledad
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • El Piojo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • El Piojo is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Piojo
        • Wunpost
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wunpost is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wunpost
        • Sans ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Sans is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans
        • Ex Mission Soledad
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Ex Mission Soledad is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ex Mission Soledad
        • Pleyto ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Pleyto is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleyto
        • Camphora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Camphora is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camphora
        • Molus
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Molus is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molus
        • Bryson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Bryson is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
        • Bradley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Tassajara Hot Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Tassajara Hot Springs is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tassajara Hot Springs
        • Mascorini Place
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Mascorini Place is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascorini Place
        • Paraje de Sanchez
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Paraje de Sanchez is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paraje de Sanchez
        • San Vicente
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • San Vicente is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Vicente
        • Valleton
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Valleton is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleton
        • Lucia
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Lucia is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
        • Plaskett
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Plaskett is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaskett
        • Gonzales
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Gorda
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Gorda is located in Monterey County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorda
  • San Benito County
    • County Website:   https://www.sanbenitocountyca.gov/
    • County Seat for San Benito:   Hollister
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Welby   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Welby.
      • Bitterwater
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Bitterwater is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitterwater
      • Vasquez Crossing
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Vasquez Crossing is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vasquez Crossing
      • San Benito
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • San Benito is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
      • Pinnacles
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
      • New Idria ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • New Idria is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
        • New Idria has also been known as:
        • Idria
      • Santa Rita Peak
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Santa Rita Peak is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Rita Peak
      • Llanada
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Llanada is located in San Benito County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llanada
  • San Luis Obispo County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Welby) 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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