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Nearest Communities to Americus,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Americus.<1>

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

Americus is located in Chaffee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chaffee County: Fremont, Gunnison, Lake, Park, Pitkin & Saguache.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Americus. Of these communities, 42 are located in counties other than Chaffee 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 Americus (which is Chaffee 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 Americus

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

  • Chaffee County   (where Americus resides)
    • County Website:   www.chaffeecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Chaffee:   Salida
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Riverside
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in Chaffee County
      • Pine Creek
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
        • Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
      • Buena Vista
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <5>
      • Princeton
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
        • Princeton is located in Chaffee County
      • Johnson Village
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
        • Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <5>
      • Newett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newett
        • Newett is located in Chaffee County
      • Granite
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hawkinsville ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
        • Hawkinsville is located in Chaffee County
      • Nathrop
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
        • Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <5>
      • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
        • Vicksburg is located in Chaffee County
        • Vicksburg has also been known as:
        • Vicksburg Mining Camp
      • Centerville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
        • Centerville is located in Chaffee County
      • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
        • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Rockdale
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
          • Rockdale is located in Chaffee County
        • Alpine ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
          • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
        • Hamilton ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
          • Hamilton is located in Chaffee County
        • Winfield ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
          • Winfield is located in Chaffee County
        • Futurity
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Futurity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futurity
          • Futurity is located in Chaffee County
        • Swan ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
          • Swan is located in Chaffee County
        • Iron City ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
          • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
        • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
          • Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
        • Romley ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
          • Romley is located in Chaffee County
        • Turret ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
          • Turret is located in Chaffee County
        • Hancock ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
          • Hancock is located in Chaffee County
        • Browns Canon
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Canon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
          • Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
        • Shavano ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano
          • Shavano is located in Chaffee County
        • Stonewall
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
          • Stonewall is located in Chaffee County
        • Belleview
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
          • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
        • Garfield ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
          • Garfield is located in Chaffee County
        • Maysville ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
          • Maysville is located in Chaffee County
        • Smeltertown
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltertown
          • Smeltertown is located in Chaffee County
        • Monarch
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Poncha Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Salida
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Cleora
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
          • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
  • Fremont County
  • Gunnison County
    • County Website:   www.co.gunnison.co.us/
    • County Seat for Gunnison:   Gunnison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Abbeyville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
        • Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
        • Former name for Abbeyville:
        • Hillerton
      • Tincup
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
        • Tincup is located in Gunnison County
      • Pieplant ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pieplant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
        • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
        • Pieplant has also been known as:
        • Pie Plant
        • Pieplant Mill
      • Pitkin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitepine
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
        • Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
        • Whitepine has also been known as:
        • White Pine
      • Campbelltown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbelltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbelltown
        • Campbelltown is located in Gunnison County
  • Lake County
    • County Seat for Lake:   Leadville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Low Pass ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Pass. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Pass
        • Low Pass is located in Lake County
      • Balltown
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
        • Balltown is located in Lake County
      • Kobe
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kobe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
        • Kobe is located in Lake County
      • Twin Lakes
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Mount Massive Lakes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Massive Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Massive Lakes
        • Mount Massive Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Everett
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
        • Everett is located in Lake County
      • Oro City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oro City
        • Oro City is located in Lake County
      • Resurrection Mill
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resurrection Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Mill
        • Resurrection Mill is located in Lake County
      • Adelaide
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelaide have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
        • Adelaide is located in Lake County
      • Stringtown
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Lake County
      • Brumley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brumley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley
        • Brumley is located in Lake County
      • Champion Mill
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mill
        • Champion Mill is located in Lake County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Malta ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
          • Malta is located in Lake County
        • Leadville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Leadville Junction
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Junction
          • Leadville Junction is located in Lake County
        • Birdseye
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdseye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
          • Birdseye is located in Lake County
  • Park County
    • County Website:   www.parkco.us/
    • County Seat for Park:   Fairplay
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Antero Junction ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antero Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antero Junction
        • Antero Junction is located in Park County
      • Haver ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haver have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haver
        • Haver is located in Park County
      • Trump ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trump have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
        • Trump is located in Park County
      • Leavick ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leavick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavick
        • Leavick is located in Park County
      • Garo ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garo
        • Garo is located in Park County
      • Horseshoe ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
        • Horseshoe is located in Park County
      • Hartsel
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sacramento ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
        • Sacramento is located in Park County
      • Balfour ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balfour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
        • Balfour is located in Park County
      • Fairplay
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Alma Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma Junction
        • Alma Junction is located in Park County
      • Alma
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Park City ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
          • Park City is located in Park County
        • Pike - San Isabel Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike - San Isabel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike - San Isabel Village
          • Pike - San Isabel Village is located in Park County
        • Buckskin Joe ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckskin Joe
          • Buckskin Joe is located in Park County
        • Dudley ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dudley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
          • Dudley is located in Park County
        • Quartzville ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quartzville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzville
          • Quartzville is located in Park County
  • Pitkin County
    • County Website:   www.aspenpitkin.com/
    • County Seat for Pitkin:   Aspen
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Americus   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Americus.
      • Ruby ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
        • Ruby is located in Pitkin County
      • Independence ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
        • Independence is located in Pitkin County
        • Independence has also been known as:
        • Chipeta
        • Farwell
        • Hunter's Pass
        • Mammoth City
        • Mount Hope
        • Sparkill

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Americus) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Americus. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9025, Longitude: -106.1656       In this case, the coordinates for Americus have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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