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Nearest Communities to Ansel,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Ansel.<1>

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

Ansel is located in Rio Grande County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rio Grande County: Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Mineral & Saguache.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ansel. Of these communities, 23 are located in counties other than Rio Grande 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 Ansel (which is Rio Grande 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 Ansel

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

  • Rio Grande County   (where Ansel resides)
    • County Website:   www.riograndecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Grande:   Del Norte
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ansel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ansel.
      • Dunul
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunul
        • Dunul is located in Rio Grande County
      • Center
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
        • Center is located in Rio Grande County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,385 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
      • Vastine
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vastine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vastine
        • Vastine is located in Rio Grande County
      • Maxeyville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeyville
        • Maxeyville is located in Rio Grande County
      • Homelake
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
        • Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <4>
      • Monte Vista
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
        • Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <4>
      • Sevenmile Plaza
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Plaza
        • Sevenmile Plaza is located in Rio Grande County
      • Torres
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torres
        • Torres is located in Rio Grande County
      • Sugar Junction
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
        • Sugar Junction is located in Rio Grande County
      • Zinzer
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zinzer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zinzer
        • Zinzer is located in Rio Grande County
      • Evansville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
        • Evansville is located in Rio Grande County
      • Del Norte
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (7 more) ...
        • Hanna
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
          • Hanna is located in Rio Grande County
        • Agua Ramon
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
          • Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
        • Alpine
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • 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 Rio Grande County
        • Gerrard
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
          • Gerrard is located in Rio Grande County
        • Jasper ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jasper have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
          • Jasper is located in Rio Grande County
        • South Fork
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
          • South Fork is located in Rio Grande County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <4>
        • Baxterville
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxterville
          • Baxterville is located in Rio Grande County
  • Alamosa County
    • County Seat for Alamosa:   Alamosa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ansel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ansel.
      • Hooper
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Parma
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
        • Parma is located in Alamosa County
      • Mosca
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosca
        • Mosca is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosca <4>
      • Waverly
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
        • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
      • Alamosa
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Alamosa East
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alamosa East. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
        • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
      • La Fruto
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Fruto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fruto
        • La Fruto is located in Alamosa County
      • Hartner
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartner
        • Hartner is located in Alamosa County
      • Henry
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
        • Henry is located in Alamosa County
      • Estrella
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estrella have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
        • Estrella is located in Alamosa County
  • Conejos County
    • County Seat for Conejos:   Conejos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ansel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ansel.
      • Morgan
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Morgan is located in Conejos County
      • Capulin
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
        • Capulin is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <4>
      • Centro
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro
        • Centro is located in Conejos County
      • La Jara
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Richfield
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
        • Richfield is located in Conejos County
  • Saguache County
    • County Website:   www.slv.org/saguachecounty/
    • County Seat for Saguache:   Saguache
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ansel   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ansel.
      • La Garita
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Garita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Garita
        • La Garita is located in Saguache County
      • Moffat
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Saguache
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saguache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saguache
        • Saguache is located in Saguache County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saguache <4>
      • Liberty ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Saguache County
      • Cottonwood
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Cottonwood is located in Saguache County
      • Crestone
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Duncan ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
        • Duncan is located in Saguache County
      • Mirage ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirage
        • Mirage is located in Saguache County

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ansel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ansel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7031, Longitude: -106.1025       In this case, the coordinates for Ansel 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>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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