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Nearest Communities to Aspen,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

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

Aspen is located in Pitkin County and is the County Seat.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pitkin County: Chaffee, Eagle, Garfield, Gunnison, Lake & Mesa.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Aspen. Of these communities, 47 are located in counties other than Pitkin 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 Aspen (which is Pitkin 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 Aspen

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

  • Pitkin County   (where Aspen resides)
    • County Website:   www.aspenpitkin.com/
    • County Seat for Pitkin:   Aspen
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspen.
      • Lenado ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Woody Creek
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Snowmass Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ashcroft ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Meredith
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Norrie
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Biglow
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biglow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biglow
        • Biglow is located in Pitkin County
      • Nast
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nast have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nast
        • Nast is located in Pitkin County
      • Thomasville ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
        • Thomasville is located in Pitkin County
      • Snowmass
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Wingo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
        • Wingo is located in Pitkin County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Ruby ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Emma
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emma
          • Emma is located in Pitkin County
        • Redstone
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Placita
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placita
          • Placita is located in Pitkin County
  • Chaffee County
    • County Website:   www.chaffeecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Chaffee:   Salida
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspen.
      • Winfield ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Banker Mine ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banker Mine
        • Banker Mine is located in Chaffee County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Banker Mine
        • From Aspen to Banker Mine
      • Rockdale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
        • Rockdale is located in Chaffee County
      • Hamilton ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
        • Hamilton is located in Chaffee County
      • Vicksburg ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Eagle County
    • County Website:   www.eagle-county.com/
    • County Seat for Eagle:   Eagle
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspen.
      • Ruedi ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruedi. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruedi
        • Ruedi is located in Eagle County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ruedi
        • From Aspen to Ruedi
      • Basalt
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Troutville ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hooks
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
        • Hooks is located in Eagle County
      • El Jebel
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • Leon is located in Eagle County
      • Holy Cross City ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Fulford ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford
        • Fulford is located in Eagle County
      • Mitchell
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
        • Mitchell is located in Eagle County
  • Garfield County
    • County Website:   www.garfield-county.com/
    • County Seat for Garfield:   Glenwood Springs
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspen.
      • Mulford
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulford
        • Mulford is located in Garfield County
      • Catherine
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catherine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
        • Catherine is located in Garfield County
      • Carbondale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Satank
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satank have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satank
        • Satank is located in Garfield County
      • Kiggin
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiggin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiggin
        • Kiggin is located in Garfield County
      • Cattle Creek
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattle Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
        • Cattle Creek is located in Garfield County
  • Gunnison County
    • County Website:   www.co.gunnison.co.us/
    • County Seat for Gunnison:   Gunnison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspen.
      • Schofield ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schofield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
        • Schofield is located in Gunnison County
      • Crystal ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Gothic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Elkton ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
        • Elkton is located in Gunnison County
      • Mount Crested Butte
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
        • Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
      • Marble
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
        • Marble is located in Gunnison County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <3>
      • Pittsburg ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
        • Pittsburg is located in Gunnison County
      • Pieplant ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pieplant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pieplant
        • Pieplant is located in Gunnison County
        • Pieplant has also been known as:
        • Pie Plant
        • Pieplant Mill
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Pieplant
        • From Aspen to Pieplant
      • Crested Butte
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Irwin ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ruby
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
        • Ruby is located in Gunnison County
      • Floresta ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floresta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floresta
        • Floresta is located in Gunnison County
  • Lake County
    • County Seat for Lake:   Leadville
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Aspen   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Aspen.
      • Brumley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brumley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brumley
        • Brumley is located in Lake County
      • Champion Mill
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Mill
        • Champion Mill is located in Lake County
      • Everett
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
        • Everett is located in Lake County
      • Twin Lakes
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Malta ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
        • Malta is located in Lake County
      • Leadville Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadville Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadville Junction
        • Leadville Junction is located in Lake County
      • Stringtown
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Lake County
      • Kobe
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kobe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kobe
        • Kobe is located in Lake County
      • Mount Massive Lakes
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Massive Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Massive Lakes
        • Mount Massive Lakes is located in Lake County
      • Leadville
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Balltown
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balltown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
        • Balltown is located in Lake County
      • Resurrection Mill
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Resurrection Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Mill
        • Resurrection Mill is located in Lake County
      • Adelaide
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adelaide have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
        • Adelaide is located in Lake County
      • Oro City ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Summit 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Aspen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aspen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1907, Longitude: -106.8192    
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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