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Nearest Communities to Calcite,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Calcite is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Fremont County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fremont County: Chaffee, Custer, El Paso, Park, Pueblo, Saguache & Teller.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Calcite. Of these communities, 45 are located in counties other than Fremont County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Calcite (which is Fremont 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 Calcite

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

  • Fremont County   (where Calcite resides)
    • County Website:   www.fremontco.com/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Canon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calcite   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calcite.
      • Howard
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Swissvale
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissvale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
        • Swissvale is located in Fremont County
      • Wellsville
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Vallie
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vallie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
        • Vallie is located in Fremont County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Vallie
        • From Calcite to Vallie
      • Coaldale
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasanton
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
        • Pleasanton is located in Fremont County
      • Cotopaxi
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitehorn
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorn
        • Whitehorn is located in Fremont County
      • Texas Creek
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
        • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
      • Echo
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Echo is located in Fremont County
      • Hillside
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
        • Hillside is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <4>
      • Sunset City
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
        • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Fink
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fink have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
          • Fink is located in Fremont County
        • Parkdale
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
          • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
        • Sample
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sample have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
          • Sample is located in Fremont County
        • Buckskin Joe
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Chaffee County
    • County Website:   www.chaffeecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Chaffee:   Salida
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calcite   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calcite.
      • Cleora
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
        • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Cleora
        • From Calcite to Cleora
      • Salida
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Smeltertown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltertown
        • Smeltertown is located in Chaffee County
      • Poncha Springs
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Mears Junction
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Belleview
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
        • Belleview is located in Chaffee County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Belleview
        • From Calcite to Belleview
      • Shirley ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
        • Shirley is located in Chaffee County
      • Turret ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Browns Canon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Maysville ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Swan ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
        • Swan is located in Chaffee County
      • Futurity
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Futurity have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futurity
        • Futurity is located in Chaffee County
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • Centerville
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
          • Centerville is located in Chaffee County
        • Nathrop
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
        • Garfield ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
          • Garfield is located in Chaffee County
        • Shavano ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shavano have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shavano
          • Shavano is located in Chaffee County
        • Monarch
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Alpine ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
          • Alpine is located in Chaffee County
        • Johnson Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
        • Stonewall
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
          • Stonewall is located in Chaffee County
        • Hancock ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Newett
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newett
          • Newett is located in Chaffee County
        • Buena Vista
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
        • Iron City ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
          • Iron City is located in Chaffee County
        • Romley ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
          • Romley is located in Chaffee County
        • Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Custer County
    • County Seat for Custer:   Westcliffe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calcite   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calcite.
      • Ula ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tanglewood Acres
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Acres
        • Tanglewood Acres is located in Custer County
  • Gunnison County
  • Park County
    • County Website:   www.parkco.us/
    • County Seat for Park:   Fairplay
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calcite   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calcite.
      • Trump ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trump have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump
        • Trump is located in Park County
      • Guffey
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guffey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffey
        • Guffey is located in Park County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guffey <4>
  • Saguache County
    • County Website:   www.slv.org/saguachecounty/
    • County Seat for Saguache:   Saguache
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Calcite   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Calcite.
      • Alder ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
        • Alder is located in Saguache County
      • Villa Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
        • Villa Grove is located in Saguache County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Grove <4>
      • Bonanza
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kerper City
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerper City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
        • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
      • Sedgewick ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewick have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewick
        • Sedgewick is located in Saguache County
      • Mineral Hot Springs
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hot Springs
        • Mineral Hot Springs is located in Saguache County
      • Parkville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Parkville is located in Saguache County
      • Spook City
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spook City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
        • Spook City is located in Saguache County
      • Bonita
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
        • Bonita is located in Saguache County
      • Chester
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
        • Chester is located in Saguache County
      • Mirage ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirage
        • Mirage is located in Saguache County
      • Saguache
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saguache have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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>
      • Sargents
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
        • Sargents is located in Saguache County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <4>
      • Moffat
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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 from Point A (ie- Calcite) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Calcite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4361, Longitude: -105.8892       In this case, the coordinates for Calcite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Calcite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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