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Nearest Communities to Duncan,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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.

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

The following 9 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saguache County: Alamosa, Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Huerfano, Mineral & Rio Grande.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 34 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Duncan. Of these communities, 28 are located in counties other than Saguache 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 Duncan (which is Saguache 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 Duncan

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

  • Saguache County   (where Duncan resides)
    • County Website:   www.slv.org/saguachecounty/
    • County Seat for Saguache:   Saguache
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Liberty ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
        • Liberty is located in Saguache County
      • Cottonwood
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
        • Cottonwood is located in Saguache County
      • Crestone
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Moffat
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mirage ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mirage have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mirage
        • Mirage is located in Saguache County
      • Mineral Hot Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hot Springs
        • Mineral Hot Springs is located in Saguache County
  • Alamosa County
    • County Seat for Alamosa:   Alamosa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Hooper
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Mosca
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mosca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
      • Alamosa East
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • 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.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
        • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
  • Costilla County
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Russell ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
        • Russell is located in Costilla County
      • Blanca
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sierra
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sierra have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra
        • Sierra is located in Costilla County
  • Custer County
    • County Seat for Custer:   Westcliffe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Tanglewood Acres
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood Acres
        • Tanglewood Acres is located in Custer County
      • Westcliffe
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Ula ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
        • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Silver Cliff
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cliff
        • Silver Cliff is located in Custer County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Cliff <5>
      • Rosita
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
        • Rosita is located in Custer County
      • Querida ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
        • Querida is located in Custer County
        • Querida has also been known as:
        • Bassick
        • Querida Junction
      • Cold Spring
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
        • Cold Spring is located in Custer County
      • McKenzie Junction
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Junction
        • McKenzie Junction is located in Custer County
  • Fremont County
  • Huerfano County
    • County Seat for Huerfano:   Walsenburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Bradford
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
        • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
      • Sharpsdale
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharpsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
        • Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
      • Chama
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
        • Chama is located in Huerfano County
      • Malachite
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malachite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malachite
        • Malachite is located in Huerfano County
      • Red Wing
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Gardner
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • La Veta Pass
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
        • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
      • Uptop ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
        • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
      • Farisita
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farisita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farisita
        • Farisita is located in Huerfano County
      • Muleshoe
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muleshoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
        • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
  • Rio Grande County
    • County Website:   www.riograndecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Grande:   Del Norte
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Duncan   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Duncan.
      • Center
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • 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 <5>
      • Ansel
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
        • Ansel is located in Rio Grande County
      • Dunul
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunul
        • Dunul is located in Rio Grande 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 from Point A (ie- Duncan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Duncan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8742, Longitude: -105.6145    
<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 Duncan, 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>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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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