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Nearest Communities to Fir,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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


Fir is located in Costilla County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Costilla County: Alamosa, Conejos, Huerfano, Las Animas, Colfax (NM) & Taos (NM).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Fir. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Costilla 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 Fir (which is Costilla 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 Fir

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

  • Costilla County   (where Fir resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.costillacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fir   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fir.
      • Sierra
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Sierra is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra
      • Russell ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Russell is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Mortimer
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Mortimer is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
      • Garland City ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Garland City is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
      • Fort Garland
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Blanca
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • San Luis
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Chama
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Sangre de Cristo Grant
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • San Pedro
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • San Pedro is located in Costilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
        • Los Fuertes
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Los Fuertes is located in Costilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fuertes
        • San Pablo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Viejo San Acacio
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Viejo San Acacio is located in Costilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viejo San Acacio
        • La Valley
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • La Valley is located in Costilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valley
        • San Acacio
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Huerfano County
    • County Website:   https://huerfano.us/
    • County Seat for Huerfano:   Walsenburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fir   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fir.
      • Codo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Codo is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codo
      • Occidental
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Occidental is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occidental
      • Muleshoe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Muleshoe is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muleshoe
      • Uptop ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
      • La Veta Pass
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
      • Cuchara
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • La Veta
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Alamo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
      • Chama
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Chama is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
      • Farisita
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Farisita is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farisita
      • Red Wing
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Badito
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Badito is located in Huerfano County
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      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Sharpsdale
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Sharpsdale is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsdale
        • Malachite
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Malachite is located in Huerfano County
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        • Gardner
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Tioga
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Tioga is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
        • Strong
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Strong is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong
        • Calumet
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
        • Delcarbon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Delcarbon is located in Huerfano County
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        • Gordon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
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        • Maitland
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Maitland is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
        • Morning Glory
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
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        • Pictou
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Pictou is located in Huerfano County
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        • Walsenburg
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Lester
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Lester is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
        • Mayne
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Mayne is located in Huerfano County
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        • Pryor
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Pryor is located in Huerfano County
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        • Rouse
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Rouse is located in Huerfano County
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        • Monson
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Monson is located in Huerfano County
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        • Bradford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Bradford is located in Huerfano County
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        • Cuchara Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara Junction
  • Las Animas County
    • County Website:   https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/
    • County Seat for Las Animas:   Trinidad
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Fir   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Fir.
      • Monument Park
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
      • Stonewall Gap
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Stonewall Gap is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Gap
      • Stonewall
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
      • Parras Plaza
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Parras Plaza is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parras Plaza
      • Vigil
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Vigil is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil
      • Gulnare
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Zamara
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Zamara is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zamara
      • Rugby
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Rugby is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
      • Aguilar
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Lynn
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Lynn is located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
        • Torres
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Torres is located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torres
        • Delagua ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Delagua is located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delagua
        • Cordova Plaza
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Cordova Plaza is located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Plaza
        • Reilly Canyon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County
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        • Weston
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fir) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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.
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