Nearest Communities to Las Animas,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Las Animas, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Las Animas:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the southwest 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 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 west 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.
Las Animas is located in Bent County and is the County Seat.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bent County: Baca, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero & Prowers.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 55 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Las Animas. Of these communities, 31 are located in counties other than Bent 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 Las Animas (which is Bent 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 Las Animas
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Bent County (where Las Animas resides)
- County Seat for Bent: Las Animas
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Bent County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Bent County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Bent County
- Nearest Communities to Las Animas ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Las Animas.
- Boggsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Boggsville is located in Bent County
- Las Animas Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Animas Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas Junction
- Las Animas Junction is located in Bent County
- Melina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Keller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Fort Lyon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lyon
- Fort Lyon is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Lyon <4>
- Cornelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Kreybill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Marlman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Hilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Gilpin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Caddoa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hasty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hasty is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hasty <4>
- Lubers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Able
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - McClave
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McClave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClave
- McClave is located in Bent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McClave <4>
- Toonerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toonerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toonerville
- Toonerville is located in Bent County
- Ruxton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Four Corners Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Crossing
- Four Corners Crossing is located in Bent County
- Keesee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Old Fort Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Lyons
- Old Fort Lyons is located in Bent County
- Prowers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Big Bend
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Ninaview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hasty
- Crowley County
- County Seat for Crowley: Ordway
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Crowley County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Crowley County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Crowley County
- Nearest Communities to Las Animas ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Las Animas.
- Sugar City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
- Sugar City is located in Crowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <4>
- Ordway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway
- Ordway is located in Crowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ordway <4>
- Kiowa County
- County Seat for Kiowa: Eads
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Kiowa County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Kiowa County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Kiowa County
- Nearest Communities to Las Animas ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Las Animas.
- Arlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Kiowa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <4>
- Heath
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Haswell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haswell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haswell
- Haswell is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haswell <4>
- Otero County
- County Seat for Otero: La Junta
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Otero County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Otero County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Otero County
- Nearest Communities to Las Animas ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Las Animas.
- Hadley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Old Fort Bent ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort Bent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Bent
- Old Fort Bent is located in Otero County
- Castiel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Casa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Cheraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheraw
- Cheraw is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheraw <4>
- La Junta Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
- La Junta Village is located in Otero County
- North La Junta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Junta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Junta
- North La Junta is located in Otero County
- Orr
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - La Junta Gardens
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Gardens
- La Junta Gardens is located in Otero County
- La Junta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
- La Junta is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,854 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Junta <4>
- Randall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Shelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hays
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Ormega
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west) - Swink
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
- Swink is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <4>
- Higbee
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Newdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Krammes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Roberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Benton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Hawley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Hawley is located in Otero County
- Rocky Ford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Ford <4>
- Fayette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hays
- Prowers County
- County Website: www.prowerscounty.net/
- County Seat for Prowers: Lamar
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Prowers County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Prowers County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Prowers County
- Nearest Communities to Las Animas ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Las Animas.
- Wiley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
- Wiley is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wiley <4>
- Beta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Sugar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Las Animas) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Las Animas. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0676, Longitude: -103.2213 |
| <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. |