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Nearest Communities to Los Cerritos,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.


Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Conejos County: Alamosa, Archuleta, Costilla, Rio Grande, Rio Arriba (NM) & Taos (NM).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 62 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Los Cerritos. Of these communities, 38 are located in counties other than Conejos 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 Los Cerritos (which is Conejos 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 Los Cerritos

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

  • Conejos County   (where Los Cerritos resides)
    • County Website:   https://conejoscounty.colorado.gov/
    • County Seat for Conejos:   Conejos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Cerritos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Cerritos.
      • Manassa
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Espinosa
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Espinosa is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espinosa
      • Romeo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Lobatos
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Lobatos is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobatos
      • Bountiful
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Sanford
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Antonito
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Conejos
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Guadalupe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Guadalupe is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
      • La Jara
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Richfield
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Richfield is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Paisaje
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Paisaje is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
      • Continue List   (12 more) ...
        • San Antonio
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • San Antonio is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
        • Mogote
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Mogote is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
        • Lasauses
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Lasauses is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
        • Las Mesitas
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Las Mesitas is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mesitas
        • Ortiz
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
        • Morgan
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Morgan is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Capulin
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Canon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Canon is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
        • Centro
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Centro is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centro
        • Fox Creek
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Fox Creek is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
        • Osier
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Osier is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
        • Cumbres
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Cumbres is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
  • Alamosa County
    • County Website:   https://www.alamosacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Alamosa:   Alamosa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Cerritos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Cerritos.
      • Estrella
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Estrella is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
      • Hartner
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Hartner is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartner
      • Henry
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Henry is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • La Fruto
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • La Fruto is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fruto
      • Waverly
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Waverly is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Alamosa East
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
      • Alamosa
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Parma
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Parma is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Costilla County
    • County Website:   https://www.costillacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Cerritos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Cerritos.
      • Eastdale
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Eastdale is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastdale
      • Mesita
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Mesita is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesita
      • Jaroso
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • San Acacio
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Viejo San Acacio
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Viejo San Acacio is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viejo San Acacio
      • Garcia
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sangre de Cristo Grant
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • San Luis
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • San Pedro
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • San Pedro is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • San Pablo
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Chama
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Los Fuertes
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Los Fuertes is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fuertes
      • Blanca
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rio Grande County
  • Rio Arriba County
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Cerritos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Cerritos.
      • Los Pinos
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Los Pinos is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Pinos
      • Lava ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Lava is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava
      • Big Horn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Big Horn is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Horn
      • San Miguel
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • San Miguel is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
      • Sublette
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
      • Toltec
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Toltec is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
      • San Antonio ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • San Antonio is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • Taos County
    • County Website:   https://www.taoscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Los Cerritos   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Los Cerritos.
      • McGreggor Place
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • McGreggor Place is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGreggor Place
      • Costilla
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sunshine Valley
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
      • Sunshine
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Sunshine is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • Amalia
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
      • Ventero
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Ventero is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
      • No Agua
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • No Agua is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
      • Buena Vista
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • El Rito
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • El Rito is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Los Cerritos) 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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