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Nearest Communities to Mesita,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.

Mesita 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 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mesita. Of these communities, 47 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 Mesita (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 Mesita

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

  • Costilla County   (where Mesita resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.costillacounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mesita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mesita.
      • Eastdale
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Eastdale is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastdale
      • Jaroso
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Garcia
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • San Acacio
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Viejo San Acacio
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Viejo San Acacio is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viejo San Acacio
      • Sangre de Cristo Grant
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • San Pablo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • San Pedro
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • San Pedro is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • Los Fuertes
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Los Fuertes is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fuertes
      • San Luis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Chama
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • La Valley
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • La Valley is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valley
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        • Blanca
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Fort Garland
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Garland City ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Garland City is located in Costilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
        • Mortimer
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Mortimer is located in Costilla County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortimer
  • Alamosa County
    • County Website:   https://www.alamosacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Alamosa:   Alamosa
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mesita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mesita.
      • Estrella
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Estrella is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estrella
      • Hartner
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Hartner is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartner
      • Henry
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Henry is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
      • La Fruto
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • La Fruto is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fruto
      • Alamosa East
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Alamosa East is located in Alamosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamosa East
      • Alamosa
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Conejos County
    • County Website:   https://conejoscounty.colorado.gov/
    • County Seat for Conejos:   Conejos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mesita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mesita.
      • Lasauses
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Lasauses is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasauses
      • Los Cerritos
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Los Cerritos is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cerritos
      • Sanford
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Espinosa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Espinosa is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espinosa
      • Lobatos
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Lobatos is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobatos
      • Manassa
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Romeo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bountiful
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Bountiful is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bountiful
      • Richfield
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Richfield is located in Conejos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richfield
      • Antonito
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • La Jara
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Conejos
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
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        • Guadalupe
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Guadalupe is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
        • San Antonio
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • San Antonio is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
        • Ortiz
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Ortiz is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
        • Paisaje
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Paisaje is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisaje
        • Morgan
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Morgan is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Mogote
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Mogote is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
        • Las Mesitas
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Las Mesitas is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mesitas
        • Capulin
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Canon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Canon is located in Conejos County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
  • Las Animas County
  • Colfax County
  • Rio Arriba County
  • Taos County
    • County Website:   https://www.taoscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mesita   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mesita.
      • Costilla
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Amalia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
      • Ventero
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Ventero is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
      • Sunshine Valley
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
      • Sunshine
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Sunshine is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
      • El Rito
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • El Rito is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
      • Buena Vista
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • McGreggor Place
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • McGreggor Place is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGreggor Place
      • Cerro
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Questa
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Questa is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <3>
      • Midnight ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Midnight is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
      • Anchor ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Anchor is located in Taos County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Continue List   (4 more) ...
        • Moly
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Moly is located in Taos County (NM)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moly
        • Red River
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • La Belle ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • La Belle is located in Taos County (NM)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
        • Lama
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Lama is located in Taos County (NM)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama

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- Mesita) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.