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Nearest Communities to Mirage,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Mirage 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 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Mirage. Of these communities, 25 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 Mirage (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 Mirage

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

  • Saguache County   (where Mirage resides)
    • County Website:   www.slv.org/saguachecounty/
    • County Seat for Saguache:   Saguache
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mirage   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mirage.
      • Mineral Hot Springs
        (5 miles [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
      • Moffat
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Villa Grove
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Grove
        • Villa Grove is located in Saguache County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Grove <5>
      • Crestone
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
        • Parkville is located in Saguache County
      • Saguache
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saguache have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saguache
        • Saguache is located in Saguache County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saguache <5>
      • Cottonwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • Kerper City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerper City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
        • Kerper City is located in Saguache County
      • Sedgewick ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgewick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgewick
        • Sedgewick is located in Saguache County
      • Alder ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
        • Alder is located in Saguache County
      • Bonanza
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
        • Bonanza is located in Saguache County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
      • Spook City
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spook City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
        • Spook City is located in Saguache County
      • Continue List   (5 more) ...
        • Duncan ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
          • Duncan is located in Saguache County
        • Bonita
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
          • Bonita is located in Saguache County
        • Liberty ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
          • Liberty is located in Saguache County
        • La Garita
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Garita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Garita
          • La Garita is located in Saguache County
        • Chester
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
          • Chester is located in Saguache County
  • Alamosa County
  • Chaffee County
    • County Website:   www.chaffeecounty.org/
    • County Seat for Chaffee:   Salida
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mirage   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mirage.
      • Shirley ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
        • Shirley is located in Chaffee County
      • Mears Junction
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mears Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
        • Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
      • Cleora
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cleora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
        • Cleora is located in Chaffee County
      • Poncha Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Salida
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Custer County
    • County Seat for Custer:   Westcliffe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mirage   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mirage.
      • Tanglewood Acres
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Ula ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ula
        • Ula is located in Custer County
      • Westcliffe
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Silver Cliff
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
        • 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>
      • Querida ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Querida
        • Querida is located in Custer County
        • Querida has also been known as:
        • Bassick
        • Querida Junction
      • Rosita
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosita
        • Rosita is located in Custer County
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   www.fremontco.com/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Canon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Mirage   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Mirage.
      • Hillside
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
        • Hillside is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillside <5>
      • Coaldale
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Pleasanton
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
        • Pleasanton is located in Fremont County
      • Vallie
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vallie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
        • Vallie is located in Fremont County
      • Cotopaxi
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Howard
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Calcite ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Calcite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcite
        • Calcite is located in Fremont County
      • Swissvale
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swissvale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swissvale
        • Swissvale is located in Fremont County
      • Wellsville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
        • Wellsville is located in Fremont County
      • Texas Creek
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texas Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
        • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
      • Echo
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Echo is located in Fremont County
  • Rio Grande County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mirage) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mirage. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1028, Longitude: -105.8645       In this case, the coordinates for Mirage have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mirage, 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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