Nearest Communities to Monarch,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Monarch, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Monarch:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.
Monarch is located in Chaffee County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chaffee County: Fremont, Gunnison, Lake, Park, Pitkin & Saguache.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Monarch. Of these communities, 30 are located in counties other than Chaffee 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 Monarch (which is Chaffee 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 Monarch
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Chaffee County (where Monarch resides)
- County Website: www.chaffeecounty.org/
- County Seat for Chaffee: Salida
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Chaffee County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Chaffee County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Chaffee County
- Nearest Communities to Monarch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Monarch.
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Shavano ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Maysville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Stonewall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Hancock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Hancock is located in Chaffee County
- Romley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Alpine ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Iron City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Mears Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Shirley ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Poncha Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poncha Springs
- Poncha Springs is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poncha Springs <4>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Belleview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Browns Canon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browns Canon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Smeltertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smeltertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeltertown
- Smeltertown is located in Chaffee County
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Chaffee County
- Salida
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salida
- Salida is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,690 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salida <4>
- Swan ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Cleora
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Turret ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turret
- Turret is located in Chaffee County
- Nathrop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathrop
- Nathrop is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nathrop <4>
- Johnson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Village
- Johnson Village is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson Village <4>
- Buena Vista
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Chaffee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
- Futurity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Americus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Hamilton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Riverside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Newett
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Pine Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pine Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County
- Belleview
- Fremont County
- County Website: www.fremontco.com/
- County Seat for Fremont: Canon City
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Fremont County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Fremont County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Fremont County
- Nearest Communities to Monarch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Monarch.
- Swissvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Wellsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Calcite ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Whitehorn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east) - Howard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Howard is located in Fremont County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
- Gunnison County
- County Website: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
- County Seat for Gunnison: Gunnison
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Gunnison County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Gunnison County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Gunnison County
- Nearest Communities to Monarch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Monarch.
- Whitepine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitepine
- Whitepine is located in Gunnison County
- Whitepine has also been known as:
- White Pine
- Bowerman ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Waunita Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waunita Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waunita Hot Springs
- Waunita Hot Springs is located in Gunnison County
- Pitkin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitkin
- Pitkin is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pitkin <4>
- Campbelltown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbelltown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbelltown
- Campbelltown is located in Gunnison County
- Ohio City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio City
- Ohio City is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio City <4>
- Tincup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tincup
- Tincup is located in Gunnison County
- Doyleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doyleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyleville
- Doyleville is located in Gunnison County
- Abbeyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeyville
- Abbeyville is located in Gunnison County
- Former name for Abbeyville:
- Hillerton
- Parlin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlin
- Parlin is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlin <4>
- Sillsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sillsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sillsville
- Sillsville is located in Gunnison County
- Almont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
- Almont is located in Gunnison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
- Chance
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west) - Pieplant ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saguache County
- County Website: www.slv.org/saguachecounty/
- County Seat for Saguache: Saguache
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Saguache County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Saguache County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Saguache County
- Nearest Communities to Monarch ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Monarch.
- Sargents
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sargents have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargents
- Sargents is located in Saguache County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sargents <4>
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Alder ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Bonanza
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Kerper City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerper City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerper City
- Kerper City is located in Saguache County
- Sedgewick ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Bonita
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Spook City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spook City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spook City
- Spook City is located in Saguache County
- Parkville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast) - Villa Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Iris
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monarch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monarch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5415, Longitude: -106.3152 |
| <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. |
| <5> | 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. |