Nearest Communities to Old Fort Bent,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Old Fort Bent, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Old Fort Bent:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Old Fort Bent.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Old Fort Bent is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Otero County.
The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otero County: Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Las Animas & Pueblo.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 53 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Old Fort Bent. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Otero 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 Old Fort Bent (which is Otero 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 Old Fort Bent
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Otero County (where Old Fort Bent resides)
- 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 Old Fort Bent ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Old Fort Bent.
- Hadley
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Casa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Castiel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - La Junta Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
- La Junta Village is located in Otero County
- Cheraw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- 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 <5>
- North La Junta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Junta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - La Junta Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- 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 <5>
- Randall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Ormega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Hays
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shelton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Swink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swink have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Newdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Roberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Krammes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Hawley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
- Hawley is located in Otero County
- Rocky Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Higbee
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Vroman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Timpas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Manzanola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manzanola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manzanola
- Manzanola is located in Otero County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manzanola <5>
- Ayer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Elder
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Shelton
- Bent County
- 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 Old Fort Bent ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Old Fort Bent.
- Marlman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Riverdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cornelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Boggsville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Boggsville is located in Bent County
- Las Animas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas
- Las Animas is located in Bent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Las Animas <5>
- Las Animas Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Animas Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Gilpin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Fort Lyon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Keller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Kreybill
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Hilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Toonerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toonerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toonerville
- Toonerville is located in Bent County
- Caddoa ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Ruxton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Hasty
(26 miles [41.8 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 <5>
- Lubers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Ninaview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Able
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Toonerville
- 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 Old Fort Bent ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Old Fort Bent.
- Sugar City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Ordway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
- Crowley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Crowley is located in Crowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowley <5>
- King Center
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Center
- King Center is located in Crowley County
- Olney Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney Springs
- Olney Springs is located in Crowley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney Springs <5>
- 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 Old Fort Bent ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Old Fort Bent.
- Heath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Fort Bent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Fort Bent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0406, Longitude: -103.4294 In this case, the coordinates for Old Fort Bent 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 Old Fort Bent, 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. |
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