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Nearest Communities to Ouray,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 from Ouray.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Ouray is located in Ouray County and is the County Seat.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Ouray County: Gunnison, Hinsdale, Montrose, San Juan & San Miguel.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 56 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ouray. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than Ouray 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 Ouray (which is Ouray 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 Ouray

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

  • Ouray County   (where Ouray resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.ouray.co.us/
    • County Seat for Ouray:   Ouray
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ouray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ouray.
      • Thistledown
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thistledown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
        • Thistledown is located in Ouray County
      • Portland
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
        • Portland is located in Ouray County
      • Camp Bird ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Bird have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bird
        • Camp Bird is located in Ouray County
      • Sneffels ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sneffels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneffels
        • Sneffels is located in Ouray County
      • Ironton ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ironton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
        • Ironton is located in Ouray County
      • Guston ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
        • Guston is located in Ouray County
      • Red Mountain ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Ridgway
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dallas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Loghill Village
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loghill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loghill Village
        • Loghill Village is located in Ouray County
      • Eldredge
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Colona
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Dolores County
  • Gunnison County
  • Hinsdale County
  • La Plata County
  • Montrose County
  • San Juan County
    • County Seat for San Juan:   Silverton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ouray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ouray.
      • Animas Forks ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Gladstone ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
        • Gladstone is located in San Juan County
      • Chattanooga ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Eureka ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Middleton ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
        • Middleton is located in San Juan County
      • Howardsville ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Silverton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Beartown ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beartown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
        • Beartown is located in San Juan County
      • Graysill ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graysill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
        • Graysill is located in San Juan County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Graysill
        • From Ouray to Graysill
      • Needleton
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needleton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needleton
        • Needleton is located in San Juan County
  • San Miguel County
    • County Website:   www.sanmiguelcounty.org/
    • County Seat for San Miguel:   Telluride
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ouray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ouray.
      • Tomboy ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tomboy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
        • Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Tomboy
        • From Ouray to Tomboy
      • Pandora
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Telluride
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • San Miguel ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Village
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Village
        • Mountain Village is located in San Miguel County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,470 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Village <4>
      • Keystone ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Alta ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ilium
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ilium. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
        • Ilium is located in San Miguel County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Ilium
        • From Ouray to Ilium
      • Vance Junction
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Ophir
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lime
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
        • Lime is located in San Miguel County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Noel
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
          • Noel is located in San Miguel County
        • Ames ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ames. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
          • Ames is located in San Miguel County
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Ames
          • From Ouray to Ames
        • Ophir Loop
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ophir Loop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir Loop
          • Ophir Loop is located in San Miguel County
        • Sams
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams
          • Sams is located in San Miguel County
        • Vanadium ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Sawpit
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
          • Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
          • Sawpit has also been known as:
          • Saw Pit
          • Google driving directions:
          • From your current location to Sawpit
          • From Ouray to Sawpit
        • Brown
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
          • Brown is located in San Miguel County
        • Leonard ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
          • Leonard is located in San Miguel County
        • Placerville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ouray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ouray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0228, Longitude: -107.6715    
<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.




 

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