Nearest Communities to Platoro,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Platoro, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Platoro:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Platoro.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Platoro is located in Conejos County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Conejos County: Alamosa, Archuleta, Costilla, Rio Grande, Rio Arriba (NM) & Taos (NM).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Platoro. Of these communities, 27 are located in counties other than Conejos 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 Platoro (which is Conejos 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 Platoro
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Conejos County (where Platoro resides)
- County Seat for Conejos: Conejos
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Conejos County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Conejos County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Conejos County
- Nearest Communities to Platoro ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Platoro.
- Three Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Conejos County
- Centro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Capulin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
- Capulin is located in Conejos County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capulin <4>
- Cumbres
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
- Cumbres is located in Conejos County
- Osier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Osier is located in Conejos County
- Fox Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - Morgan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Canon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Las Mesitas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Mesitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mesitas
- Las Mesitas is located in Conejos County
- Alamosa County
- County Seat for Alamosa: Alamosa
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Alamosa County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Alamosa County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Alamosa County
- Nearest Communities to Platoro ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Platoro.
- Waverly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Alamosa County
- Parma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Archuleta County
- County Website: www.archuletacounty.org/
- County Seat for Archuleta: Pagosa Springs
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Archuleta County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Archuleta County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Archuleta County
- Nearest Communities to Platoro ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Platoro.
- Tierra Amarilla Grant
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Amarilla Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Amarilla Grant
- Tierra Amarilla Grant is located in Archuleta County
- Treasure
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Chromo
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>
- Pagosa Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Springs
- Pagosa Springs is located in Archuleta County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,132 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pagosa Springs <4>
- Rio Grande County
- County Website: www.riograndecounty.org/
- County Seat for Rio Grande: Del Norte
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Rio Grande County
- Nearest Communities to Platoro ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Platoro.
- Jasper ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Summitville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Summitville is located in Rio Grande County
- Gerrard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerrard
- Gerrard is located in Rio Grande County
- Hanna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north) - South Fork
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- South Fork is located in Rio Grande County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Fork <4>
- Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Baxterville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxterville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxterville
- Baxterville is located in Rio Grande County
- Agua Ramon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Ramon
- Agua Ramon is located in Rio Grande County
- Del Norte
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Norte
- Del Norte is located in Rio Grande County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,541 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Norte <4>
- Evansville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rio Grande County
- Sevenmile Plaza
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevenmile Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Plaza
- Sevenmile Plaza is located in Rio Grande County
- Torres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Monte Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista
- Monte Vista is located in Rio Grande County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,067 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monte Vista <4>
- Maxeyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxeyville
- Maxeyville is located in Rio Grande County
- Sugar Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Junction
- Sugar Junction is located in Rio Grande County
- Zinzer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - Homelake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelake
- Homelake is located in Rio Grande County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homelake <4>
- Vastine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monte Vista
- Rio Arriba County
- County Seat for Rio Arriba: Tierra Amarilla (NM)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- Nearest Communities to Platoro ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Platoro.
- Lobato ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
- Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Sublette
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County (NM)
- Toltec
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
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- Platoro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Platoro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3513, Longitude: -106.5296 |
| <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. |