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Nearest Communities to Reilly Canyon,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 from Reilly Canyon.<1>

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


Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Las Animas County: Baca, Bent, Costilla, Huerfano, Otero, Pueblo, Colfax (NM) & Union (NM).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Reilly Canyon. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Las Animas 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 Reilly Canyon (which is Las Animas 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 Reilly Canyon

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

  • Las Animas County   (where Reilly Canyon resides)
    • County Website:   https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/
    • County Seat for Las Animas:   Trinidad
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reilly Canyon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reilly Canyon.
      • Boncarbo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Vallorso
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Vallorso is also located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallorso
      • Gulnare
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Delagua ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Delagua was located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delagua
      • Forbes ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Forbes was located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Primero ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Primero was located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primero
      • Ludlow ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Ludlow was located in Las Animas County
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      • Sarcillo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Sarcillo is also located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcillo
      • Segundo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sequndo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Sequndo is also located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequndo
      • Tijeras
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Tijeras is also located in Las Animas County
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      • Valdez
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Valdez is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Cokedale
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Cokedale is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
        • Madrid ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Madrid was located in Las Animas County
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        • Medina Plaza
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Medina Plaza is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Velasquez Plaza
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Velasquez Plaza is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Aguilar
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Aguilar is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aguilar
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 479 people
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        • Sopris Plaza ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Sopris Plaza was located in Las Animas County
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        • Viola
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Viola is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Cordova Plaza
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Cordova Plaza is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Jansen
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Jansen is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
        • Piedmont ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Piedmont was located in Las Animas County
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        • Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Thomas was located in Las Animas County
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        • Sopris ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sopris was located in Las Animas County
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        • Weston
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Lynn
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Lynn is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
        • Trinidad
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Trinidad is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinidad
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
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        • El Moro
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • El Moro is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Zamara
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Zamara is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Engleville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Engleville is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Starkville
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Vigil
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Vigil is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Parras Plaza
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Parras Plaza is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Rugby
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Rugby is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Beshoar
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Beshoar is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Hoehne
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Stonewall
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Stonewall is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Monument Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Monument Park is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Morley
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Morley is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Stonewall Gap
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Stonewall Gap is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Gap
        • San Miguel ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • San Miguel was located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
        • Wootton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wootton is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Tercio
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Tercio is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tercio
        • Torres
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Torres is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torres
        • Earl
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Earl is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
        • Barela
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Barela is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Model
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Patterson Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Patterson Crossing is also located in Las Animas County
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        • Tyrone
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Tyrone is also located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Costilla County
  • Huerfano County
    • County Website:   https://huerfano.us/
    • County Seat for Huerfano:   Walsenburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reilly Canyon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reilly Canyon.
      • Rouse
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Rouse is located in Huerfano County
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      • Lester
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Lester is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Pryor
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Pryor is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor
      • Monson
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Monson is located in Huerfano County
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      • Mayne
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Mayne is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayne
      • La Veta
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuchara
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Walsenburg
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Pictou
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Pictou is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pictou
      • Cuchara Junction
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
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      • Maitland
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Maitland is located in Huerfano County
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      • Occidental
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Occidental is located in Huerfano County
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        • Morning Glory
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Glory
        • Codo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Codo is located in Huerfano County
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        • Gordon
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
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        • Alamo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
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  • Colfax County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.colfax.nm.us/
    • County Seat for Colfax:   Raton (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Reilly Canyon   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Reilly Canyon.
      • Brilliant ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Brilliant was located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Keota
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Keota is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Gardiner ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Gardiner was located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
      • Raton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raton <3>
      • Sugarite ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Sugarite was located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarite
      • Carisbrook
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Carisbrook is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carisbrook
      • Yankee ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Yankee was located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee
      • Casa Grande
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Casa Grande is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Grande
      • Dillon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Dillon is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon

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 from Point A (ie- Reilly Canyon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.