Nearest Communities to Rico,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Rico, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Rico:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small town 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 starting from Rico.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Rico is located in Dolores County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dolores County: Montezuma, San Juan, San Miguel & San Juan (UT).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rico. Of these communities, 57 are located in counties other than Dolores 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 Rico (which is Dolores 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 Rico
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Dolores County (where Rico resides)
- County Website: https://dolocnty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for Dolores: Dove Creek
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rico ...
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dunton is located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- La Plata County
- County Website: https://www.lpcgov.org/
- County Seat for La Plata: Durango
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rico ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rico.
- Cascade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cascade is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Tacoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tacoma is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoma
- Rockwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- La Plata is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Hermosa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermosa is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mayday is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Logtown is located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Hesperus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Durango
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Montezuma County
- County Website: https://montezumacounty.org/
- County Seat for Montezuma: Cortez
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rico ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rico.
- Roundup Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
- Golconda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Golconda is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Stoner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stoner is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Millwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Millwood is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
- Stapleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Stapleton is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stapleton
- Mancos
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dolores
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weber is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber
- McPhee ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McPhee is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPhee
- Ouray County
- County Website: https://www.ouraycountyco.gov/
- County Seat for Ouray: Ouray
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rico ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rico.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Mountain is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Guston ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Guston is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Camp Bird ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Bird is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Bird
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ironton is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- Sneffels ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sneffels is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneffels
- Thistledown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thistledown is located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thistledown
- Ouray
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- San Juan County
- County Website: https://sanjuancounty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for San Juan: Silverton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rico ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rico.
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Graysill is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Needleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Needleton is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needleton
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattanooga is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Silverton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gladstone is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Middleton ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Animas Forks is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Animas Forks
- San Miguel County
- County Website: https://www.sanmiguelcountyco.gov/
- County Seat for San Miguel: Telluride
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Rico ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Rico.
- Ames ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ames is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ophir Loop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ophir Loop is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir Loop
- Ophir
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alta ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ilium
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Vance Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Lime
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lime is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
- Vanadium ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Vanadium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanadium
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Mountain Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Telluride
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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- Sawpit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Sawpit is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawpit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
- Sawpit has also been known as:
- Saw Pit
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Bell is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Pandora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Placerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tomboy is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Leonard ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Leonard is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Brown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Brown is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
- Sams
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sams is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams
- Noel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Noel is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
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- Rico) 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. |
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