RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Colorado >> Bent County >> Ruxton >> Nearby CommunitiesIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Colorado

The Commemorative Quarter for Colorado





Nearest Communities to Ruxton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Ruxton.<1>

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

Ruxton is located in Bent County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bent County: Baca, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero & Prowers.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 41 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ruxton. Of these communities, 21 are located in counties other than Bent 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 Ruxton (which is Bent 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 Ruxton

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

  • Bent County   (where Ruxton resides)
    • County Seat for Bent:   Las Animas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ruxton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ruxton.
      • Toonerville
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toonerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toonerville
        • Toonerville is located in Bent County
      • Ninaview
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninaview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninaview
        • Ninaview is located in Bent County
      • Gilpin
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilpin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
        • Gilpin is located in Bent County
      • Boggsville ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
        • Boggsville is located in Bent County
      • Keller
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keller have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
        • Keller is located in Bent County
      • Las Animas Junction
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Animas Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Animas Junction
        • Las Animas Junction is located in Bent County
      • Hilton
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton
        • Hilton is located in Bent County
      • Las Animas
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Caddoa ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caddoa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddoa
        • Caddoa is located in Bent County
      • Fort Lyon
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
      • Riverdale
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
        • Riverdale is located in Bent County
      • Melina
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melina
        • Melina is located in Bent County
      • Continue List   (8 more) ...
        • Cornelia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelia
          • Cornelia is located in Bent County
        • Kreybill
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kreybill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreybill
          • Kreybill is located in Bent County
        • Able
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Able have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Able
          • Able is located in Bent County
        • Marlman
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlman
          • Marlman is located in Bent County
        • Hasty
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Four Corners Crossing
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners Crossing
          • Four Corners Crossing is located in Bent County
        • Lubers
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lubers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubers
          • Lubers is located in Bent County
        • Prowers
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prowers
          • Prowers is located in Bent County
  • Baca County
    • County Seat for Baca:   Springfield
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ruxton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ruxton.
      • Deora
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deora
        • Deora is located in Baca County
      • Frick
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frick
        • Frick is located in Baca County
      • Murray Place
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Place
        • Murray Place is located in Baca County
      • Atlanta
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
        • Atlanta is located in Baca County
      • Brookfield ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
        • Brookfield is located in Baca County
      • Antelope Springs
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Springs
        • Antelope Springs is located in Baca County
      • Graft
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graft have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graft
        • Graft is located in Baca County
      • Harboro
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harboro
        • Harboro is located in Baca County
      • Prichett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prichett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichett
        • Prichett is located in Baca County
      • Pritchett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pritchett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
        • Pritchett is located in Baca County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pritchett <5>
  • Otero County
    • County Seat for Otero:   La Junta
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ruxton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ruxton.
      • Higbee
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higbee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
        • Higbee is located in Otero County
      • Hadley
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
        • Hadley is located in Otero County
      • Casa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa
        • Casa is located in Otero County
      • Old Fort Bent ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Fort Bent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Bent
        • Old Fort Bent is located in Otero County
      • La Junta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • North La Junta
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North La Junta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North La Junta
        • North La Junta is located in Otero County
      • La Junta Gardens
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 Village
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Junta Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta Village
        • La Junta Village is located in Otero County
      • Ormega
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ormega have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormega
        • Ormega is located in Otero County
      • Benton
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
        • Benton is located in Otero County
      • Castiel
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castiel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castiel
        • Castiel is located in Otero County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ruxton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ruxton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7481, Longitude: -103.1466       In this case, the coordinates for Ruxton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 23 Mar 2025