Nearest Communities to San Miguel,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to San Miguel, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for San Miguel:
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.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from San Miguel.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of San Miguel is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 61 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of San Miguel. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Las Animas County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for San Miguel (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 San Miguel
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Las Animas County (where San Miguel resides)
- County Website: https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for Las Animas: Trinidad
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to San Miguel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from San Miguel.
- Engleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Engleville is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engleville
- Barela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Barela is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barela
- Trinidad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Starkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beshoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beshoar
- Jansen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jansen is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
- Wootton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wootton is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wootton
- El Moro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- El Moro is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Moro
- Piedmont ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piedmont is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Thomas is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
- Sopris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sopris is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
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- Sopris Plaza ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sopris Plaza is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris Plaza
- Abeyta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abeyta is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeyta
- Viola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Viola is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Hoehne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cokedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Patterson Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Crossing is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Crossing
- Madrid ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madrid is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Tijeras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tijeras is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
- Valdez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Valdez is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
- Earl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Earl is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Segundo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boncarbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vallorso
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Vallorso is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallorso
- Sequndo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sequndo is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequndo
- Trinchera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ludlow ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Primero ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Primero is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primero
- Model
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reilly Canyon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Canyon
- Sarcillo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sarcillo is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcillo
- Medina Plaza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Medina Plaza is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Plaza
- Velasquez Plaza
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Velasquez Plaza is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasquez Plaza
- Delagua ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delagua is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delagua
- Gulnare
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cordova Plaza
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cordova Plaza is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Plaza
- Aguilar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Tyrone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tyrone is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
- Lynn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Branson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Branson is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Former name for Branson:
- Wilson's Switch
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branson <4>
- Walts Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Walts Corner is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walts Corner
- Rugby
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rugby is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Zamara
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Zamara is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zamara
- Simpson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Vigil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Vigil is located in Las Animas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil
- Colfax County
- County Website: https://www.co.colfax.nm.us/
- County Seat for Colfax: Raton (NM)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to San Miguel ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from San Miguel.
- Sugarite ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sugarite is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarite
- Keota
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keota is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
- Yankee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Yankee is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee
- Carisbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Carisbrook is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carisbrook
- Brilliant ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Raton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gardiner ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gardiner is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Dillon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dillon is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Van Houten ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Van Houten is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Houten
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hebron is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Koehler ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Koehler is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehler
- Tinaja
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tinaja is located in Colfax County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinaja
- Union County
- County Website: https://unionnm.us/
- County Seat for Union: Clayton (NM)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to San Miguel ...
- Emery Gap ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Emery Gap is located in Union County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Gap
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- San Miguel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Miguel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |