Nearest Communities to Tacoma,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Tacoma, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Tacoma:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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 Tacoma.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Tacoma is located in La Plata County.
The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of La Plata County: Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale, Montezuma, San Juan & San Juan (NM).
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 59 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Tacoma. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than La Plata 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 Tacoma (which is La Plata 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 Tacoma
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- La Plata County (where Tacoma resides)
- County Website: https://www.lpcgov.org/
- County Seat for La Plata: Durango
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tacoma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tacoma.
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Cascade
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Hermosa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hermosa is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermosa
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Trimble is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Logtown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Logtown was located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logtown
- Vallecito
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Tuckerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Tuckerville is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerville
- Durango
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- La Plata ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- La Plata was located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Plata
- Carbon Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Carbon Junction is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Junction
- Grandview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Grandview is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
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- Loma Linda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Loma Linda is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Pinon Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pinon Acres is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinon Acres
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayday was located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
- Falfa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Falfa is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falfa
- Florida
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Florida is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Griffth ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Griffth was located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffth
- Hesperus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gem Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gem Village is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem Village
- Bayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Oxford is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Lewis was located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
- La Posta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- La Posta is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Posta
- Breen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Breen is also located in La Plata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breen
- Ignacio
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dolores County
- County Website: https://dolocnty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for Dolores: Dove Creek
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tacoma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tacoma.
- Rico
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunton ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dunton was located in Dolores County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunton
- Montezuma County
- County Website: https://montezumacounty.org/
- County Seat for Montezuma: Cortez
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tacoma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tacoma.
- Golconda
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Golconda is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
- Roundup Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Roundup Junction is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup Junction
- Stoner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stoner is located in Montezuma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner
- Mancos
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ouray County
- County Website: https://www.ouraycountyco.gov/
- County Seat for Ouray: Ouray
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tacoma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tacoma.
- Red Mountain ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Red Mountain was located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mountain
- Guston ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Guston was located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guston
- Ironton ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ironton was located in Ouray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
- San Juan County
- County Website: https://sanjuancounty.colorado.gov/
- County Seat for San Juan: Silverton
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Tacoma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tacoma.
- Needleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needleton is located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needleton
- Graysill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graysill was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysill
- Silverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beartown ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beartown was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Howardsville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Howardsville was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
- Chattanooga ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Chattanooga was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
- Middleton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Gladstone ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Gladstone was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- Eureka ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Animas Forks ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Animas Forks was 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 Tacoma ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Tacoma.
- Ophir Loop
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ophir Loop is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir Loop
- Ophir
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ames ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ames was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Alta ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Alta was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Ilium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Ilium is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ilium
- Liberty Bell ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Liberty Bell was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Bell
- Mountain Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pandora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Pandora is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
- Telluride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tomboy ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tomboy was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomboy
- Vance Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vance Junction is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance Junction
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Keystone was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- San Miguel ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- San Miguel was located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- Lime
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Lime is located in San Miguel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tacoma) 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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