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Nearest Communities to Torres,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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 Torres.<1>

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

Torres 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 65 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Torres. Of these communities, 31 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 Torres (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 Torres

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

  • Las Animas County   (where Torres resides)
    • County Website:   www.tlac.net/county/
    • County Seat for Las Animas:   Trinidad
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Torres   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Torres.
      • Tercio
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tercio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tercio
        • Tercio is located in Las Animas County
      • Stonewall Gap
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Gap
        • Stonewall Gap is located in Las Animas County
      • Stonewall
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
        • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
      • Vigil
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vigil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigil
        • Vigil is located in Las Animas County
      • Monument Park
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Park
        • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
      • Parras Plaza
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parras Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parras Plaza
        • Parras Plaza is located in Las Animas County
      • Zamara
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zamara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zamara
        • Zamara is located in Las Animas County
      • Weston
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cordova Plaza
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordova Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova Plaza
        • Cordova Plaza is located in Las Animas County
      • Medina Plaza
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina Plaza
        • Medina Plaza is located in Las Animas County
      • Velasquez Plaza
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velasquez Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velasquez Plaza
        • Velasquez Plaza is located in Las Animas County
      • Sarcillo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sarcillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarcillo
        • Sarcillo is located in Las Animas County
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Primero ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Primero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primero
          • Primero is located in Las Animas County
        • Sequndo
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sequndo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequndo
          • Sequndo is located in Las Animas County
        • Segundo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Valdez
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdez
          • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
        • Tijeras
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
          • Tijeras is located in Las Animas County
        • Boncarbo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boncarbo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boncarbo
          • Boncarbo is located in Las Animas County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boncarbo <4>
        • Reilly Canyon
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reilly Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Canyon
          • Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County
        • Madrid ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
          • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
        • Gulnare
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Cokedale
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
          • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
        • Viola
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
          • Viola is located in Las Animas County
        • Sopris Plaza ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopris Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris Plaza
          • Sopris Plaza is located in Las Animas County
        • Vallorso
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vallorso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallorso
          • Vallorso is located in Las Animas County
        • Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
          • Saint Thomas is located in Las Animas County
        • Sopris ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sopris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopris
          • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
        • Piedmont ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
          • Piedmont is located in Las Animas County
        • Delagua ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delagua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delagua
          • Delagua is located in Las Animas County
        • Jansen
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jansen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jansen
          • Jansen is located in Las Animas County
        • Starkville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Morley
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
          • Morley is located in Las Animas County
        • Trinidad
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Forbes ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
          • Forbes is located in Las Animas County
  • Costilla County
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Torres   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Torres.
      • La Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valley
        • La Valley is located in Costilla County
      • Chama
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
        • Chama is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
      • Los Fuertes
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Fuertes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fuertes
        • Los Fuertes is located in Costilla County
      • San Pablo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
        • San Pablo is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <4>
      • San Pedro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
        • San Pedro is located in Costilla County
      • San Luis
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
        • San Luis is located in Costilla County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <4>
      • Sangre de Cristo Grant
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sangre de Cristo Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangre de Cristo Grant
        • Sangre de Cristo Grant is located in Costilla County
      • Garcia
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
        • Garcia is located in Costilla County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
      • Viejo San Acacio
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viejo San Acacio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viejo San Acacio
        • Viejo San Acacio is located in Costilla County
      • Fir
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir
        • Fir is located in Costilla County
      • San Acacio
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Garland City ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garland City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland City
        • Garland City is located in Costilla County
      • Mesita
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesita have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesita
        • Mesita is located in Costilla County
  • Huerfano County
    • County Seat for Huerfano:   Walsenburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Torres   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Torres.
      • Cuchara
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Codo
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Codo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codo
        • Codo is located in Huerfano County
      • La Veta
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Occidental
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Occidental have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occidental
        • Occidental is located in Huerfano County
  • Colfax County
    • County Seat for Colfax:   Raton (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Torres   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Torres.
      • Banning Place
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banning Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning Place
        • Banning Place is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Casa Grande
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Grande
        • Casa Grande is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • McCrystal Place
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCrystal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrystal Place
        • McCrystal Place is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Ring Place
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Place
        • Ring Place is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Shuree
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuree
        • Shuree is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Brilliant ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
        • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
        • Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County (NM)
      • Lauretta ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lauretta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauretta
        • Lauretta is located in Colfax County (NM)
  • Taos County
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Torres   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Torres.
      • Ventero
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
        • Ventero is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Amalia
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
        • Amalia is located in Taos County (NM)
      • La Belle ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
        • La Belle is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Anchor ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
        • Anchor is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Midnight ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
        • Midnight is located in Taos County (NM)
      • Costilla
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Torres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Torres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0695, Longitude: -105.0561       In this case, the coordinates for Torres 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.




 

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