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Nearest Communities to Vallorso,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest 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 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 west 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 Vallorso.<1>

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


Vallorso 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 75 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vallorso. Of these communities, 24 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 Vallorso (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 Vallorso

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

  • Las Animas County   (where Vallorso resides)
    • County Website:   https://lasanimascounty.colorado.gov/
    • County Seat for Las Animas:   Trinidad
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vallorso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vallorso.
      • Forbes ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Forbes is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Delagua ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Delagua is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delagua
      • Ludlow ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Ludlow is located in Las Animas County
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      • Reilly Canyon
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Reilly Canyon is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reilly Canyon
      • Boncarbo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gulnare
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Aguilar
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Lynn
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Lynn is located in Las Animas County
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      • Cokedale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Cokedale is located in Las Animas County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokedale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Madrid ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Madrid is located in Las Animas County
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      • Sopris Plaza ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Sopris Plaza is located in Las Animas County
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      • Tijeras
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Tijeras is located in Las Animas County
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        • Viola
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Viola is located in Las Animas County
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        • El Moro
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • El Moro is located in Las Animas County
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        • Jansen
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Jansen is located in Las Animas County
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        • Trinidad
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Segundo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Sequndo
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Sequndo is located in Las Animas County
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        • Valdez
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • Valdez is located in Las Animas County
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        • Piedmont ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Piedmont is located in Las Animas County
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        • Saint Thomas ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Saint Thomas is located in Las Animas County
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        • Sopris ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Sopris is located in Las Animas County
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        • Primero ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Primero is located in Las Animas County
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        • Rugby
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Rugby is located in Las Animas County
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        • Engleville
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Engleville is located in Las Animas County
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        • Sarcillo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Sarcillo is located in Las Animas County
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        • Beshoar
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Beshoar is located in Las Animas County
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        • Starkville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Medina Plaza
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Medina Plaza is located in Las Animas County
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        • Velasquez Plaza
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Velasquez Plaza is located in Las Animas County
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        • Hoehne
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Cordova Plaza
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Cordova Plaza is located in Las Animas County
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        • Weston
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Zamara
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Zamara is located in Las Animas County
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        • Morley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Morley is located in Las Animas County
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        • San Miguel ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • San Miguel is located in Las Animas County
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        • Parras Plaza
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Parras Plaza is located in Las Animas County
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        • Vigil
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Vigil is located in Las Animas County
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        • Earl
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Earl is located in Las Animas County
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        • Wootton
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Wootton is located in Las Animas County
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        • Model
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Stonewall
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Stonewall is located in Las Animas County
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        • Monument Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Monument Park is located in Las Animas County
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        • Stonewall Gap
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Stonewall Gap is located in Las Animas County
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        • Patterson Crossing
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Patterson Crossing is located in Las Animas County
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        • Barela
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Barela is located in Las Animas County
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        • Tercio
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Tercio is located in Las Animas County
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        • Tyrone
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Tyrone is located in Las Animas County
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        • Torres
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Torres is located in Las Animas County
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        • Abeyta
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Abeyta is located in Las Animas County
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        • Simpson
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Simpson is located in Las Animas County
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  • Huerfano County
    • County Website:   https://huerfano.us/
    • County Seat for Huerfano:   Walsenburg
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vallorso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vallorso.
      • Rouse
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Rouse is located in Huerfano County
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      • Lester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Lester is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
      • Monson
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Monson is located in Huerfano County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monson
      • Pryor
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Pryor is located in Huerfano County
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      • Mayne
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Mayne is located in Huerfano County
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      • Walsenburg
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • La Veta
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuchara
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Cuchara Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Cuchara Junction is located in Huerfano County
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      • Pictou
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Pictou is located in Huerfano County
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      • Maitland
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Maitland is located in Huerfano County
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      • Morning Glory
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Morning Glory is located in Huerfano County
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        • Gordon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Gordon is located in Huerfano County
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        • Occidental
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Occidental is located in Huerfano County
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        • Alamo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Alamo is located in Huerfano County
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        • Calumet
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Calumet is located in Huerfano County
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  • Colfax County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.colfax.nm.us/
    • County Seat for Colfax:   Raton (NM)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vallorso   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vallorso.
      • Brilliant ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Brilliant is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Keota
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Keota is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Sugarite ‑ Historic
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Sugarite is located in Colfax County (NM)
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      • Gardiner ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • Gardiner is located in Colfax County (NM)
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      • Raton
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Raton is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,923 people
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      • Carisbrook
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Carisbrook is located in Colfax County (NM)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carisbrook
      • Yankee ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Yankee is located in Colfax County (NM)
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      • Dillon
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Dillon is located in Colfax County (NM)
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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 from Point A (ie- Vallorso) 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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