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Nearest Communities to Wetmore,
Listed County-By-County

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

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 Wetmore.<1>

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

Wetmore is located in Custer County.

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Custer County: Fremont, Huerfano, Pueblo & Saguache.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 72 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Wetmore. Of these communities, 61 are located in counties other than Custer 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 Wetmore (which is Custer 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 Wetmore

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

  • Custer County   (where Wetmore resides)
  • Fremont County
    • County Website:   https://fremontcountyco.gov/
    • County Seat for Fremont:   Canon City
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wetmore   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wetmore.
      • Sikes
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Sikes is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes
      • Coal Creek
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Florence
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Rockvale
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Williamsburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Williamsburg is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
      • Galena
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Galena is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Portland
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Portland is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Concrete
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Concrete is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
      • Chandler ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Chandler is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
      • Yorkville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Yorkville is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
      • Penrose
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Brookside
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Brookside is located in Fremont County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
      • Continue List   (15 more) ...
        • Lincoln Park
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Lincoln Park is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
        • Prospect Heights
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Prospect Heights is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Heights
        • Canon City
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • East Canon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • East Canon is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Canon
        • Park Center
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Park Center is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Center
        • Orchard Park
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Orchard Park is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
        • Buckskin Joe
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Sample
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sample is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample
        • Sunset City
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Sunset City is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset City
        • Adelaide
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Adelaide is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelaide
        • Fink
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Fink is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fink
        • Parkdale
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Parkdale is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
        • Echo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Echo is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
        • Hillside
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Texas Creek
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Texas Creek is located in Fremont County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Creek
  • Huerfano County
  • Pueblo County
    • County Website:   https://county.pueblo.org/
    • County Seat for Pueblo:   Pueblo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Wetmore   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Wetmore.
      • Siloam
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Bronquist
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Bronquist is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronquist
      • Hobson
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Hobson is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
      • Swallows
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Swallows is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swallows
      • Beulah
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beulah Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Beulah Valley is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Valley
      • Cedar Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Cedar Grove is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Goodpasture
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Goodpasture is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodpasture
      • Valley View
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Valley View is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Stone City
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Stone City is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Burnt Mill
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Burnt Mill is located in Pueblo County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Mill
      • Pueblo West
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Continue List   (19 more) ...
        • Goodnight
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Goodnight is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
        • Cuerna Verde Park
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Cuerna Verde Park is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuerna Verde Park
        • Wild Horse
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Wild Horse is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
        • Rye
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Nolan Grant
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Nolan Grant is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Grant
        • Stem Beach
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Stem Beach is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem Beach
        • Colorado City
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Lime
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Lime is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
        • Greenhorn
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Eden
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Eden is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
        • Pueblo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Saint Charles
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Saint Charles is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
        • Salt Creek
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Marnel
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Marnel is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marnel
        • Blende
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Blende is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blende
        • Fearnowville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Fearnowville is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearnowville
        • Bragdon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Bragdon is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragdon
        • Lombard Village
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Lombard Village is located in Pueblo County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lombard Village
        • Pinon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Teller 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- Wetmore) 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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