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Nearest Communities to Alcatraz,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and 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.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Alcatraz.<1>

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

Although our information shows that the community of Alcatraz is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day San Juan County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Juan County: Apache (AZ), Archuleta (CO), La Plata (CO), Montezuma (CO), McKinley, Rio Arriba, Sandoval & San Juan (UT).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 37 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Alcatraz. Of these communities, 11 are located in counties other than San Juan 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 Alcatraz (which is San Juan 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 Alcatraz

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

  • San Juan County   (where Alcatraz resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.san-juan.nm.us/
    • County Seat for San Juan:   Aztec
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alcatraz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alcatraz.
      • Turley
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
        • Turley is located in San Juan County
      • Archuleta
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archuleta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archuleta
        • Archuleta is located in San Juan County
      • Fivemile Crossing
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Crossing
        • Fivemile Crossing is located in San Juan County
      • Blanco
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Navajo Dam
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
        • Bloomfield is located in San Juan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,643 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <5>
      • Lucero Place
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucero Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero Place
        • Lucero Place is located in San Juan County
      • Inca
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inca
        • Inca is located in San Juan County
      • Aztec
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
        • Aztec is located in San Juan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,332 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aztec <5>
      • Cedar Hill
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
        • Cedar Hill is located in San Juan County
      • Lee Acres
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Acres
        • Lee Acres is located in San Juan County
      • Riverside
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
        • Riverside is located in San Juan County
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        • Christopher Place
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Place
          • Christopher Place is located in San Juan County
        • Garcia Place
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Place
          • Garcia Place is located in San Juan County
        • Mullen Place
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen Place
          • Mullen Place is located in San Juan County
        • Spencerville
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
          • Spencerville is located in San Juan County
        • Ulibarri Place
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulibarri Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulibarri Place
          • Ulibarri Place is located in San Juan County
        • Flora Vista
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Vista
          • Flora Vista is located in San Juan County
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora Vista <5>
        • Mackey Place
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackey Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Place
          • Mackey Place is located in San Juan County
        • Self Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Self Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Place
          • Self Place is located in San Juan County
        • Young Place
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
          • Young Place is located in San Juan County
        • Huerfano
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huerfano have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huerfano
          • Huerfano is located in San Juan County
        • Farmington
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Laplata PO
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laplata PO have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laplata PO
          • Laplata PO is located in San Juan County
        • La Plata
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Napi HQ
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Napi HQ. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napi HQ
          • Napi HQ is located in San Juan County
  • Rio Arriba County
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alcatraz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alcatraz.
      • Navajo City
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
        • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Rosa ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
        • Rosa is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Vaqueros ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaqueros have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaqueros
        • Vaqueros is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Archuleta County
  • La Plata County
    • County Website:   www.co.laplata.co.us/
    • County Seat for La Plata:   Durango (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Alcatraz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Alcatraz.
      • La Boca
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
        • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Bondad
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondad
        • Bondad is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Tiffany
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
        • Tiffany is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Allison
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
        • Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Ignacio
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
        • Ignacio is located in La Plata County (CO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ignacio <5>
      • La Posta
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Posta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Posta
        • La Posta is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Oxford
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
        • Oxford is located in La Plata County (CO)

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- Alcatraz) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alcatraz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7564, Longitude: -107.7570       In this case, the coordinates for Alcatraz have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Alcatraz, 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>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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