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Nearest Communities to Allison,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Allison.<1>

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

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

The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKinley County: Apache (AZ), Cibola, San Juan & Sandoval.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Allison. Of these communities, 12 are located in counties other than McKinley 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 Allison (which is McKinley 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 Allison

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

  • McKinley County   (where Allison resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
    • County Seat for McKinley:   Gallup
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Allison   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Allison.
      • Gallup
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Gallup is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <4>
      • Gamerco ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Gamerco is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamerco
      • Gibson ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Gibson is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Mentmore ‑ Historic
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Mentmore is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentmore
      • Twin Buttes
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
      • Weaver ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Weaver is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Red Rock
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Heaton ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Heaton is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
      • Rock Springs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Defiance
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Defiance is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
      • Rehoboth
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Yah-ta-hey
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
      • Continue List   (42 more) ...
        • Zuni
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Sundance
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Sundance is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
        • Church Rock
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • McCune
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • McCune is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
        • Navajo Wingate Village
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Bread Springs
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
        • Twin Lakes
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
        • Wingate
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
          • Wingate is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
        • Manuelito
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Manuelito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuelito
        • Fort Wingate
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Pinehaven
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Pinehaven is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehaven
        • Perea ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Perea is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perea
        • Iyanbito
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Iyanbito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iyanbito
        • Tse Bonito
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
        • Vanderwagen
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Mexican Springs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
          • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
          • Nakai Beto
          • Nakai Bito
          • Nakaibeto
          • Nakaibito
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <4>
        • Brimhall Nizhoni
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
        • McGaffey ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • McGaffey is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaffey
        • Pinedale
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Pinedale is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
        • Coyote Canyon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Coyote Canyon is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Canyon
        • Ciniza
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Ciniza is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ciniza
        • Chi Chil Tah
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Chi Chil Tah is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chi Chil Tah
        • Basgal Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Basgal Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basgal Place
        • Merrill Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
        • Polich Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Polich Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polich Place
        • Lower Nutria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Lower Nutria is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Nutria
        • Upper Nutria
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Upper Nutria is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nutria
        • North Guam
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • North Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guam
        • South Guam
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • South Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Guam
        • Tohatchi
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Navarre Place
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Navarre Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Place
        • Page
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Page is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • Coolidge ‑ Historic
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Coolidge is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
        • Grubisich Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Grubisich Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubisich Place
        • Gonzales
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Gonzales is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
        • Mariano Lake
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Mariano Lake is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariano Lake
        • Sanchez Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sanchez Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez Place
        • Continental Divide
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Buffalo Springs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Buffalo Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
        • Navajo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Standing Rock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Standing Rock is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
        • Black Rock
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Cibola County
  • San Juan County
  • Apache County

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- Allison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Allison, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.