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Nearest Communities to Anchor,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

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

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

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taos County: Conejos (CO), Costilla (CO), Colfax, Mora & Rio Arriba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 67 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Anchor. Of these communities, 33 are located in counties other than Taos 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 Anchor (which is Taos 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 Anchor

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

  • Taos County   (where Anchor resides)
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Anchor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Anchor.
      • Midnight ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
        • Midnight is located in Taos County
      • La Belle ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
        • La Belle is located in Taos County
      • Red River
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moly
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moly
        • Moly is located in Taos County
      • El Rito
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
        • El Rito is located in Taos County
      • Amalia
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
        • Amalia is located in Taos County
      • Taos Ski Valley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Ski Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Ski Valley
        • Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taos Ski Valley <5>
      • Twining ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
        • Twining is located in Taos County
      • Buena Vista
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Questa
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
        • Questa is located in Taos County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <5>
      • Ventero
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
        • Ventero is located in Taos County
      • Cerro
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Continue List   (22 more) ...
        • Antoine Leroux
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antoine Leroux have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine Leroux
          • Antoine Leroux is located in Taos County
        • Lama
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
          • Lama is located in Taos County
        • Sunshine
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
          • Sunshine is located in Taos County
        • Costilla
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Lobo ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
          • Lobo is located in Taos County
        • Sunshine Valley
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
          • Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County
        • Kiowa Village
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
          • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
        • San Cristobal
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Valdez
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Arroyo Seco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Canoncito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoncito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
          • Canoncito is located in Taos County
        • Taos Pueblo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
          • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
        • Arroyo Hondo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • El Padro
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Padro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Padro
          • El Padro is located in Taos County
        • El Prado
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Valle Escondido
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Taos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Shady Brook
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
          • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
        • Canon
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
          • Canon is located in Taos County
        • Ranchito
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • McGreggor Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGreggor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGreggor Place
          • McGreggor Place is located in Taos County
        • Los Cordovas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Cordovas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cordovas
          • Los Cordovas is located in Taos County
  • Colfax County
    • County Seat for Colfax:   Raton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Anchor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Anchor.
      • Hematite ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
        • Hematite is located in Colfax County
      • Shuree
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuree
        • Shuree is located in Colfax County
      • Moreno ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno
        • Moreno is located in Colfax County
      • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
        • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
      • McCrystal Place
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCrystal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrystal Place
        • McCrystal Place is located in Colfax County
      • Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
        • Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
      • Ring Place
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Place
        • Ring Place is located in Colfax County
      • Virginia City ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
        • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
      • Idlewild
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
        • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Val Verde Ski Area
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Val Verde Ski Area have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Ski Area
        • Val Verde Ski Area is located in Colfax County
      • Eagle Nest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
        • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <5>
      • Banning Place
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banning Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning Place
        • Banning Place is located in Colfax County
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Perryville ‑ Historic
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
          • Perryville is located in Colfax County
        • Lakeview Pines
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
          • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
        • Ute Park
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Casa Grande
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casa Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Grande
          • Casa Grande is located in Colfax County
        • Agua Fria ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Fria have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
          • Agua Fria is located in Colfax County
        • Six Mile Gate
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Gate
          • Six Mile Gate is located in Colfax County
        • Angel Fire
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Cimarron
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Lauretta ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • 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.<6>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauretta
          • Lauretta is located in Colfax County
  • Costilla County
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Anchor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Anchor.
      • Garcia
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
        • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <5>
      • Jaroso
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
        • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <5>
      • La Valley
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valley
        • La Valley is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Los Fuertes
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Fuertes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Fuertes
        • Los Fuertes is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Eastdale
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastdale
        • Eastdale is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • San Pablo
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pablo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
        • San Pablo is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Pablo <5>
      • Chama
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
        • Chama is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <5>
      • San Pedro
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
        • San Pedro is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • Mesita
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesita
        • Mesita is located in Costilla County (CO)
      • San Luis
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
        • San Luis is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <5>
  • Las Animas County
    • County Website:   www.tlac.net/county/
    • County Seat for Las Animas:   Trinidad (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Anchor   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Anchor.
      • Torres
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torres have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torres
        • Torres is located in Las Animas County (CO)
      • Tercio
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tercio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tercio
        • Tercio is located in Las Animas County (CO)

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- Anchor) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Anchor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7628, Longitude: -105.3394       In this case, the coordinates for Anchor 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 Anchor, 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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