Nearest Communities to Bluewater,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Bluewater, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Bluewater:
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 from Bluewater.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bluewater is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Cibola County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cibola County: Apache (AZ), Bernalillo, Catron, McKinley, Sandoval, Socorro & Valencia.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 58 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Bluewater. Of these communities, 26 are located in counties other than Cibola 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 Bluewater (which is Cibola 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 Bluewater
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Cibola County (where Bluewater resides)
- County Seat for Cibola: Grants
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- Cibola County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- Cibola County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- Cibola County
- Nearest Communities to Bluewater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluewater.
- Toltec
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Milan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Cibola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
- Diener ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Grants
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
- Grants is located in Cibola County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
- Former name for Grants:
- Grants Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <5>
- San Rafael
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
- San Rafael is located in Cibola County
- Copperton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Aragon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Paxton Springs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paxton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Springs
- Paxton Springs is located in Cibola County
- Sawyer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Anzac
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Tinaja
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest) - San Mateo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east) - Continue List (20 more) ...
- McCartys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast) - Sand Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Corner
- Sand Corner is located in Cibola County
- Boon Place
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boon Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon Place
- Boon Place is located in Cibola County
- Acomita Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acomita Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
- Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
- San Fidel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Fidel
- San Fidel is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Fidel <5>
- Alaska
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast) - West Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- West Village is located in Cibola County
- El Morro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest) - Acomita ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - North Acomita Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Acomita Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Acomita Village
- North Acomita Village is located in Cibola County
- Villa de Cubero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa de Cubero have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa de Cubero
- Villa de Cubero is located in Cibola County
- Budville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Cubero
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cubero
- Cubero is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cubero <5>
- Casa Fria
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - New York
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Seama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast) - Pinehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinehill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
- Pinehill is located in Cibola County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehill <5>
- Encinal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
- Encinal is located in Cibola County
- Harrisburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
- Philadelphia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Cibola County
- McCartys
- McKinley County
- County Website: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
- County Seat for McKinley: Gallup
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- McKinley County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- McKinley County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- McKinley County
- Nearest Communities to Bluewater ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Bluewater.
- Prewitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
- Prewitt is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prewitt <5>
- North Chaves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Chaves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chaves
- North Chaves is located in McKinley County
- South Chaves
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chaves have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chaves
- South Chaves is located in McKinley County
- Ambrosia Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ambrosia Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia Lake
- Ambrosia Lake is located in McKinley County
- Thoreau
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoreau
- Thoreau is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thoreau <5>
- Smith Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
- Smith Lake is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith Lake <5>
- Continental Divide
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Divide
- Continental Divide is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental Divide <5>
- Gonzales
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest) - Sanchez Place
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanchez Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez Place
- Sanchez Place is located in McKinley County
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Grubisich Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubisich Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubisich Place
- Grubisich Place is located in McKinley County
- Piedra de la Aguila
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedra de la Aguila have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra de la Aguila
- Piedra de la Aguila is located in McKinley County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Guam
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Guam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Guam
- South Guam is located in McKinley County
- Navarre Place
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navarre Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Place
- Navarre Place is located in McKinley County
- Page
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - North Guam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Guam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guam
- North Guam is located in McKinley County
- Voght Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voght Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voght Place
- Voght Place is located in McKinley County
- Basgal Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basgal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basgal Place
- Basgal Place is located in McKinley County
- Merrill Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merrill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
- Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
- Ciniza
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Mariano Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mariano Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariano Lake
- Mariano Lake is located in McKinley County
- Polich Place
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polich Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polich Place
- Polich Place is located in McKinley County
- Ramah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Ramah is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <5>
- Crownpoint
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownpoint
- Crownpoint is located in McKinley County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crownpoint <5>
- Leon ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast) - McGaffey ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- South Guam
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bluewater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluewater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2550, Longitude: -107.9856 In this case, the coordinates for Bluewater 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 Bluewater, 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. |