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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.<1>

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


Bluewater is located in 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,<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 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 Website:   https://www.cibolacountynm.com/
    • County Seat for Cibola:   Grants
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bluewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bluewater.
      • Toltec
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Toltec is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
      • Milan
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Diener ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Diener is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diener
      • Grants
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Grants is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
        • Former name for Grants:
        • Grants Station
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <3>
      • San Rafael
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
      • Copperton ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Copperton is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
      • Aragon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Aragon is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
      • Paxton Springs ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Paxton Springs is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Springs
      • Sawyer
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Sawyer is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Anzac
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Anzac is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anzac
      • Tinaja
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Tinaja is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinaja
      • San Mateo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • San Mateo is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • McCartys
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • McCartys is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartys
        • Sand Corner
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Sand Corner is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Corner
        • Boon Place
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Boon Place is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon Place
        • Acomita Lake
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Acomita Lake is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita Lake
        • San Fidel
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Alaska
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Alaska is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
        • West Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • West Village is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
        • El Morro
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • El Morro is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Morro
        • Acomita ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Acomita is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acomita
        • North Acomita Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Villa de Cubero
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Villa de Cubero is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa de Cubero
        • Budville
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Budville is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budville
        • Cubero
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Casa Fria
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Casa Fria is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Fria
        • New York
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • New York is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
        • Seama
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Seama is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seama
        • Pinehill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Encinal
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Encinal is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
        • Harrisburg
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Harrisburg is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
        • Philadelphia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Philadelphia is located in Cibola County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • McKinley County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
    • County Seat for McKinley:   Gallup
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Bluewater   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Bluewater.
      • Prewitt
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Chaves
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • North Chaves is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chaves
      • South Chaves
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • South Chaves is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chaves
      • Ambrosia Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Ambrosia Lake is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia Lake
      • Thoreau
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Smith Lake
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Continental Divide
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Gonzales
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Gonzales is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
      • Sanchez Place
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Sanchez Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez Place
      • Coolidge ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Coolidge is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
      • Grubisich Place
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Grubisich Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubisich Place
      • Piedra de la Aguila
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Piedra de la Aguila is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedra de la Aguila
      • Continue List   (14 more) ...
        • South Guam
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • South Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Guam
        • Navarre Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Navarre Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Place
        • Page
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Page is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • North Guam
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • North Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guam
        • Voght Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Voght Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voght Place
        • Basgal Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Basgal Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basgal Place
        • Merrill Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
        • Ciniza
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ciniza is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ciniza
        • Mariano Lake
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mariano Lake is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariano Lake
        • Polich Place
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Polich Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polich Place
        • Ramah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Crownpoint
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Leon ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Leon is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • McGaffey ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • McGaffey is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaffey

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 from Point A (ie- Bluewater) 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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