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Nearest Communities to Canyon Mill,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Canyon Mill.<1>

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


Canyon Mill is located in Socorro County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Socorro County: Catron, Cibola, Lincoln, Sierra, Torrance & Valencia.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 74 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Canyon Mill. Of these communities, 37 are located in counties other than Socorro 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 Canyon Mill (which is Socorro 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 Canyon Mill

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

  • Socorro County   (where Canyon Mill resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.socorrocounty.net/
    • County Seat for Socorro:   Socorro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canyon Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canyon Mill.
      • Red Mill
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Red Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Gibbs Place
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Gibbs Place is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Place
      • Tomasino Mill
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Tomasino Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomasino Mill
      • La Joya
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • La Joya is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
      • Bernardo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Bernardo is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardo
      • San Francisco
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • San Francisco is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
      • La Joyita ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • La Joyita is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joyita
      • San Geronimo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • San Geronimo is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Geronimo
      • Contreras
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Contreras is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
      • Las Nutrias
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
      • Abeytas
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Abeytas is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
      • San Acacia
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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        • Alamillo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
        • Sabinal
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Sabinal is located in Socorro County
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        • Chamizal
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Chamizal is located in Socorro County
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        • McNierney
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • McNierney is located in Socorro County
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        • Veguita
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Polvadera
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Lemitar
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Limitar
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Limitar is located in Socorro County
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        • Pueblito
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Pueblito is located in Socorro County
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        • Escondida ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Escondida is located in Socorro County
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        • Scholle
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Scholle is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholle
        • Florida
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Florida is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
        • Tajo ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Tajo is located in Socorro County
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        • Socorro
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Bosquecito
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Bosquecito is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosquecito
        • Luis Lopez
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Luis Lopez is located in Socorro County
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        • Laborcita
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Laborcita is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborcita
        • San Antonio
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • San Antonio is located in Socorro County
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        • San Pedro ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • San Pedro is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
        • Carthage ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Carthage is located in Socorro County
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        • Riley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Riley is located in Socorro County
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        • Kinney Wells
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Kinney Wells is located in Socorro County
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        • Old Carthage
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Old Carthage is located in Socorro County
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        • San Antonito
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Tokay ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Tokay is located in Socorro County
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  • Torrance County
    • County Website:   https://www.torrancecountynm.org/
    • County Seat for Torrance:   Estancia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canyon Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canyon Mill.
      • Chupadera
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Chupadera is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadera
      • Abo ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Abo is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
      • Thunderbird
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird
      • Martin Place
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
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      • Hewitt Place
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Hewitt Place is located in Torrance County
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      • D Candelaria Place
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • D Candelaria Place is located in Torrance County
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      • La Cienega
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cienega is located in Torrance County
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      • Los Chavez
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Los Chavez is located in Torrance County
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      • McKinley Place
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • McKinley Place is located in Torrance County
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      • Chato
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Chato is located in Torrance County
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      • Mountainair
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Valencia County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.valencia.nm.us/
    • County Seat for Valencia:   Los Lunas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Canyon Mill   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Canyon Mill.
      • Becker
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Becker is located in Valencia County
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      • Bodega
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Bodega is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodega
      • Bosque
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Casa Colorada
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
      • Madrone
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Madrone is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
      • Jarales
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pueblitos
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Pueblitos is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblitos
      • Bacaville
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Bacaville is located in Valencia County
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      • Canyon del Rio
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Canyon del Rio is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon del Rio
      • Los Trujillos
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Los Trujillos is located in Valencia County
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      • Rio Communities
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Rio Grande Estates
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Rio Grande Estates is located in Valencia County
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        • Belen
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Belen is located in Valencia County
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          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <3>
        • La Constancia
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • La Constancia is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Constancia
        • Azul
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Azul is located in Valencia County
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        • Adelino
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Adelino is located in Valencia County
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        • La Ladera
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • La Ladera is located in Valencia County
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        • El Cerro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • El Cerro is located in Valencia County
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        • Los Chavez
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Los Chavez is located in Valencia County
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        • Pasitos del Cielo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Pasitos del Cielo is located in Valencia County
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        • Rio Communities North
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Rio Communities North is located in Valencia County
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        • Rio del Oro
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Rio del Oro is located in Valencia County
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        • Las Maravillas
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Las Maravillas is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Maravillas
        • Tome
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Comanche Springs
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Comanche Springs is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Springs
        • Monterey Park
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Monterey Park is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Park

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Canyon Mill) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.