Nearest Communities to Chama,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Chama, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Chama:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the southwest 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 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.
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.
Chama is located in Rio Arriba County.
The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rio Arriba County: Archuleta (CO), Conejos (CO), Los Alamos, Mora, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Chama. Of these communities, 13 are located in counties other than Rio Arriba 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 Chama (which is Rio Arriba 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 Chama
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Rio Arriba County (where Chama resides)
- County Seat for Rio Arriba: Tierra Amarilla
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- Rio Arriba County
- Nearest Communities to Chama ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chama.
- Willow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
- Willow Creek is located in Rio Arriba County
- Lobato ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
- Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
- Brazos
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
- Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
- Los Ojos
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ojos
- Los Ojos is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Ojos <4>
- Biggs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ensenada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Rutheron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
- Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
- La Puente ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Diamante ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Tierra Amarilla ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Amarilla have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Amarilla
- Tierra Amarilla is located in Rio Arriba County
- Monero
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
- Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
- Amargo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Continue List (17 more) ...
- Toltec
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Crowther Cow Camp
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowther Cow Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowther Cow Camp
- Crowther Cow Camp is located in Rio Arriba County
- Lumberton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
- Sublette
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublette
- Sublette is located in Rio Arriba County
- Big Horn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - El Vado
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Las Nutrias
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Nutrias have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
- Las Nutrias is located in Rio Arriba County
- San Miguel
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Miguel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
- San Miguel is located in Rio Arriba County
- Dulce
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulce
- Dulce is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dulce <4>
- San Antonio ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Rio Arriba County
- Cebolla
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cebolla
- Cebolla is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cebolla <4>
- Navajo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Lava ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Wright Place
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Place
- Wright Place is located in Rio Arriba County
- Los Pinos
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Alire ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south) - Canjilon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canjilon
- Canjilon is located in Rio Arriba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canjilon <4>
- Toltec
- Archuleta County
- County Website: www.archuletacounty.org/
- County Seat for Archuleta: Pagosa Springs (CO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Archuleta County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Archuleta County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Archuleta County
- Nearest Communities to Chama ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chama.
- Tierra Amarilla Grant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tierra Amarilla Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Amarilla Grant
- Tierra Amarilla Grant is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Chromo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chromo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
- Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <4>
- Edith
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Trujillo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
- Trujillo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
- Conejos County
- County Seat for Conejos: Conejos (CO)
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of Colorado
- Conejos County
- From Family Search:
- State of Colorado
- Conejos County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of Colorado
- Conejos County
- Nearest Communities to Chama ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Chama.
- Cumbres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumbres
- Cumbres is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Osier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osier
- Osier is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Fox Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Three Forks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Canon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Las Mesitas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Mesitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mesitas
- Las Mesitas is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Mogote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogote
- Mogote is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Ortiz
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ortiz
- Ortiz is located in Conejos County (CO)
- Paisaje
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
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- Chama) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chama. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9014, Longitude: -106.5827 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |