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Nearest Communities to Claud,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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.

Claud is located in Curry County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Curry County: Quay, Roosevelt, Bailey (TX), Deaf Smith (TX) & Parmer (TX).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Claud. Of these communities, 21 are located in counties other than Curry 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 Claud (which is Curry 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 Claud

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

  • Curry County   (where Claud resides)
    • County Website:   www.currycounty.org/
    • County Seat for Curry:   Clovis
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Claud   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Claud.
      • Pleasant Hill
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
        • Pleasant Hill is located in Curry County
      • Ranchvale ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchvale
        • Ranchvale is located in Curry County
      • Clovis
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hollene ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollene have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollene
        • Hollene is located in Curry County
      • Gallaher
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallaher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher
        • Gallaher is located in Curry County
      • Portair
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portair
        • Portair is located in Curry County
      • Broadview
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Texico
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellview
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview
        • Bellview is located in Curry County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • Grady
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Grier ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier
          • Grier is located in Curry County
        • Saint Vrain
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Field
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field
          • Field is located in Curry County
        • Weber City
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weber City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
          • Weber City is located in Curry County
        • Melrose
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
          • Melrose is located in Curry County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melrose <4>
  • Quay County
    • County Seat for Quay:   Tucumcari
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Claud   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Claud.
      • Wheatland
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
        • Wheatland is located in Quay County
      • Plain ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
        • Plain is located in Quay County
      • Forrest
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forrest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest
        • Forrest is located in Quay County
      • Allen ‑ Historic
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
        • Allen is located in Quay County
      • Puerto ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puerto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puerto
        • Puerto is located in Quay County
  • Roosevelt County
    • County Website:   www.rooseveltcounty.com/
    • County Seat for Roosevelt:   Portales
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Claud   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Claud.
      • Cameo ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameo
        • Cameo is located in Roosevelt County
      • Midway
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Roosevelt County
      • Portales
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portales have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portales
        • Portales is located in Roosevelt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,487 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portales <4>
      • Bethel ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
        • Bethel is located in Roosevelt County
  • Bailey County
  • Deaf Smith County
  • Parmer County
    • County Seat for Parmer:   Farwell (TX)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Claud   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Claud.
      • Rhea
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea
        • Rhea is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Farwell
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
        • Farwell is located in Parmer County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,275 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farwell <4>
      • Wilsey
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
        • Wilsey is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Bovina
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
        • Bovina is located in Parmer County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bovina <4>
      • Parmerton
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmerton
        • Parmerton is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Oklahoma Lane
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oklahoma Lane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma Lane
        • Oklahoma Lane is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Lariat
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lariat have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lariat
        • Lariat is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Friona
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friona have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friona
        • Friona is located in Parmer County (TX)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,774 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friona <4>
      • Hub
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
        • Hub is located in Parmer County (TX)
      • Clays Corner
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clays Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
        • Clays Corner is located in Parmer County (TX)

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Claud) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Claud. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5942, Longitude: -103.1791       In this case, the coordinates for Claud have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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.




 

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