Nearest Communities to Continental Divide,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Continental Divide, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Continental Divide:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.
Keep in mind 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.
Continental Divide is located in McKinley County.
The following 4 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKinley County: Apache (AZ), Cibola, San Juan & Sandoval.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 66 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Continental Divide. Of these communities, 14 are located in counties other than McKinley 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 Continental Divide (which is McKinley 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 Continental Divide
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- McKinley County (where Continental Divide resides)
- County Website: https://www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
- County Seat for McKinley: Gallup
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Continental Divide ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Continental Divide.
- Gonzales
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gonzales is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
- Coolidge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coolidge was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
- Thoreau
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- North Guam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Guam is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guam
- South Guam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- South Guam is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Guam
- Ciniza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ciniza is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ciniza
- North Chaves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Chaves is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chaves
- Sanchez Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sanchez Place is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez Place
- South Chaves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Chaves is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chaves
- Basgal Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Basgal Place is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basgal Place
- Grubisich Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grubisich Place is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubisich Place
- Mariano Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mariano Lake is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariano Lake
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- Navarre Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Navarre Place is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Place
- Page
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Page is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
- Iyanbito
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iyanbito is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iyanbito
- Merrill Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Place is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
- Polich Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polich Place is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polich Place
- McGaffey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- McGaffey was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaffey
- Smith Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Perea ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Perea was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perea
- Fort Wingate
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pinedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinedale is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
- Wingate
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Prewitt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Church Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCune
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCune is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
- Navajo Wingate Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Navajo Wingate Village is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
- Upper Nutria
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Nutria is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nutria
- Sundance
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Sundance is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
- Crownpoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Nutria
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Nutria is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Nutria
- Bread Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Zuni
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pinehaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pinehaven is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehaven
- Ramah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Heaton ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heaton was located in McKinley County
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- Weaver ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Gallup
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Red Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Standing Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Standing Rock is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Pescado
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pescado is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescado
- Vanderwagen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Ambrosia Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ambrosia Lake is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia Lake
- Allison ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allison was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Gamerco ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gamerco was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamerco
- Coyote Canyon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coyote Canyon is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Canyon
- Yah-ta-hey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yah-ta-hey is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
- Brimhall Nizhoni
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brimhall Nizhoni is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
- Mentmore ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mentmore was located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentmore
- Twin Buttes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Twin Buttes is also located in McKinley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Cibola County
- County Website: https://www.cibolacountynm.com/
- County Seat for Cibola: Grants
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Continental Divide ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Continental Divide.
- Boon Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boon Place is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon Place
- Sawyer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sawyer is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Diener ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Diener was located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diener
- Bluewater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bluewater is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
- Copperton ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Copperton was located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
- Sand Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sand Corner is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Corner
- Tinaja
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Tinaja is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinaja
- Aragon
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aragon is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
- Toltec
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Toltec is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
- El Morro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- El Morro is located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Morro
- Milan
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pinehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Paxton Springs ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Paxton Springs was located in Cibola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Springs
- San Juan County
- County Website: https://www.sjcounty.net/
- County Seat for San Juan: Aztec
- Genealogy Websites ...
- Nearest Communities to Continental Divide ...
- Shillingburg ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shillingburg was located in San Juan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillingburg
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- Continental Divide) 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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