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Nearest Communities to El Vado,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.

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

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

El Vado 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 39 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of El Vado. Of these communities, 2 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 El Vado (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 El Vado

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

  • Rio Arriba County   (where El Vado resides)
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to El Vado   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from El Vado.
      • Wright Place
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • 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
      • La Puente ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Puente have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Puente
        • La Puente is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Rutheron
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutheron
        • Rutheron is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Las Nutrias
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
      • Alire ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alire have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alire
        • Alire is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Los Ojos
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Tierra Amarilla ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • 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
      • Cebolla
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Brazos
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazos
        • Brazos is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Ensenada
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ensenada have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensenada
        • Ensenada is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Canjilon
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Llaves
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
        • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Continue List   (25 more) ...
        • Placitas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placitas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
          • Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Tapicitoes
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tapicitoes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapicitoes
          • Tapicitoes is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Willow Creek
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • 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
        • Pounds ‑ Historic
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pounds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds
          • Pounds is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Biggs ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
          • Biggs is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Chama
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
          • Chama is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <4>
        • Monero
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
          • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
        • El Monte Rojo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Monte Rojo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte Rojo
          • El Monte Rojo is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Ojito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojito
          • Ojito is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Diamante ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamante have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamante
          • Diamante is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Crowther Cow Camp
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • 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
        • Amargo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amargo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargo
          • Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Lumberton
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
          • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Capulin
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capulin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
          • Capulin is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Gallina
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Lobato ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobato
          • Lobato is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Lindrith
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dulce
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Rio Puerco
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Puerco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Puerco
          • Rio Puerco is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Vaqueros ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaqueros have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaqueros
          • Vaqueros is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Youngsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
          • Youngsville is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Navajo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
          • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Arroyo del Agua
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
          • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Coyote
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
        • Santa Teresa
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Teresa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Teresa
          • Santa Teresa is located in Rio Arriba County
  • Sandoval County
  • Archuleta County

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- El Vado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Vado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5939, Longitude: -106.7286       In this case, the coordinates for El Vado 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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