Nearest Communities to Escondido,
Listed County-By-County
The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Escondido, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Escondido:
We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Escondido.<1>
If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Escondido is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Lincoln County.
The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Chaves, DeBaca, Guadalupe, Otero, Sierra, Socorro & Torrance.
Our Gazetteer shows that there are 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Escondido. Of these communities, 5 are located in counties other than Lincoln County.
We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.
After starting with the home county for Escondido (which is Lincoln 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 Escondido
For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.
- Lincoln County (where Escondido resides)
- County Seat for Lincoln: Carrizozo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- Lincoln County
- Nearest Communities to Escondido ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Escondido.
- Bluewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
- Bluewater is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluewater <4>
- Arabela
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabela
- Arabela is located in Lincoln County
- Baca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Hondo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hondo
- Hondo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hondo <4>
- San Patricio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
- San Patricio is located in Lincoln County
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Lincoln County
- Tinnie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinnie
- Tinnie is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinnie <4>
- Pine Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
- Pine Lodge is located in Lincoln County
- Picacho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picacho
- Picacho is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Picacho <4>
- Double Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
- Double Crossing is located in Lincoln County
- Glencoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
- Sunset
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Continue List (19 more) ...
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
- Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
- Encinoso ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Capitan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
- Capitan is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
- Coalora ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Ruidoso Downs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
- Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <4>
- Alto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
- Alto is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <4>
- Angus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west) - Hollywood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
- Ruidoso
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
- Ruidoso is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <4>
- Sun Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
- Alpine Cellars Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
- Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
- Bonito
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
- Bonito is located in Lincoln County
- Sierra Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
- Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
- Nogal
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogal
- Nogal is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogal <4>
- Ponderosa Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Heights
- Ponderosa Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Villa Madonna
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Madonna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Madonna
- Villa Madonna is located in Lincoln County
- Reventon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
- Chaves County
- County Website: www.co.chaves.nm.us/
- County Seat for Chaves: Roswell
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- Chaves County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- Chaves County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- Chaves County
- Nearest Communities to Escondido ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Escondido.
- Highway Mill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Mill
- Highway Mill is located in Chaves County
- Diamante Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamante Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamante Mill
- Diamante Mill is located in Chaves County
- Center Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Mill
- Center Mill is located in Chaves County
- Otero County
- County Website: www.co.otero.nm.us/
- County Seat for Otero: Alamogordo
- Genealogy Websites ...
- From Cyndi's List:
- State of New Mexico
- Otero County
- From Family Search:
- State of New Mexico
- Otero County
- From Genealogy Trails:
- State of New Mexico
- Otero County
- Nearest Communities to Escondido ...
- These communities are listed by their distance from Escondido.
- Whitetail
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest) - Carrizo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
- Carrizo is located in Otero County
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- Escondido) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Escondido. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4898, Longitude: -105.2450 In this case, the coordinates for Escondido have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Escondido, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |