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Nearest Communities to Espanola,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small city in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 from Espanola.<1>

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

Espanola is primarily located in Rio Arriba County. A portion of Espanola extends into Santa Fe 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 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Espanola. Of these communities, 81 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 Espanola (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 Espanola

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

  • Rio Arriba County   (where Espanola resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Espanola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Espanola.
      • Riverside
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Riverside is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Guachupangue
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Guachupangue is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • San Pedro
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • San Pedro is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • El Guacho
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • El Guacho is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Fairview
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Fairview is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Santo Nino ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
        • Santo Nino is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Santa Clara
        (Less than 2 miles to the south)
        • Santa Clara is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Ranchitos
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Ranchitos is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • El Llano
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
        • El Llano is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • La Mesilla
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • La Mesilla is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Ohkay Owingeh
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • San Jose
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • San Jose is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • San Juan
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
        • Chamita
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Pueblito
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Pueblito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblito
        • Hernandez
          (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Alcalde
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • El Duende
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Guique
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Guique is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Chimayo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • La Villita
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • La Chuachia
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
          • La Chuachia is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Santa Clara Pueblo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
          • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Los Pachecos
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Los Pachecos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Estaca
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Los Luceros
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Chili
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Puye
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Puye is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Clara Peak
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
          • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Lyden
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Lyden is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Cordova
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Canova
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Canova is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • San Lorenzo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • San Lorenzo is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Velarde
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Medanales
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Truchas
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Recheulos
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Recheulos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Embudo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Vallecitos Corrales
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Vallecitos Corrales is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Francisco Montes Vigil
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Dixon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cienaga
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • La Cienaga is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Junta
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • La Junta is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Tierra Azul
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Tierra Azul is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Apodaca
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • La Bolsa
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • La Bolsa is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Montecito
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Montecito is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Ojo Sarco
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Ojo Sarco is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Duranes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Duranes is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Canoncito
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Canoncito is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Cuestecita
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • La Cuestecita is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Ojo Sarco Los Alamos Tract
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Rinconada
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Romero Tract
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Romero Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Careda
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • La Careda is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Gallegos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Gallegos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Las Trampas Tract
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Las Trampas Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Abiquiu
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Barranca
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Barranca is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Buena Vista
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Buena Vista is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • El Curuco
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • El Curuco is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Frijoles Spring
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Diamante Tract
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Diamante Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Plaza Blanca
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Plaza Blanca is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Las Placitas
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Las Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Canones
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • El Rito
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Lower Canones
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Lower Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Cueva ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • La Cueva is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • LaMadera
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ancones
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ancones is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Youngsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Youngsville is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Los Alamos County
  • San Miguel County
  • Sandoval County
  • Santa Fe County
    • County Website:   https://www.santafecountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Fe:   Santa Fe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Espanola   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Espanola.
      • Santa Cruz
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Santo Nino
        (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Sombrillo
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
      • Cuartelez
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Quarteles
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Quarteles is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarteles
      • Rancho Valle
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Rancho Valle is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Arroyo Seco
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • La Puebla
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Pajarito
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • El Rancho
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
      • Jacona
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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        • Jaconita
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
        • San Ildefonso Pueblo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Pojoaque
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Pueblo of Pojoaque
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Pueblo of Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Potrero
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Potrero is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Nambe
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Nambe is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nambe
        • Otowi ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Otowi is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Rio Chiquito
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Cuyamungue
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Nambe Pueblo
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Totavi
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Totavi is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Cundiyo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Escondillo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
          • Escondillo is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Chupadero
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Rio en Medio
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Tesuque Pueblo
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Tesuque Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
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        • En Medio
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • En Medio is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Rancho del Monte
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho del Monte is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Las Dos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Las Dos is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Tesuque
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Analco ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Analco is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Santa Fe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Salvador Gonzales
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Salvador Gonzales is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Agua Fria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • La Loma
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Cieneguilla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Cieneguilla is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cieneguilla
        • Seton Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
        • La Cienega
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
        • Canada de los Alamos
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
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  • Taos County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Espanola) 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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.