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Nearest Communities to Gibbs Place,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.<1>

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


Gibbs Place is located in Socorro County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Socorro County: Catron, Cibola, Lincoln, Sierra, Torrance & Valencia.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 60 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Gibbs Place. Of these communities, 22 are located in counties other than Socorro 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 Gibbs Place (which is Socorro 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 Gibbs Place

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

  • Socorro County   (where Gibbs Place resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.socorrocounty.net/
    • County Seat for Socorro:   Socorro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gibbs Place   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gibbs Place.
      • Red Mill
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Red Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Tomasino Mill
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Tomasino Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomasino Mill
      • Canyon Mill
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Canyon Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Mill
      • La Joyita ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • La Joyita is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joyita
      • La Joya
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • La Joya is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
      • San Geronimo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • San Geronimo is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Geronimo
      • San Acacia
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • San Francisco
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • San Francisco is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
      • Alamillo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
      • Bernardo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Bernardo is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardo
      • McNierney
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • McNierney is located in Socorro County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNierney
      • Polvadera
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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        • Chamizal
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Chamizal is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamizal
        • Lemitar
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Limitar
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Limitar is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
        • Pueblito
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Pueblito is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblito
        • Abeytas
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Abeytas is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
        • Contreras
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Contreras is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
        • Las Nutrias
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
        • Escondida ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Escondida is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondida
        • Florida
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Florida is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
        • Sabinal
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Sabinal is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
        • Veguita
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Socorro
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Tajo ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Tajo is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tajo
        • Scholle
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Scholle is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scholle
        • Bosquecito
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Bosquecito is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosquecito
        • Luis Lopez
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Luis Lopez is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luis Lopez
        • Laborcita
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Laborcita is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborcita
        • San Antonio
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • San Antonio is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
        • San Pedro ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • San Pedro is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
        • Carthage ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Carthage is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
        • Kinney Wells
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Kinney Wells is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinney Wells
        • Old Carthage
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Old Carthage is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carthage
        • San Antonito
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Tokay ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Tokay is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tokay
        • Kelly ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Kelly is located in Socorro County
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        • Riley
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Riley is located in Socorro County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Torrance County
    • County Website:   https://www.torrancecountynm.org/
    • County Seat for Torrance:   Estancia
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gibbs Place   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gibbs Place.
      • Chupadera
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Chupadera is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadera
      • Abo ‑ Historic
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Abo is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
      • Thunderbird
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Thunderbird is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thunderbird
      • Martin Place
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Martin Place is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Place
      • Hewitt Place
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Hewitt Place is located in Torrance County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Place
  • Valencia County
    • County Website:   https://www.co.valencia.nm.us/
    • County Seat for Valencia:   Los Lunas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Gibbs Place   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Gibbs Place.
      • Becker
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Becker is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becker
      • Bodega
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Bodega is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodega
      • Bosque
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Casa Colorada
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Casa Colorada is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Colorada
      • Madrone
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Madrone is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrone
      • Jarales
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pueblitos
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Pueblitos is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblitos
      • Canyon del Rio
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Canyon del Rio is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon del Rio
      • Bacaville
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Bacaville is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacaville
      • Los Trujillos
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Los Trujillos is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Trujillos
      • Rio Communities
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Rio Grande Estates
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Rio Grande Estates is located in Valencia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande Estates
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        • Belen
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Belen is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belen
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,496 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belen <3>
        • La Constancia
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • La Constancia is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Constancia
        • Azul
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Azul is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azul
        • Adelino
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Adelino is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelino
        • La Ladera
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • La Ladera is located in Valencia County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Ladera

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gibbs Place) 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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