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Nearest Communities to Heaton,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.

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

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


Although our information shows that the community of Heaton is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 63 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Heaton. Of these communities, 9 are located in counties other than McKinley 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 Heaton (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 Heaton

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

  • McKinley County   (where Heaton resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
    • County Seat for McKinley:   Gallup
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Heaton   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Heaton.
      • Weaver ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Weaver is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Gibson ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Gibson is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gamerco ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Gamerco is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamerco
      • Gallup
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Gallup is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <4>
      • Yah-ta-hey
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
      • Rehoboth
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Zuni
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Allison ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Allison is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Navajo Wingate Village
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rock Springs
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Church Rock
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McCune
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • McCune is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
      • Continue List   (42 more) ...
        • Red Rock
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
          • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
        • Mentmore ‑ Historic
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Mentmore is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentmore
        • Twin Buttes
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
        • Twin Lakes
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
          • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
        • Sundance
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Sundance is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
        • Wingate
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Wingate is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
        • Defiance
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Defiance is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
        • Bread Springs
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
        • Fort Wingate
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Perea ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Perea is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perea
        • Brimhall Nizhoni
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
          • Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
        • Iyanbito
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • Iyanbito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iyanbito
        • Coyote Canyon
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
          • Coyote Canyon is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Canyon
        • Pinedale
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Pinedale is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
        • Mexican Springs
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Mexican Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexican Springs
          • Mexican Springs has also been known as:
          • Nakai Beto
          • Nakai Bito
          • Nakaibeto
          • Nakaibito
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexican Springs <4>
        • Ciniza
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Ciniza is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ciniza
        • Pinehaven
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • Pinehaven is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehaven
        • McGaffey ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • McGaffey is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaffey
        • Manuelito
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Manuelito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuelito
        • Tse Bonito
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Tse Bonito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tse Bonito
        • Tohatchi
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Polich Place
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Polich Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polich Place
        • North Guam
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • North Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guam
        • South Guam
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • South Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Guam
        • Basgal Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Basgal Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basgal Place
        • Merrill Place
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
        • Vanderwagen
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Coolidge ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Coolidge is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
        • Mariano Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Mariano Lake is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariano Lake
        • Upper Nutria
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Upper Nutria is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nutria
        • Navarre Place
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Navarre Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Place
        • Lower Nutria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Lower Nutria is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Nutria
        • Page
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Page is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
        • Buffalo Springs
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Buffalo Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
        • Gonzales
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Gonzales is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
        • Grubisich Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Grubisich Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubisich Place
        • Standing Rock
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Standing Rock is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
        • Continental Divide
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Chi Chil Tah
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Chi Chil Tah is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chi Chil Tah
        • Sanchez Place
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Sanchez Place is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez Place
        • Navajo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Thoreau
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cibola County
  • San Juan County
  • Apache 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- Heaton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Heaton, 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.