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Nearest Communities to La Careda,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.<1>

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


La Careda 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 125 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of La Careda. Of these communities, 40 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 La Careda (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 La Careda

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

  • Rio Arriba County   (where La Careda resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Careda   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Careda.
      • Abiquiu
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • El Curuco
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • El Curuco is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Buena Vista
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Buena Vista is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Barranca
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Barranca is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Frijoles Spring
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Tierra Azul
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Tierra Azul is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Plaza Blanca
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Plaza Blanca is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Canones
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Medanales
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Lower Canones
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Lower Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Vallecitos Corrales
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Vallecitos Corrales is located in Rio Arriba County
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      • Recheulos
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Recheulos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • San Lorenzo
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • San Lorenzo is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Chili
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • El Rito
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Las Placitas
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Las Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Clara Peak
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
          • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Chuachia
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • La Chuachia is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • El Monte Rojo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
          • El Monte Rojo is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Youngsville
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Youngsville is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • El Duende
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • El Duende is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Hernandez
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rio Puerco
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
          • Rio Puerco is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Duranes
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Duranes is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Estaca
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Estaca is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Chamita
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Chamita is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Guique
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Guique is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Gallegos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Gallegos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Los Luceros
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
          • Los Luceros is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Puye
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Puye is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Alcalde
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • La Villita
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • La Villita is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Pueblito
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pueblito is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • San Jose
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • San Jose is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Santa Clara Pueblo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Coyote
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Ohkay Owingeh
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • San Juan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
          • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Canova
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Canova is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Lyden
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Lyden is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Placitas
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Cueva ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • La Cueva is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • El Guacho
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • El Guacho is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Ranchitos
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Ranchitos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Arroyo del Agua
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Velarde
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Espanola
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Fairview
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Fairview is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Santo Nino ‑ Historic
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Santo Nino is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Embudo
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Canjilon
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • LaMadera
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • LaMadera is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • El Llano
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • El Llano is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Guachupangue
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Guachupangue is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Riverside
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Riverside is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • San Pedro
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • San Pedro is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Santa Clara
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Clara is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Santa Teresa
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
          • Santa Teresa is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Ancones
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Ancones is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Cienaga
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • La Cienaga is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Junta
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • La Junta is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • La Mesilla
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • La Mesilla is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Jarosa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Jarosa is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Dixon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • La Bolsa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • La Bolsa is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Vallecitos
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Alire ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Alire is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Rinconada
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Rinconada is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Cebolla
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Chimayo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Apodaca
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Apodaca is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Los Pachecos
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Pachecos is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Montecito
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Montecito is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • South Petaca
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • South Petaca is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Canoncito
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Canoncito is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Petaca
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Capulin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Capulin is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Gallina
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • La Cuestecita
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • La Cuestecita is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Las Nutrias
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Las Nutrias is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Wright Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Wright Place is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Las Tablas
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
          • Las Tablas is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Cordova
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Ojo Sarco
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • Ojo Sarco is located in Rio Arriba County
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        • Truchas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Los Alamos County
  • Sandoval County
    • County Website:   https://www.sandovalcountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Sandoval:   Bernalillo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Careda   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Careda.
      • Sulphur Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
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      • Buckman
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Buckman is located in Sandoval County
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      • Frijoles
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Frijoles is located in Sandoval County
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      • Pines
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Pines is located in Sandoval County
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      • Seven Springs
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
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      • Sierra de los Pinos
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Sierra de los Pinos is located in Sandoval County
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  • Santa Fe County
    • County Website:   https://www.santafecountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Fe:   Santa Fe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to La Careda   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from La Careda.
      • Santo Nino
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Santo Nino is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Santa Cruz
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sombrillo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Cuartelez
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Cuartelez is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Quarteles
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Quarteles is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Rancho Valle
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Rancho Valle is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Totavi
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Totavi is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Arroyo Seco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Arroyo Seco is located in Santa Fe County
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      • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • La Puebla
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • La Puebla is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Pajarito
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Pajarito is located in Santa Fe County
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      • Otowi ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Otowi is located in Santa Fe County
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        • San Ildefonso Pueblo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
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        • El Rancho
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Jacona
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jacona is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Jaconita
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Potrero
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Potrero is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Pueblo of Pojoaque
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Pueblo of Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Pojoaque
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Rio Chiquito
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Cundiyo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Cuyamungue
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Cuyamungue is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Nambe
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Nambe is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Escondillo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Escondillo is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Nambe Pueblo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Taos 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- La Careda) 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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