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Nearest Communities to Las Dispensas,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Las Dispensas.<1>

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


Las Dispensas is located in San Miguel County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of San Miguel County: Guadalupe, Harding, Mora, Quay, Santa Fe & Torrance.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 130 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Las Dispensas. Of these communities, 44 are located in counties other than San Miguel 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 Las Dispensas (which is San Miguel 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 Las Dispensas

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

  • San Miguel County   (where Las Dispensas resides)
    • County Website:   https://co.sanmiguel.nm.us/
    • County Seat for San Miguel:   Las Vegas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Las Dispensas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Las Dispensas.
      • San Ignacio
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
      • El Porvenir
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • El Porvenir is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Porvenir
      • Las Tusas
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Las Tusas is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Tusas
      • Canoncito
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Canoncito is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
      • Gallinas
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Gallinas is located in San Miguel County
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      • Manuelitas
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Manuelitas is located in San Miguel County
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      • Pendaries Village
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
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      • Trout Springs
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Trout Springs is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Springs
      • Sapello
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Rociada
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tierra Monte
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Tierra Monte is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Monte
      • Hot Springs
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Hot Springs is located in San Miguel County
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      • Continue List   (74 more) ...
        • Montezuma
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Penasco Blanco
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
          • Penasco Blanco is located in San Miguel County
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        • Upper Rociada
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • Upper Rociada is located in San Miguel County
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        • El Llano
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • El Llano is located in San Miguel County
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        • Los Vigiles
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Vigiles is located in San Miguel County
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        • Emplazado
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Emplazado is located in San Miguel County
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        • Mineral Hill
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
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        • San Antonio
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
          • San Antonio is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
        • Los Alamos
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
          • Los Alamos is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
        • San Geronimo ‑ Historic
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
          • San Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Geronimo
        • Las Vegas Town
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
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        • Arriba
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Arriba is located in San Miguel County
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        • Las Vegas
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Agua Zarca
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Agua Zarca is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Zarca
        • San Pablo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • San Pablo is located in San Miguel County
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        • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
        • Lagunas
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
          • Lagunas is located in San Miguel County
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        • Onava
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Onava is located in San Miguel County
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        • Ojitos Frios
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Ojitos Frios is located in San Miguel County
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        • Romero
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Romero is located in San Miguel County
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        • Romeroville
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Romeroville is located in San Miguel County
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        • Geronimo
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
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        • La Manga
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
          • La Manga is located in San Miguel County
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        • Upper Colonias
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Upper Colonias is located in San Miguel County
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        • Cowles
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Cowles is located in San Miguel County
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        • Tererro ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Tererro is located in San Miguel County
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        • Tres Lagunas
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Tres Lagunas is located in San Miguel County
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        • Kroenigs
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
          • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
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        • Cedar Hill
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
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        • Ojita
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Ojita is located in San Miguel County
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        • Santa Ana
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Santa Ana is located in San Miguel County
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        • Sheridan
          (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
          • Sheridan is located in San Miguel County
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        • Lower Colonias
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
          • Lower Colonias is located in San Miguel County
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        • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
          • Holy Ghost is located in San Miguel County
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        • Winsor Creek Summer Home
          (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Gabaldon
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • Gabaldon is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabaldon
        • Lower La Posada
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Lower La Posada is located in San Miguel County
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        • El Macho
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • El Macho is located in San Miguel County
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        • Upper La Posada
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
          • Upper La Posada is located in San Miguel County
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        • Tecolote
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Tecolote is located in San Miguel County
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        • East Pecos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • East Pecos is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pecos
        • North San Ysidro
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • North San Ysidro is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North San Ysidro
        • Pecos
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
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        • Myers
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Myers is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
        • Pecos Pueblo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Pecos Pueblo is located in San Miguel County
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        • Soham
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Soham is located in San Miguel County
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        • San Augustin
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • San Augustin is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustin
        • South San Ysidro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • South San Ysidro is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South San Ysidro
        • Bernal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Bernal is located in San Miguel County
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        • Blanchard
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Blanchard is located in San Miguel County
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        • Chapelle
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Chapelle is located in San Miguel County
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        • Los Montoyas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Los Montoyas is located in San Miguel County
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        • San Jose
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • San Jose is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
        • Sands
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Sands is located in San Miguel County
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        • Serafina
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Ilfeld
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Los Trigos
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Los Trigos is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Trigos
        • Pajarita
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Pajarita is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarita
        • Rowe
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • El Ancon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • El Ancon is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Ancon
        • Lucero
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Lucero is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
        • Gise
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Gise is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gise
        • Coruco
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Coruco is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coruco
        • Lagunita
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Lagunita is located in San Miguel County
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        • Ribera
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • San Miguel
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • San Miguel is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
        • Apache Springs
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Apache Springs is located in San Miguel County
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        • Upper Pueblo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Upper Pueblo is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Pueblo
        • La Liendre ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • La Liendre is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Liendre
        • Barranco
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Barranco is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranco
        • Garanbuio
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Garanbuio is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garanbuio
        • La Fragua
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • La Fragua is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fragua
        • Lower Pueblo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Lower Pueblo is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Pueblo
        • Sena
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Sena is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sena
  • Mora County
    • County Website:   https://countyofmora.com/
    • County Seat for Mora:   Mora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Las Dispensas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Las Dispensas.
      • South Carmen
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • South Carmen is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carmen
      • Gascon
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Gascon is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascon
      • North Carmen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • North Carmen is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carmen
      • Ledoux
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Ledoux is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledoux
      • Puertocito
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Puertocito is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puertocito
      • Abuelo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Abuelo is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abuelo
      • Canon
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Canon is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
      • Buena Vista
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Buena Vista is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Golondrinas
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Golondrinas is located in Mora County
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      • Monte Aplanado
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Monte Aplanado is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Aplanado
      • La Cueva
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cueva is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
      • Canoncito
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Canoncito is located in Mora County
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      • Continue List   (24 more) ...
        • Mora
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Pacheco Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
        • Santa Gertrudis ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Santa Gertrudis is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Gertrudis
        • Cordillera
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • Cordillera is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordillera
        • El Alto
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
          • El Alto is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Alto
        • Cleveland
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Vallecitos
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
          • Vallecitos is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
        • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Loma Parda is located in Mora County
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        • Rainsville
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Tiptonville
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Tiptonville is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
        • Holman
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Lucero
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Lucero is located in Mora County
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        • Watrous
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Watrous is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watrous
        • Los Medinas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Los Medinas is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Medinas
        • El Turquillo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • El Turquillo is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Turquillo
        • Los Cisneros
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Los Cisneros is located in Mora County
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        • La Jara
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • La Jara is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
        • Valmora
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Valmora is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valmora
        • Ojo Feliz
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Los Cocas
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • Los Cocas is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cocas
        • Shoemaker
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
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        • Chacon
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Guadalupita
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Cherry Valley ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Cherry Valley is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
  • Rio Arriba County
  • Santa Fe County
  • Taos County
    • County Website:   https://www.taoscounty.org/
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Las Dispensas   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Las Dispensas.
      • Angostura
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Angostura is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
      • Tres Ritos
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Tres Ritos is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Ritos
      • Sipapu
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Sipapu is located in Taos County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipapu

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- Las Dispensas) 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.