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Nearest Communities to Riley,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Riley is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 36 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Riley. Of these communities, 4 are located in counties other than Socorro 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 Riley (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 Riley

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

  • Socorro County   (where Riley resides)
    • County Seat for Socorro:   Socorro
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Riley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Riley.
      • Puertecito
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Puertecito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puertecito
        • Puertecito is located in Socorro County
      • John Padilla Settlement
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Padilla Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Padilla Settlement
        • John Padilla Settlement is located in Socorro County
      • Payne Place
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Place
        • Payne Place is located in Socorro County
      • Alamo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
        • Alamo is located in Socorro County
      • Pino Place
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pino Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pino Place
        • Pino Place is located in Socorro County
      • Magdalena
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • San Geronimo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Geronimo
        • San Geronimo is located in Socorro County
      • Kelly ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kelly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly
        • Kelly is located in Socorro County
      • Alamillo
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamillo
        • Alamillo is located in Socorro County
      • San Acacia
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • La Joya
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joya
        • La Joya is located in Socorro County
      • Chamizal
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chamizal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamizal
        • Chamizal is located in Socorro County
      • Continue List   (20 more) ...
        • Polvadera
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Bernardo
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernardo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernardo
          • Bernardo is located in Socorro County
        • La Joyita ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Joyita have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Joyita
          • La Joyita is located in Socorro County
        • San Francisco
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Francisco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
          • San Francisco is located in Socorro County
        • McNierney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNierney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNierney
          • McNierney is located in Socorro County
        • Lemitar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Limitar
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limitar
          • Limitar is located in Socorro County
        • Abeytas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abeytas
          • Abeytas is located in Socorro County
        • Sabinal
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabinal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinal
          • Sabinal is located in Socorro County
        • Contreras
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Contreras
          • Contreras is located in Socorro County
        • Las Nutrias
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
          • Las Nutrias is located in Socorro County
        • Pueblito
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblito
          • Pueblito is located in Socorro County
        • Red Mill
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
          • Red Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Veguita
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Escondida ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Escondida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondida
          • Escondida is located in Socorro County
        • Florida
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
          • Florida is located in Socorro County
        • Canyon Mill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon Mill
          • Canyon Mill is located in Socorro County
        • Gibbs Place
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbs Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Place
          • Gibbs Place is located in Socorro County
        • Socorro
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Mill Place
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Place
          • Mill Place is located in Socorro County
  • Cibola County
  • Valencia County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Riley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Riley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3806, Longitude: -107.2298       In this case, the coordinates for Riley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Riley, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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