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Nearest Communities to Rio en Medio,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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.

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

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

Rio en Medio is located in Santa Fe County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Santa Fe County: Bernalillo, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Sandoval & Torrance.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 166 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Rio en Medio. Of these communities, 112 are located in counties other than Santa Fe 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 Rio en Medio (which is Santa Fe 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 Rio en Medio

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

  • Santa Fe County   (where Rio en Medio resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.santafecountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Fe:   Santa Fe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio en Medio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio en Medio.
      • En Medio
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • En Medio is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for En Medio
      • Chupadero
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
      • Rancho del Monte
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Rancho del Monte is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho del Monte
      • Tesuque
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Tesuque Pueblo
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Tesuque Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesuque Pueblo
      • Nambe Pueblo
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Cuyamungue
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Nambe
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Nambe is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nambe
      • Pojoaque
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Escondillo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Escondillo is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondillo
      • Jacona
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pueblo of Pojoaque
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Pueblo of Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Pojoaque
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        • Las Dos
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Las Dos is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Dos
        • Cundiyo
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jaconita
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
        • Salvador Gonzales
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
          • Salvador Gonzales is located in Santa Fe County
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        • El Rancho
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
          • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
        • Analco ‑ Historic
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
          • Analco is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Santa Fe
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Potrero
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
          • Potrero is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potrero
        • Arroyo Seco
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Rio Chiquito
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
        • Cuartelez
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • La Puebla
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Quarteles
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Quarteles is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarteles
        • Rancho Valle
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Rancho Valle is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Valle
        • Sombrillo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
        • San Ildefonso Pueblo
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Pajarito
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Cruz
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Agua Fria
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Otowi ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • Otowi is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otowi
        • Santo Nino
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • La Loma
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Seton Village
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Totavi
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
          • Totavi is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totavi
        • Canada de los Alamos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
          • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Glorieta
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • La Cueva
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • La Cueva is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
        • El Dorado
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
          • El Dorado is located in Santa Fe County
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        • Eldorado at Santa Fe
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Eldorado at Santa Fe is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado at Santa Fe
        • Cieneguilla
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Cieneguilla is located in Santa Fe County
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        • La Cienega
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
        • Lamy
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Bonanza City ‑ Historic
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Bonanza City is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza City
        • Spiess
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Spiess is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiess
        • La Bajada ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • La Bajada is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bajada
        • Los Marias
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Los Marias is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Marias
        • Galisteo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Kennedy
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Kennedy is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
        • Los Cerrillos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Rosario
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Rosario is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosario
        • Waldo ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Waldo is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
  • Los Alamos County
  • Mora County
    • County Website:   https://countyofmora.com/
    • County Seat for Mora:   Mora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio en Medio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio en Medio.
      • Gascon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Gascon is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascon
      • Monte Aplanado
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Monte Aplanado is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Aplanado
      • Pacheco Village
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
        • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
      • Vallecitos
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Vallecitos is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
  • Rio Arriba County
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio en Medio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio en Medio.
      • Chimayo
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cordova
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Los Pachecos
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Los Pachecos is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Pachecos
      • La Mesilla
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • La Mesilla is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesilla
      • Espanola
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Guachupangue
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Guachupangue is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guachupangue
      • Riverside
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Riverside is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • San Pedro
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • San Pedro is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • Santa Clara
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Clara is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Santo Nino ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Santo Nino is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
      • Truchas
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • El Guacho
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • El Guacho is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Guacho
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        • El Llano
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • El Llano is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Llano
        • Fairview
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Fairview is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
        • Ranchitos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ranchitos is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchitos
        • Francisco Montes Vigil
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Ohkay Owingeh
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • San Juan
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
        • San Jose
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • San Jose is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
        • Diamante Tract
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Diamante Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamante Tract
        • Alcalde
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Pueblito
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Pueblito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblito
        • Santa Clara Pueblo
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
        • Los Luceros
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
        • Romero Tract
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Romero Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero Tract
        • Chamita
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • El Duende
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Guique
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Guique is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guique
        • Hernandez
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • La Villita
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Puye
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Puye is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puye
        • Ojo Sarco Los Alamos Tract
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Ojo Sarco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
          • Ojo Sarco is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Sarco
        • Estaca
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Las Trampas Tract
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Las Trampas Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Trampas Tract
        • Lyden
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Lyden is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyden
        • La Chuachia
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • La Chuachia is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Chuachia
        • Canova
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Canova is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
        • Velarde
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Chili
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
        • Clara Peak
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
        • Canoncito
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Canoncito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
        • La Cuestecita
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • La Cuestecita is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cuestecita
        • Apodaca
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Dixon
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Montecito
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • Montecito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montecito
        • Embudo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • La Bolsa
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • La Bolsa is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bolsa
        • La Cienaga
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • La Cienaga is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienaga
        • La Junta
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
          • La Junta is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
        • Rinconada
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • San Lorenzo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • San Lorenzo is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo
        • Medanales
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Recheulos
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Recheulos is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recheulos
        • Angostura
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Angostura is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angostura
        • Vallecitos Corrales
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Vallecitos Corrales is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos Corrales
  • San Miguel County
    • County Website:   https://co.sanmiguel.nm.us/
    • County Seat for San Miguel:   Las Vegas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Rio en Medio   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Rio en Medio.
      • Holy Ghost ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Cowles
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Winsor Creek Summer Home
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Geronimo
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Geronimo is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
      • Tererro ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Tererro is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tererro
      • Tres Lagunas
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Tres Lagunas is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tres Lagunas
      • El Macho
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • El Macho is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Macho
      • Upper La Posada
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Upper La Posada is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper La Posada
      • Lower La Posada
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
        • Lower La Posada is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower La Posada
      • Pecos
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Pecos is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecos <3>
      • East Pecos
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • East Pecos is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pecos
      • Pecos Pueblo
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Pecos Pueblo is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecos Pueblo
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Upper Colonias
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Upper Colonias is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Colonias
        • Upper Rociada
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Upper Rociada is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Rociada
        • Lower Colonias
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Lower Colonias is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Colonias
        • Rowe
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Rociada
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Los Trigos
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Los Trigos is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Trigos
        • Pendaries Village
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
          • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
        • Pajarita
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Pajarita is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pajarita
        • El Porvenir
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • El Porvenir is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Porvenir
  • Sandoval County
  • Taos County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rio en Medio) 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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