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Nearest Communities to Sanchez Place,
Listed County-By-County

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

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.<1>

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


Sanchez Place is located in 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 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Sanchez Place. Of these communities, 14 are located in counties other than McKinley 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 Sanchez Place (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 Sanchez Place

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

  • McKinley County   (where Sanchez Place resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.co.mckinley.nm.us/
    • County Seat for McKinley:   Gallup
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sanchez Place   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sanchez Place.
      • Grubisich Place
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Grubisich Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubisich Place
      • Navarre Place
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Navarre Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Place
      • Page
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Page is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page
      • Merrill Place
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Merrill Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Place
      • Basgal Place
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Basgal Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basgal Place
      • Polich Place
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Polich Place is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polich Place
      • Continental Divide
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Gonzales
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Gonzales is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
      • McGaffey ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • McGaffey is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGaffey
      • Coolidge ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Coolidge is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolidge
      • Upper Nutria
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Upper Nutria is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Nutria
      • South Guam
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • South Guam is located in McKinley County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Guam
      • Continue List   (38 more) ...
        • Thoreau
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ciniza
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Ciniza is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ciniza
        • North Guam
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • North Guam is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Guam
        • Lower Nutria
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
          • Lower Nutria is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Nutria
        • North Chaves
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • North Chaves is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chaves
        • Fort Wingate
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Ramah
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • South Chaves
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
          • South Chaves is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chaves
        • Iyanbito
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Iyanbito is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iyanbito
        • Perea ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Perea is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perea
        • Wingate
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Wingate is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
        • Bread Springs
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
        • Pinehaven
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Pinehaven is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehaven
        • Sundance
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Sundance is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance
        • Pescado
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Pescado is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pescado
        • Mariano Lake
          (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
          • Mariano Lake is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mariano Lake
        • McCune
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • McCune is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune
        • Prewitt
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Church Rock
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Pinedale
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Pinedale is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
        • Smith Lake
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Navajo Wingate Village
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Zuni
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Vanderwagen
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Rehoboth
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Red Rock
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
          • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
        • Gallup
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • 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 <3>
        • Allison ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Allison is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
        • Gibson ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Gibson is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
        • Heaton ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Heaton is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
        • Weaver ‑ Historic
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Weaver is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
        • Gamerco ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Gamerco is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamerco
        • Black Rock
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Black Rock is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
        • Crownpoint
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Mentmore ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Mentmore is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentmore
        • Twin Buttes
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Twin Buttes is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
        • Chi Chil Tah
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Chi Chil Tah is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chi Chil Tah
        • Zuni Pueblo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Zuni Pueblo is located in McKinley County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zuni Pueblo
  • Cibola County
    • County Website:   https://www.cibolacountynm.com/
    • County Seat for Cibola:   Grants
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Sanchez Place   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Sanchez Place.
      • Boon Place
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Boon Place is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boon Place
      • Sawyer
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Sawyer is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sand Corner
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Sand Corner is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Corner
      • Copperton ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Copperton is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperton
      • Diener ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Diener is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diener
      • Tinaja
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Tinaja is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinaja
      • El Morro
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
        • El Morro is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Morro
      • Aragon
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Aragon is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragon
      • Pinehill
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Bluewater
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Bluewater is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater
      • Paxton Springs ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Paxton Springs is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Springs
      • Toltec
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Toltec is located in Cibola County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toltec
      • Milan
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • San Juan 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- Sanchez Place) 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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