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Nearest Communities to Santa Cruz,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 starting from Santa Cruz.<1>

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

Santa Cruz 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 153 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Santa Cruz. Of these communities, 113 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 Santa Cruz (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 Santa Cruz

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

  • Santa Fe County   (where Santa Cruz resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.santafecountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Santa Fe:   Santa Fe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Cruz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Cruz.
      • Santo Nino
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sombrillo
        (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
        • Sombrillo is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sombrillo
      • Cuartelez
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Quarteles
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Quarteles is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarteles
      • La Puebla
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Rancho Valle
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Rancho Valle is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho Valle
      • Arroyo Seco
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • El Valle de Arroyo Seco
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Potrero
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Potrero is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potrero
      • Pojoaque
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Pueblo of Pojoaque
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Pueblo of Pojoaque is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Pojoaque
      • El Rancho
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • El Rancho is located in Santa Fe County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rancho
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        • Jacona
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jaconita
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
          • Jaconita is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaconita
        • Nambe
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Nambe is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nambe
        • Pajarito
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • San Ildefonso Pueblo
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
          • San Ildefonso Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ildefonso Pueblo
        • Cundiyo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Rio Chiquito
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
          • Rio Chiquito is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Chiquito
        • Cuyamungue
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Nambe Pueblo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Escondillo
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
          • Escondillo is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escondillo
        • Otowi ‑ Historic
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Otowi is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otowi
        • Totavi
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Totavi is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totavi
        • Tesuque Pueblo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
          • Tesuque Pueblo is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesuque Pueblo
        • Chupadero
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • Chupadero is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chupadero
        • En Medio
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
          • En Medio is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for En Medio
        • Rio en Medio
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Las Dos
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Las Dos is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Dos
        • Rancho del Monte
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Rancho del Monte is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rancho del Monte
        • Tesuque
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Analco ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Analco is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analco
        • Salvador Gonzales
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Salvador Gonzales is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salvador Gonzales
        • Santa Fe
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Agua Fria
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • La Loma
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Cieneguilla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Cieneguilla is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cieneguilla
        • Seton Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Canada de los Alamos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Canada de los Alamos is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canada de los Alamos
        • La Cienega
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • La Cienega is located in Santa Fe County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienega
  • Los Alamos County
  • Rio Arriba County
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Cruz   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Cruz.
      • El Llano
        (Less than 2 miles to the north)
        • El Llano is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Llano
      • Fairview
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Fairview is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Santo Nino ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
        • Santo Nino is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santo Nino
      • San Pedro
        (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
        • San Pedro is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
      • Espanola
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Riverside
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Riverside is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Ranchitos
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Ranchitos is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchitos
      • El Guacho
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • El Guacho is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Guacho
      • Santa Clara
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Santa Clara is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
      • Guachupangue
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Guachupangue is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guachupangue
      • Ohkay Owingeh
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • La Mesilla
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • La Mesilla is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Mesilla
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        • San Juan
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
          • San Juan is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
        • San Jose
          (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
          • San Jose is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose
        • Chimayo
          (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Pueblito
          (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
          • Pueblito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblito
        • Los Pachecos
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
          • Los Pachecos is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Pachecos
        • Alcalde
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Guique
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
          • Guique is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guique
        • Chamita
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • El Duende
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Hernandez
          (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • La Villita
          (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Estaca
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Los Luceros
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • La Chuachia
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
          • La Chuachia is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Chuachia
        • Santa Clara Pueblo
          (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
          • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
        • Chili
          (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
        • Cordova
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Lyden
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
          • Lyden is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyden
        • Puye
          (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
          • Puye is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puye
        • Clara Peak
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
          • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
        • Canova
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Canova is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canova
        • Velarde
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Truchas
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • San Lorenzo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
          • San Lorenzo is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo
        • Medanales
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Francisco Montes Vigil
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Embudo
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Dixon
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • La Cienaga
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • La Cienaga is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cienaga
        • La Junta
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
          • La Junta is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Junta
        • Recheulos
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
          • Recheulos is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recheulos
        • Apodaca
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Canoncito
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Canoncito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
        • La Bolsa
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • La Bolsa is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Bolsa
        • Montecito
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Montecito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montecito
        • Ojo Sarco Los Alamos Tract
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Ojo Sarco
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Ojo Sarco is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojo Sarco
        • Vallecitos Corrales
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Vallecitos Corrales is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos Corrales
        • La Cuestecita
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • La Cuestecita is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cuestecita
        • Las Trampas Tract
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Las Trampas Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Trampas Tract
        • Rinconada
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Romero Tract
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Romero Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romero Tract
        • Tierra Azul
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Tierra Azul is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Azul
        • Duranes
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Duranes is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duranes
        • Diamante Tract
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Diamante Tract is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamante Tract
        • Gallegos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
          • Gallegos is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallegos
        • Abiquiu
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Buena Vista
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Buena Vista is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • El Curuco
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • El Curuco is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Curuco
        • Frijoles Spring
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
        • La Careda
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • La Careda is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Careda
        • Barranca
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Barranca is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
        • Plaza Blanca
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Plaza Blanca is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza Blanca
        • Las Placitas
          (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
          • Las Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Placitas
        • El Rito
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • La Cueva ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
          • La Cueva is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Cueva
        • Canones
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Lower Canones
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Lower Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Canones
        • LaMadera
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ancones
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
          • Ancones is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancones
  • San Miguel County
  • 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Santa Cruz) 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.