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

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most 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 Teresa.<1>

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


Santa Teresa is located in Rio Arriba County.

The following 8 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rio Arriba County: Archuleta (CO), Conejos (CO), Los Alamos, Mora, San Juan, Sandoval, Santa Fe & Taos.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 64 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Santa Teresa. Of these communities, 25 are located in counties other than Rio Arriba 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 Teresa (which is Rio Arriba 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 Teresa

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

  • Rio Arriba County   (where Santa Teresa resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.rio-arriba.org/
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Teresa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Teresa.
      • Arroyo del Agua
        (Less than 2 miles to the east)
        • Arroyo del Agua is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arroyo del Agua
      • Coyote
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Rio Puerco
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Rio Puerco is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Puerco
      • Youngsville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Youngsville is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
      • Jarosa
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jarosa is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarosa
      • Capulin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Capulin is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capulin
      • Gallina
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Canones
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Lower Canones
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Lower Canones is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Canones
      • El Monte Rojo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • El Monte Rojo is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte Rojo
      • Frijoles Spring
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
        • Frijoles Spring is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frijoles Spring
      • Barranca
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Barranca is located in Rio Arriba County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barranca
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        • Llaves
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
          • Llaves is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llaves
        • Buena Vista
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Buena Vista is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
        • Vallecitos Corrales
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
          • Vallecitos Corrales is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos Corrales
        • Abiquiu
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • El Curuco
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • El Curuco is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Curuco
        • La Careda
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • La Careda is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Careda
        • Recheulos
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
          • Recheulos is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recheulos
        • Alire ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
          • Alire is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alire
        • Lindrith
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Plaza Blanca
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • Plaza Blanca is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaza Blanca
        • San Lorenzo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
          • San Lorenzo is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lorenzo
        • Tierra Azul
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Tierra Azul is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Azul
        • Wright Place
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Wright Place is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Place
        • Placitas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Placitas is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placitas
        • Clara Peak
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
          • Clara Peak is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Peak
        • Canjilon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Medanales
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
        • Cebolla
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Tapicitoes
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
          • Tapicitoes is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapicitoes
        • Puye
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
          • Puye is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puye
        • Chili
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Chili is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chili
        • Ojito
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Ojito is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojito
        • Santa Clara Pueblo
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Santa Clara Pueblo is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara Pueblo
        • La Chuachia
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
          • La Chuachia is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Chuachia
        • El Vado
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • El Vado is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Vado
        • Las Nutrias
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Las Nutrias is located in Rio Arriba County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Nutrias
        • El Rito
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Los Alamos County
  • Sandoval County
    • County Website:   https://www.sandovalcountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Sandoval:   Bernalillo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Santa Teresa   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Santa Teresa.
      • Upper La Jara
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Upper La Jara is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper La Jara
      • Deer Lake
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Deer Lake is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
      • Garrison
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Garrison is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Regina
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Copper City ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Copper City is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
      • Seven Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
      • Sulphur Springs
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Sulphur Springs is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
      • La Placita
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • La Placita is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Placita
      • Senorito ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Senorito is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senorito
      • La Jara
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Cuba
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Cuba is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <3>
      • San Pablo
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • San Pablo is located in Sandoval County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pablo
      • Continue List   (11 more) ...
        • O'Neil Landing
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • O'Neil Landing is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil Landing
        • Lagunitas
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Lagunitas is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagunitas
        • San Miguel
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
          • San Miguel is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Miguel
        • Porter
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Porter is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
        • Sierra de los Pinos
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Sierra de los Pinos is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra de los Pinos
        • Jemez Springs
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • LaVentana
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • LaVentana is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaVentana
        • Deer Creek Landing
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • Deer Creek Landing is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Landing
        • Bland ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Bland is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
        • Pines
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Pines is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines
        • Gilman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Gilman is located in Sandoval County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Santa Teresa) 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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