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Nearest Communities to Silver Springs,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Keep in mind 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.

Silver Springs is located in Otero County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Otero County: Chaves, Dona Ana, Eddy, Lincoln, Sierra, Culberson (TX) & Hudspeth (TX).

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 49 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Silver Springs. Of these communities, 20 are located in counties other than Otero 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 Silver Springs (which is Otero 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 Silver Springs

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

  • Otero County   (where Silver Springs resides)
    • County Website:   www.co.otero.nm.us/
    • County Seat for Otero:   Alamogordo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Springs.
      • Whitetail
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitetail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetail
        • Whitetail is located in Otero County
      • Mescalero
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Wimsatt
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wimsatt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimsatt
        • Wimsatt is located in Otero County
      • Blazers Mill
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blazers Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blazers Mill
        • Blazers Mill is located in Otero County
      • Cloudcroft
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Carrizo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrizo
        • Carrizo is located in Otero County
      • Chippeway Park
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chippeway Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippeway Park
        • Chippeway Park is located in Otero County
      • Hortonville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
        • Hortonville is located in Otero County
      • Bent
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Mountain Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
        • Mountain Park is located in Otero County
      • Mayhill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • High Rolls
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rolls
        • High Rolls is located in Otero County
      • Continue List   (17 more) ...
        • La Luz
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Marcia
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcia
          • Marcia is located in Otero County
        • Sacramento
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Weed
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Apache
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apache have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apache
          • Apache is located in Otero County
        • Alamorosa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamorosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamorosa
          • Alamorosa is located in Otero County
        • Kearney
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
          • Kearney is located in Otero County
        • Maxon
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxon
          • Maxon is located in Otero County
        • Tularosa
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Crisp
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
          • Crisp is located in Otero County
        • Alamogordo
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamogordo
          • Alamogordo is located in Otero County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,126 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamogordo <4>
        • Sunspot
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunspot
          • Sunspot is located in Otero County
        • Omlee
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Omlee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omlee
          • Omlee is located in Otero County
        • Salinas
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salinas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salinas
          • Salinas is located in Otero County
        • Avis
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis
          • Avis is located in Otero County
        • Boles Acres
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Acres
          • Boles Acres is located in Otero County
        • Three Rivers
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
          • Three Rivers is located in Otero County
  • Chaves County
    • County Website:   www.co.chaves.nm.us/
    • County Seat for Chaves:   Roswell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Springs.
      • Elk
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
        • Elk is located in Chaves County
      • Old Longbotbam Place
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Longbotbam Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Longbotbam Place
        • Old Longbotbam Place is located in Chaves County
  • Lincoln County
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Carrizozo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Silver Springs   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Silver Springs.
      • Hollywood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
        • Hollywood is located in Lincoln County
      • Ruidoso Downs
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruidoso Downs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso Downs
        • Ruidoso Downs is located in Lincoln County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,631 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso Downs <4>
      • Ponderosa Heights
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponderosa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Heights
        • Ponderosa Heights is located in Lincoln County
      • Ruidoso
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Alpine Cellars Village
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine Cellars Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
        • Alpine Cellars Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Alto
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Sierra Vista
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
        • Sierra Vista is located in Lincoln County
      • Sun Valley
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sun Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
        • Sun Valley is located in Lincoln County
      • Villa Madonna
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villa Madonna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Madonna
        • Villa Madonna is located in Lincoln County
      • Glencoe
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Angus ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
        • Angus is located in Lincoln County
      • Bonito
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
        • Bonito is located in Lincoln County
      • Continue List   (6 more) ...
        • San Patricio
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Patricio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Patricio
          • San Patricio is located in Lincoln County
        • Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
          • Fort Stanton is located in Lincoln County
        • Hondo
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Tinnie
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Capitan
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capitan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
          • Capitan is located in Lincoln County
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitan <4>
        • Lincoln
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
          • Lincoln is located in Lincoln 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- Silver Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0973, Longitude: -105.6208       In this case, the coordinates for Silver Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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