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Nearest Communities to Taos Ski Valley,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Taos Ski Valley is located in Taos County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Taos County: Conejos (CO), Costilla (CO), Colfax, Mora & Rio Arriba.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 76 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Taos Ski Valley. Of these communities, 24 are located in counties other than Taos 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 Taos Ski Valley (which is Taos 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 Taos Ski Valley

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

  • Taos County   (where Taos Ski Valley resides)
    • County Seat for Taos:   Taos
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Taos Ski Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Taos Ski Valley.
      • Twining ‑ Historic
        (Less than 2 miles to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twining have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
        • Twining is located in Taos County
      • Antoine Leroux
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antoine Leroux have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine Leroux
        • Antoine Leroux is located in Taos County
      • Moly
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moly
        • Moly is located in Taos County
      • Red River
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Arroyo Seco
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Valdez
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Kiowa Village
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiowa Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa Village
        • Kiowa Village is located in Taos County
      • Lobo ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lobo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobo
        • Lobo is located in Taos County
      • Taos Pueblo
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Pueblo
        • Taos Pueblo is located in Taos County
      • Lama
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lama
        • Lama is located in Taos County
      • Questa
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Questa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Questa
        • Questa is located in Taos County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Questa <4>
      • Canoncito
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoncito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
        • Canoncito is located in Taos County
      • Continue List   (40 more) ...
        • San Cristobal
          (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Midnight ‑ Historic
          (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midnight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midnight
          • Midnight is located in Taos County
        • Anchor ‑ Historic
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anchor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
          • Anchor is located in Taos County
        • El Padro
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Padro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Padro
          • El Padro is located in Taos County
        • El Prado
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Arroyo Hondo
          (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • La Belle ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
          • La Belle is located in Taos County
        • Taos
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Cerro
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Shady Brook
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Brook
          • Shady Brook is located in Taos County
        • Valle Escondido
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Canon
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
          • Canon is located in Taos County
        • Ranchito
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Buena Vista
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • El Rito
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Rito have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Rito
          • El Rito is located in Taos County
        • Los Cordovas
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Los Cordovas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cordovas
          • Los Cordovas is located in Taos County
        • Ranchos de Taos
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Llano Quemado
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Llano Quemado have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Llano Quemado
          • Llano Quemado is located in Taos County
        • Talpa
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
          • Talpa is located in Taos County
        • Sunshine
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
          • Sunshine is located in Taos County
        • Sunshine Valley
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Valley
          • Sunshine Valley is located in Taos County
        • Gijosa
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gijosa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gijosa
          • Gijosa is located in Taos County
        • Pot Creek
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pot Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pot Creek
          • Pot Creek is located in Taos County
        • Amalia
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amalia
          • Amalia is located in Taos County
        • Vallecitos
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vallecitos have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
          • Vallecitos is located in Taos County
        • Carson
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Costilla
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Ventero
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ventero
          • Ventero is located in Taos County
        • McGreggor Place
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGreggor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGreggor Place
          • McGreggor Place is located in Taos County
        • Servilleta
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Servilleta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilleta
          • Servilleta is located in Taos County
        • Pilar
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Taos Junction
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taos Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos Junction
          • Taos Junction is located in Taos County
        • Tres Piedras
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Las Mochas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Las Mochas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Mochas
          • Las Mochas is located in Taos County
        • Rio Pueblo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Pueblo
          • Rio Pueblo is located in Taos County
        • Rock Wall
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Wall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Wall
          • Rock Wall is located in Taos County
        • Sipapu
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sipapu have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipapu
          • Sipapu is located in Taos County
        • Picuris Pueblo
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Picuris Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picuris Pueblo
          • Picuris Pueblo is located in Taos County
        • Vadito
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
        • No Agua
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for No Agua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Agua
          • No Agua is located in Taos County
  • Colfax County
    • County Seat for Colfax:   Raton
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Taos Ski Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Taos Ski Valley.
      • Val Verde Ski Area
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Val Verde Ski Area have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Ski Area
        • Val Verde Ski Area is located in Colfax County
      • Hematite ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hematite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
        • Hematite is located in Colfax County
      • Idlewild
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
        • Idlewild is located in Colfax County
      • Elizabethtown ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
        • Elizabethtown is located in Colfax County
      • Moreno ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moreno have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreno
        • Moreno is located in Colfax County
      • Lakeview Pines
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Pines
        • Lakeview Pines is located in Colfax County
      • Eagle Nest
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Nest
        • Eagle Nest is located in Colfax County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Nest <4>
      • Virginia City ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
        • Virginia City is located in Colfax County
      • Perryville ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perryville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
        • Perryville is located in Colfax County
      • Deep Tunnel ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Tunnel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Tunnel
        • Deep Tunnel is located in Colfax County
      • Agua Fria ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agua Fria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Fria
        • Agua Fria is located in Colfax County
      • Angel Fire
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Continue List   (9 more) ...
        • Ute Park
          (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Shuree
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shuree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuree
          • Shuree is located in Colfax County
        • Ring Place
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ring Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ring Place
          • Ring Place is located in Colfax County
        • McCrystal Place
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCrystal Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrystal Place
          • McCrystal Place is located in Colfax County
        • Black Lake
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake
          • Black Lake is located in Colfax County
        • Black Lake Resorts
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Lake Resorts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Lake Resorts
          • Black Lake Resorts is located in Colfax County
        • Six Mile Gate
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Mile Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Mile Gate
          • Six Mile Gate is located in Colfax County
        • Banning Place
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
          • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banning Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning Place
          • Banning Place is located in Colfax County
        • Cimarron
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Mora County
  • Costilla County
    • County Seat for Costilla:   San Luis (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Taos Ski Valley   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Taos Ski Valley.
      • Garcia
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia
        • Garcia is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garcia <4>
      • Jaroso
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaroso have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaroso
        • Jaroso is located in Costilla County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jaroso <4>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taos Ski Valley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Taos Ski Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5908, Longitude: -105.4379       In this case, the coordinates for Taos Ski Valley 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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