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Nearest Communities to Valmora,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 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.

Valmora is located in Mora County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mora County: Colfax, Harding, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe & Taos.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 91 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Valmora. Of these communities, 46 are located in counties other than Mora 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 Valmora (which is Mora 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 Valmora

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

  • Mora County   (where Valmora resides)
    • County Website:   https://countyofmora.com/
    • County Seat for Mora:   Mora
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valmora   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valmora.
      • Shoemaker
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Shoemaker is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker
      • Watrous
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cherry Valley ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Cherry Valley is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
      • Tiptonville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Tiptonville is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
      • Optimo
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Optimo is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optimo
      • Loma Parda ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Ciruela
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Ciruela is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ciruela
      • Golondrinas
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Wagon Mound
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Ojo Feliz
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Rainsville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Buena Vista
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Buena Vista is located in Mora County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Continue List   (33 more) ...
        • La Cueva
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Canoncito
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Canoncito is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
        • La Jara
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • La Jara is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Jara
        • Lucero
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Lucero is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero
        • Levy
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
          • Levy is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levy
        • Los Medinas
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
          • Los Medinas is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Medinas
        • Puertocito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Puertocito is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puertocito
        • North Carmen
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • North Carmen is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carmen
        • South Carmen
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
        • Naranjos
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
          • Naranjos is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naranjos
        • El Alto
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • El Alto is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Alto
        • Los Cisneros
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Los Cisneros is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cisneros
        • Ocate
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • El Turquillo
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • El Turquillo is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Turquillo
        • Mora
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Santa Gertrudis ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
          • Santa Gertrudis is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Gertrudis
        • Ledoux
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Cordillera
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Cordillera is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordillera
        • Los Cocas
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
          • Los Cocas is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Cocas
        • Los Huerros
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Abuelo
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
        • Canon
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Canon is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon
        • Alamito
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
          • Alamito is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamito
        • Nolan ‑ Historic
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Nolan is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan
        • Cleveland
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Pacheco Village
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • Pacheco Village is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacheco Village
        • Los LeFebres
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Los LeFebres is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los LeFebres
        • Guadalupita
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Monte Aplanado
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Monte Aplanado is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Aplanado
        • Halls Peak ‑ Historic
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Vallecitos
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
          • Vallecitos is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallecitos
        • Gascon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Gascon is located in Mora County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascon
        • Holman
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harding County
  • San Miguel County
    • County Website:   https://co.sanmiguel.nm.us/
    • County Seat for San Miguel:   Las Vegas
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Valmora   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Valmora.
      • Kroenigs
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Kroenigs is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kroenigs
      • Onava
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Onava is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onava
      • Los Alamos
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Emplazado
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Emplazado is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emplazado
      • Sapello
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Manuelitas
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
        • Manuelitas is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manuelitas
      • Arriba
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Arriba is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
      • Las Tusas
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Las Tusas is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Tusas
      • Alta Vista
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Alta Vista is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
      • East Las Vegas ‑ Historic
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
        • East Las Vegas is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Las Vegas
      • El Llano
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • El Llano is located in San Miguel County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Llano
      • Las Vegas
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Continue List   (33 more) ...
        • Los Vigiles
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Los Vigiles is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Vigiles
        • Montezuma
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • San Antonio
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
          • San Antonio is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
        • Canoncito
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Canoncito is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoncito
        • Trujillo
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Trujillo is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
        • Hot Springs
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Las Vegas Town
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
          • Las Vegas Town is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Vegas Town
        • Tierra Monte
          (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
          • Tierra Monte is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tierra Monte
        • Las Dispensas
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Las Dispensas is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Las Dispensas
        • Penasco Blanco
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • Penasco Blanco is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penasco Blanco
        • San Ignacio
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
          • San Ignacio is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ignacio
        • Romero
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Trout Springs
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Gallinas
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
          • Gallinas is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallinas
        • Agua Zarca
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
          • Agua Zarca is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Zarca
        • Pendaries Village
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
          • Pendaries Village is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendaries Village
        • Romeroville
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • Romeroville is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeroville
        • San Augustin
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
          • San Augustin is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustin
        • El Porvenir
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
          • El Porvenir is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Porvenir
        • Rociada
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • La Liendre ‑ Historic
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
          • La Liendre is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Liendre
        • La Manga
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • La Manga is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Manga
        • Ojita
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Ojita is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojita
        • Sheridan
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Sheridan is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
        • Upper Rociada
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Upper Rociada is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Rociada
        • Ancon
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
        • Sabinoso
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Sabinoso is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabinoso
        • Cedar Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
          • Cedar Hill is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
        • Sanchez
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
          • Sanchez is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez
        • Lagunas
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Lagunas is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagunas
        • Mineral Hill
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Mineral Hill is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
        • Myers
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Myers is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers
        • Ojitos Frios
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Ojitos Frios is located in San Miguel County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojitos Frios

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 from Point A (ie- Valmora) 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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