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Nearest Communities to Vaqueros,
Listed County-By-County

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

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

Although our information shows that the community of Vaqueros is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day 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 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Vaqueros. Of these communities, 28 are located in counties other than Rio Arriba County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Vaqueros (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 Vaqueros

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

  • Rio Arriba County   (where Vaqueros resides)
    • County Seat for Rio Arriba:   Tierra Amarilla
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vaqueros   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vaqueros.
      • Pounds ‑ Historic
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pounds have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds
        • Pounds is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Navajo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navajo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo
        • Navajo is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Carracas
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carracas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas
        • Carracas is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Dulce
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Lumberton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
        • Lumberton is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Rosa ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
        • Rosa is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Amargo
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amargo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargo
        • Amargo is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Monero
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monero
        • Monero is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Navajo City
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo City
        • Navajo City is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Ojito
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ojito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojito
        • Ojito is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Tapicitoes
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tapicitoes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tapicitoes
        • Tapicitoes is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Biggs ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs
        • Biggs is located in Rio Arriba County
      • Diamante ‑ Historic
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamante have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamante
        • Diamante is located in Rio Arriba County
      • El Vado
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Vado have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Vado
        • El Vado is located in Rio Arriba County
  • San Juan County
    • County Website:   www.co.san-juan.nm.us/
    • County Seat for San Juan:   Aztec
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vaqueros   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vaqueros.
      • Christopher Place
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher Place
        • Christopher Place is located in San Juan County
      • Mullen Place
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mullen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullen Place
        • Mullen Place is located in San Juan County
      • Self Place
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Self Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Self Place
        • Self Place is located in San Juan County
      • Ulibarri Place
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulibarri Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulibarri Place
        • Ulibarri Place is located in San Juan County
      • Lucero Place
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucero Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucero Place
        • Lucero Place is located in San Juan County
      • Young Place
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Place
        • Young Place is located in San Juan County
      • Navajo Dam
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Mackey Place
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mackey Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Place
        • Mackey Place is located in San Juan County
      • Garcia Place
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garcia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garcia Place
        • Garcia Place is located in San Juan County
      • Archuleta
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archuleta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archuleta
        • Archuleta is located in San Juan County
      • Alcatraz ‑ Historic
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcatraz have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcatraz
        • Alcatraz is located in San Juan County
      • Fivemile Crossing
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Crossing
        • Fivemile Crossing is located in San Juan County
  • Archuleta County
    • County Website:   www.archuletacounty.org/
    • County Seat for Archuleta:   Pagosa Springs (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vaqueros   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vaqueros.
      • Carracas
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carracas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carracas
        • Carracas is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Juanita ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juanita
        • Juanita is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Gato
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gato. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gato
        • Gato is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Pagosa Junction
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pagosa Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagosa Junction
        • Pagosa Junction is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Arboles
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Edith
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
        • Edith is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Kearns
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearns
        • Kearns is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Trujillo
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trujillo
        • Trujillo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Stollsteimer
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stollsteimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stollsteimer
        • Stollsteimer is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Chromo
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chromo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chromo
        • Chromo is located in Archuleta County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chromo <6>
      • Lonetree
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonetree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonetree
        • Lonetree is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Altura
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altura have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altura
        • Altura is located in Archuleta County (CO)
      • Chimney Rock
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Rock
        • Chimney Rock is located in Archuleta County (CO)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chimney Rock <6>
  • La Plata County
    • County Website:   www.co.laplata.co.us/
    • County Seat for La Plata:   Durango (CO)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Vaqueros   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Vaqueros.
      • Allison
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
        • Allison is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • Tiffany
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
        • Tiffany is located in La Plata County (CO)
      • La Boca
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Boca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Boca
        • La Boca is located in La Plata County (CO)

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Vaqueros) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Vaqueros. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7589, Longitude: -107.1998       In this case, the coordinates for Vaqueros have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Vaqueros, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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