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Nearest Communities to White Oaks,
Listed County-By-County

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

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest 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 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 west 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 from White Oaks.<1>

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


Although our information shows that the community of White Oaks is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Lincoln County.

The following 7 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lincoln County: Chaves, DeBaca, Guadalupe, Otero, Sierra, Socorro & Torrance.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 42 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of White Oaks. Of these communities, 1 are located in counties other than Lincoln 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 White Oaks (which is Lincoln 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 White Oaks

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

  • Lincoln County   (where White Oaks resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.lincolncountynm.gov/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Carrizozo
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to White Oaks   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from White Oaks.
      • Manchester ‑ Historic
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
        • Manchester was located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Ramsdale Place
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Ramsdale Place is also located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsdale Place
      • Robsart
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • Robsart is also located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robsart
      • Reventon
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Reventon is also located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reventon
      • Coyote
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Coyote is also located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote
      • Jicarilla ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jicarilla was located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jicarilla
      • Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Vera Cruz was located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera Cruz
      • Carrizozo
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Largo
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Largo is also located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
      • Cooper
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Cooper is also located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
      • Ancho ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Ancho was located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancho
      • Nogal
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
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        • Coalora ‑ Historic
          (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
          • Coalora was located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalora
        • Encinoso ‑ Historic
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
          • Encinoso was located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinoso
        • Luna
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
          • Luna is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
        • Capitan
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Capitan is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitan
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,457 people
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        • Polly
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
          • Polly is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly
        • Lovelace
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Lovelace is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
        • Tecolote
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
          • Tecolote is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecolote
        • Bonito
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
          • Bonito is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonito
        • Angus ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
          • Angus was located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
        • Fort Stanton ‑ Historic
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Fort Stanton was located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Stanton
        • Villa Madonna
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
          • Villa Madonna is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Madonna
        • Double Crossing
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
          • Double Crossing is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Crossing
        • Sierra Vista
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Sierra Vista is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sierra Vista
        • Sun Valley
          (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
          • Sun Valley is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
        • Alto
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Cora Crew
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Cora Crew is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora Crew
        • Kimmons
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
          • Kimmons is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmons
        • Alpine Cellars Village
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
          • Alpine Cellars Village is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cellars Village
        • Baca ‑ Historic
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
          • Baca was located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baca
        • Oscura
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Oscura is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscura
        • Ruidoso
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
          • Ruidoso is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruidoso
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruidoso <4>
        • Lincoln
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Lincoln is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
        • Ponderosa Heights
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
          • Ponderosa Heights is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa Heights
        • Gallinas
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
          • Gallinas is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallinas
        • Glencoe
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Pine Lodge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
          • Pine Lodge is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lodge
        • Hollywood
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
          • Hollywood is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
        • Ruidoso Downs
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
        • Roberson Place
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Roberson Place is also located in Lincoln County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Place
  • Otero County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- White Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 White Oaks, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.