Welcome to McCune ...

McCune is located in McKinley County<1>.

The location of McCune has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

McCune is 6,670 feet [2,033 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of McCune is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: McCune lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from McCune, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

McCune lies within the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named McCune ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named McCune - they are located in Kansas, Missouri and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for McCune.

Communities near McCune ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near McCune.

• Gallup
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
  • Gallup is located in McKinley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallup <4>
• Fort Wingate
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wingate
  • Fort Wingate is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wingate <4>
• Bread Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
  • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
• Red Rock
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
• Yah-ta-hey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
  • Yah-ta-hey is located in McKinley County
• Rock Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
• Brimhall Nizhoni
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimhall Nizhoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
  • Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
• Twin Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
  • Twin Lakes is located in McKinley County
• Continental Divide
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental Divide
  • Continental Divide is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental Divide <4>
• Defiance
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around McCune. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for McCune.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around McCune. See our Newspapers Page for McCune.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCune ...

Looking for more information about McCune? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to McCune, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for McCune.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCune. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/