Welcome to South Chaves ...

South Chaves is located in McKinley County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for South Chaves: S. Chaves

South Chaves is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of South Chaves is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave South Chaves and travel west, 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.

The area code for South Chaves: (505)

Communities near South Chaves ...

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

• Thoreau
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoreau
  • Thoreau is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thoreau <4>
• Prewitt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt
  • Prewitt is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prewitt <4>
• Continental Divide
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Smith Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Lake
  • Smith Lake is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smith Lake <4>
• Crownpoint
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownpoint
  • Crownpoint is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crownpoint <4>
• Milan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Cibola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
• Fort Wingate
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Grants
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grants
  • Grants is located in Cibola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Former name for Grants:
  • Grants Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grants <4>
• San Rafael
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Rafael
  • San Rafael is located in Cibola County
• Ramah
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Ramah is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramah <4>

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 South Chaves. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Chaves.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Chaves ...

Looking for more information about South Chaves? 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 South Chaves, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Chaves.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Chaves. 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/