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Bread Springs is located

Bread Springs is located in McKinley County<1>.



A typical abbreviation for Bread Springs: Bread Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bread Spngs. or Bread Sprngs.)

Bread Springs is 7,140 feet [2,176 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bread Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Bread Springs 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 Bread Springs: (505)

Communities near Bread Springs ...

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

  • Gallup
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 <3>
  • Red Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Fort Wingate
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rehoboth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Vanderwagen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navajo Wingate Village
    • Navajo Wingate Village is located in McKinley County
  • Defiance
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
    • Defiance is located in McKinley County
  • Rock Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Yah-ta-hey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yah-ta-hey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yah-ta-hey
    • Yah-ta-hey 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 Bread Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bread Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bread Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bread Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bread Springs ...

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bread Springs. 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including McKinley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bread Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.









 

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