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Welcome to Ciniza ...

Ciniza is located in McKinley County<1>.

Ciniza is 6,930 feet [2,112 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Ciniza is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ciniza, 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.

Area Code for Ciniza: 505

Communities near Ciniza ...

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

  • Gallup
    (18 miles [29 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 <3>
  • Fort Wingate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continental Divide
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Rock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Thoreau
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rehoboth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bread Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Smith Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Crownpoint
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ciniza ...

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

Adding Ciniza to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ciniza in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ciniza was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ciniza.

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 Ciniza - 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.