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Welcome to El Dado ...

El Dado is located in McKinley County<1>.

El Dado is 6,600 feet [2,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of El Dado is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for El Dado: 505

Communities near El Dado ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near El Dado.

  • Guadalupe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Guadalupe is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Seboyeta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Whitehorse
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Whitehorse is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehorse
  • Torreon
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Torreon is located in Sandoval County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torreon
  • Encinal
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Encinal is located in Cibola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Encinal
  • Paguate
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Cubero
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • San Fidel
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around El Dado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for El Dado.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for El Dado ...

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

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 El Dado - 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.