Welcome to Pinehaven ...

Pinehaven is located in McKinley County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinehaven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

Pinehaven is 7,300 feet [2,225 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Pinehaven is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you leave Pinehaven 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.

Pinehaven is within the (505) area code.

Communities Also Named Pinehaven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pinehaven - they are located in Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Pinehaven ...

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

• Gallup
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Bread Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
  • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
• Vanderwagen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderwagen
  • Vanderwagen is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderwagen <4>
• Red Rock
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
  • Red Rock is located in McKinley County
• Fort Wingate
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Rehoboth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
  • Rehoboth is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rehoboth <4>
• Church Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Rock
  • Church Rock is located in McKinley County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Rock <4>
• Navajo Wingate Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navajo Wingate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in McKinley County
• Ramah
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Pinehaven. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinehaven.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinehaven. 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 Pinehaven.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinehaven ...

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

Adding Pinehaven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinehaven 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 Pinehaven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pinehaven post office opened in 1939.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinehaven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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