Welcome to South Chaves ...
South Chaves is located in McKinley County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for South Chaves: S. Chaves
South Chaves is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude 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.
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)
- Prewitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continental Divide
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Smith Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Crownpoint
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Fort Wingate
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
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.
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 South Chaves - 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. |