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Welcome to South Guam ...

South Guam is located in McKinley County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Guam: S. Guam

South Guam is 7,000 feet [2,134 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of South Guam is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from South Guam, 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 Guam: 505

Communities near South Guam ...

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

  • Continental Divide
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Wingate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Thoreau
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (13 miles [20.9 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
  • Smith Lake
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Rehoboth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Bread Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bread Springs
    • Bread Springs is located in McKinley County
  • Crownpoint
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallup
    (20 miles [32.2 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>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Guam ...

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

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 Guam - 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.