McGaffey, New Mexico

McGaffey, New Mexico
McGaffey is located in New Mexico
McGaffey
McGaffey
McGaffey is located in the United States
McGaffey
McGaffey
Coordinates: 35°22′30″N 108°31′15″W / 35.37500°N 108.52083°W / 35.37500; -108.52083
CountryUnited States
StateNew Mexico
CountyMcKinley
Area
 • Total1.04 sq mi (2.69 km2)
 • Land1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation7,796 ft (2,376 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code505
FIPS code35-45890
GNIS feature ID2806724[2]

McGaffey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The population was 0 as of the 2020 census. [2]

The community is in the southern part of the county, at the south end of New Mexico State Road 400, which leads north 11 miles (18 km) to Interstate 40 near Fort Wingate. McGaffey is within Cibola National Forest, and the Forest Service's McGaffey Campground is just south of the center of the community.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McGaffey, New Mexico
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).