Welcome to Montezuma ...
Montezuma is located in Tuolumne County<1>.
The location of Montezuma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Montezuma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.
Montezuma is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Montezuma lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Montezuma lies within the (209) area code.
Websites for Montezuma ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.tcchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Montezuma, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Montezuma ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Montezuma: This one is located in Tuolumne County and the other is located in Solano County.
Beyond California, there are 24 communities that are also named Montezuma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Nevada (2), New Mexico (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montezuma.
Communities near Montezuma ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montezuma.
- Sonora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sonora <4>
- Angels
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Angels City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Rawhide
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
- Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
- Tuttletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
- Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
- East Sonora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sonora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
- East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
- Greenley Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
- Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
- Jacksonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jacksonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
- Melones ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - The Shores of Poker Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Shores of Poker Flat
- The Shores of Poker Flat is located in Calaveras County
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 Montezuma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montezuma.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montezuma. 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 Montezuma.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montezuma. See our Newspapers Page for Montezuma.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montezuma ...
Looking for more information about Montezuma? 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 Montezuma, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montezuma.
Adding Montezuma to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Montezuma in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montezuma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Montezuma post office opened in 1854.
We also found Montezuma in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Montezuma.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montezuma. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tuolumne County: www.tuolumnecounty.ca.gov
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montezuma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |