Welcome to Mortimer ...

Mortimer is located in Costilla County<1>.

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

Mortimer is 8,090 feet [2,466 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Mortimer is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Mortimer is within the (719) area code.

Communities Also Named Mortimer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Mortimer - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, New Brunswick, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mortimer ...

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

• La Veta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta
  • La Veta is located in Huerfano County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Veta <4>
• San Luis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Luis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Luis
  • San Luis is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Luis <4>
• Blanca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanca
  • Blanca is located in Costilla County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanca <4>
• Fort Garland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Garland
  • Fort Garland is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Garland <4>
• Russell ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Russell is located in Costilla County
• Uptop ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptop
  • Uptop is located in Huerfano County
• La Veta Pass
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Veta Pass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Veta Pass
  • La Veta Pass is located in Huerfano County
• Cuchara
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuchara
  • Cuchara is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuchara <4>
• Red Wing
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wing
  • Red Wing is located in Huerfano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Wing <4>
• Chama
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chama
  • Chama is located in Costilla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chama <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 Mortimer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mortimer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mortimer ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mortimer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/