Welcome to Montezuma ...

The town of Montezuma is located in Parke 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 1825.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montezuma has a population of 981 people<3> (see below for details).

Montezuma is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Montezuma lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Montezuma (for example, toward Chrisman (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Montezuma is located in the (765) area code.

The ZIP code for Montezuma: 47862<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montezuma had an population of 981 people. This is a decrease of 4.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montezuma had a population of 1,022 people (or 5.89% of the total population of Parke County). This makes Montezuma the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Montezuma represents 0.02% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 302nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,022 people, the population of Montezuma decreased 13.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,179 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Montezuma.

Communities Also Named Montezuma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Montezuma: This one is located in Parke County and the other is located in Vermillion County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 24 communities that are also named Montezuma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, 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.

• Clinton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <6>
• Rockville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <6>
• Fairview Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <6>
• Cayuga
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <6>
• Ridge Farm
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Farm
  • Ridge Farm is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridge Farm <6>
• Rosedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
  • Rosedale is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Rosedale has also been known as:
  • Roseville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <6>
• Dana
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
  • Dana is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>

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. Our list includes 8 papers. 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Montezuma, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montezuma.

Adding Montezuma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montezuma in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections 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 1825.

We also found Montezuma in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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 State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov