Welcome to Montezuma ...

So far, we found very little information about Montezuma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Montezuma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Montezuma, please Contact Us.

Montezuma would have been located within present day Sandoval County<2>.

The location of Montezuma has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Montezuma is 6,150 feet [1,875 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Montezuma is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Montezuma was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Montezuma ...

While we believe that this Montezuma is located in Sandoval County, we know of another 2 New Mexico communities named Montezuma. Those communities are located in the following counties: San Miguel and Socorro County.

Beyond New Mexico, there are 24 communities that are also named Montezuma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Nevada (2), 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.

• Albuquerque
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albuquerque
  • Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 562,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albuquerque <5>
• Rio Rancho
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Rancho
  • Rio Rancho is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Rancho <5>
• Bernalillo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bernalillo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernalillo
  • Bernalillo is located in Sandoval County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bernalillo <5>
• Corrales
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrales
  • Corrales is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrales <5>
• Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
  • Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,129 people
• Tijeras
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tijeras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tijeras
  • Tijeras is located in Bernalillo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tijeras <5>
• Algodones
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algodones
  • Algodones is located in Sandoval County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algodones <5>
• San Felipe Pueblo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Felipe Pueblo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Felipe Pueblo
  • San Felipe Pueblo is located in Sandoval County
• Pueblo of Sandia Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pueblo of Sandia Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pueblo of Sandia Village
  • Pueblo of Sandia Village is located in Sandoval County
• Sandia Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandia Heights
  • Sandia Heights is located in Bernalillo 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sandoval County: www.sandovalcounty.com/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/