Welcome to Cortez ...
So far, we found very little information about Cortez. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Cortez to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cortez, please Contact Us.
Cortez would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.
The pronunciation of Cortez: CORT-us<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Cortez, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Cortez is 6,130 feet [1,868 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Cortez is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Cortez was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Cortez would have been located in the (775) area code.
Communities Also Named Cortez ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cortez - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, New Mexico, Pennsylvania (2) and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cortez.
Communities near Cortez ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Cortez.
- Tenabo ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
- Tenabo is located in Lander County
- Lander ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Crescent Valley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Valley
- Crescent Valley is located in Eureka County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crescent Valley <6>
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Alpha ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Blackburn ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Blackburn is located in Eureka County
- Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mineral Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
- Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Cortez. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cortez.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cortez. 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 Cortez.
Adding Cortez to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Cortez 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 Cortez was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
From that list, the Cortez post office opened in 1868.
We also found Cortez on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Cortez.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cortez, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Cortez. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cortez - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |