Welcome to Montezuma ...

Montezuma is located in Esmeralda 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 1880.

Montezuma is 7,060 feet [2,152 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Montezuma is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Montezuma lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Montezuma: (775)

Communities Also Named Montezuma ...

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

Beyond Nevada, 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), 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 8 communities that are near Montezuma.

• Goldfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
  • Goldfield is located in Esmeralda County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldfield <4>
• Silver Peak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Peak
  • Silver Peak is located in Esmeralda County
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County
• Lida
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lida
  • Lida is located in Esmeralda County
  • Lida has also been known as:
  • Alida Valley
  • Alida
  • Lida Valley
• Nivloc ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nivloc
  • Nivloc is located in Esmeralda County
• Gold Point
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
  • Gold Point is located in Esmeralda County
  • Former names for Gold Point:
  • Hornsilver
  • Lime Point
• Tonopah
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
  • Tonopah is located in Nye County
  • Former name for Tonopah:
  • Butler City
  • Tonopah has also been known as:
  • New Belmont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <4>
• Blair Junction ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
  • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda 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 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.<5>

From that list, the Montezuma post office opened in 1880.

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 Nevada: nv.gov/