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Welcome to Montezuma ...

Montezuma is located in Maricopa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montezuma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Montezuma is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Montezuma lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Montezuma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Montezuma - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), 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.

  • Agua Caliente
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Agua Caliente is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Caliente
  • Hyder ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hyder is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyder
  • Harqua ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harqua is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua
  • Palomas
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Palomas is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palomas
  • Aztec
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Aztec is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aztec
  • Camp Horn ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Camp Horn is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Horn
  • Theba
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Theba is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theba
  • Dateland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kofa ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kofa is located in Yuma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kofa
  • Gila Bend
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gila Bend is located in Maricopa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
    • Former name for Gila Bend:
    • Gila
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gila Bend <3>

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 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 (so far) for Montezuma was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montezuma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Maricopa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montezuma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.