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Welcome to Montezuma ...

Montezuma is located in Tuolumne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montezuma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

Montezuma is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Montezuma: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Montezuma ...

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

Beyond California, there are 24 communities that are also named Montezuma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, 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.

Websites for Montezuma ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Montezuma, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Montezuma ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montezuma.

  • Sonora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Angels
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Angels is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
  • Angels City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Angels City is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
  • Rawhide
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rawhide is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawhide
  • Tuttletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tuttletown is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttletown
  • East Sonora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Sonora is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sonora
  • Greenley Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenley Oaks is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenley Oaks
  • Jacksonville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jacksonville is located in Tuolumne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Melones ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Melones is located in Calaveras County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melones
  • The Shores of Poker Flat
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) 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 1854. The Montezuma post office closed in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montezuma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Tuolumne, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Montezuma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Montezuma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/