Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Cortez came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Cortez in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Cortez. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Cortez data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cortez:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Cortez is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Cortez in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Cortez for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Cortez. See our Misc Page for Cortez for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cortez: www.cityofcortez.com/

The official website for Montezuma County: www.co.montezuma.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/