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Welcome to Ortiz ...

Ortiz is located in Conejos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ortiz, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Ortiz is 7,980 feet [2,432 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ortiz is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Ortiz lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ortiz: 719

Communities Also Named Ortiz ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ortiz - they are located in Kentucky, Missouri and New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ortiz.

Communities near Ortiz ...

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

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 Ortiz. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ortiz.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ortiz. 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 Ortiz.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ortiz. See our Newspapers Page for Ortiz.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ortiz ...

Looking for more information about Ortiz? 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 Ortiz, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ortiz.

Adding Ortiz to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ortiz 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 Ortiz was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ortiz post office opened in 1890.

We also found Ortiz in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ortiz.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Conejos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ortiz - 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.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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