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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Montezuma (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Montezuma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Poweshiek County: Benton, Iowa, Jasper, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marshall & Tama.

Below are the counties that are near Montezuma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montezuma:

  • Poweshiek County     (The home county of Montezuma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Deep River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
      • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Malcom
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
      • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <2>
    • Searsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
      • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Guernsey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <2>
    • Brooklyn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
    • Victor
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
      • Victor is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <2>
    • Grinnell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
      • Hartwick is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Sheridan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
      • Sheridan is located in Poweshiek County
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Belle Plaine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Irving
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
      • Irving is located in Benton County
    • Luzerne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luzerne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
      • Luzerne is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Millersburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Millersburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Ladora
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ladora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
      • Ladora is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ladora <2>
    • North English
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
    • Parnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
      • Parnell is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parnell <2>
    • Williamsburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
    • Marengo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marengo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
      • Marengo is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marengo <2>
    • Conroy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
      • Conroy is located in Iowa County
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Lynnville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Sully
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Oakland Acres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
      • Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Killduff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
      • Killduff is located in Jasper County
    • Newburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Jasper County
    • Kellogg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Galesburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
      • Galesburg is located in Jasper County
    • Reasnor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reasnor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
      • Reasnor is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Newton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lambs Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
      • Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
    • Monroe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Keokuk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Gibson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Coal Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
      • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
    • Thornburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
    • What Cheer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Keswick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Delta
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Webster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
      • Webster is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Sigourney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sigourney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigourney
      • Sigourney is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sigourney <2>
    • South English
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
      • South English is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
    • Hayesville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
      • Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Harper
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Mahaska County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Barnes City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Union Mills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
      • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
    • New Sharon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Taintor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
      • Taintor is located in Mahaska County
    • Indianapolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
      • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • Lacey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
    • Peoria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Peoria is located in Mahaska County
    • Rose Hill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Keomah Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Oskaloosa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Evans
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
      • Evans is located in Mahaska County
    • Fishville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fishville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
      • Fishville is located in Mahaska County
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Pella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
      • Pella is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pella <2>
    • Harvey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
      • Harvey is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
    • Tracy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Otley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Gilman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
      • Gilman is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Dunbar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
      • Dunbar is located in Marshall County
    • Laurel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
      • Laurel is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Ferguson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferguson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Tama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Chelsea
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
    • Gladstone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
      • Gladstone is located in Tama County
    • Tama
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toledo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
      • Toledo is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,125 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <2>
    • Montour
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
      • Montour is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour <2>
    • Vining
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
  • Wapello County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.
    • Eddyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Kirkville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
      • Kirkville is located in Wapello County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montezuma, see our County-by-County Page for Montezuma.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Montezuma ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montezuma.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Montezuma. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Montezuma and those printed in the larger area surrounding Montezuma.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Montezuma.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Montezuma:

Cemeteries Near Montezuma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montezuma.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montezuma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.

  • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery
  • Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic and IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
  • Bone Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
  • Beason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
  • Lisor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisor Cemetery
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
  • Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheley Cemetery
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
  • Lytle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lytle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lytle Cemetery
  • Continue List   (322 more) ...
    • Tilford Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Barnes City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Light Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Montezuma had a population of 1,062 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Montezuma had a population of 1,388 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Montezuma, with the one closest to Montezuma listed first.

  • Barnes City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ewart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ewart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
    • Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
  • Deep River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Malcom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
    • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <2>
  • Union Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
  • Searsboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
    • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • New Sharon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tilton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
  • Guernsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
    • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <2>
  • Brooklyn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
  • Taintor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
    • Taintor is located in Mahaska County
  • Coal Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lacey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
    • Indianapolis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
      • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
    • Thornburg
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
      • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montezuma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montezuma.

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Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montezuma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montezuma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5834, Longitude: -92.5274       In this case, the coordinates for Montezuma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Montezuma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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