Welcome to Montoya ...
So far, we found very little information about Montoya. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Montoya to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Montoya, please Contact Us.
Montoya would have been located within present day Quay County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Montoya, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Montoya is 4,320 feet [1,317 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Montoya is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Montoya was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you leave Montoya and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Code where Montoya was located: 575
Communities Also Named Montoya ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Montoya - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montoya.
Communities near Montoya ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Montoya.
- Tucumcari
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucumcari
- Tucumcari is located in Quay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,827 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tucumcari <4>
- Newkirk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Newkirk is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <4>
- Cuervo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuervo
- Cuervo is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuervo <4>
- Hooverville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverville
- Hooverville is located in San Miguel County
- Conchas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conchas
- Conchas is located in San Miguel County
- Conchas has also been known as:
- Conchas Dam
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conchas <4>
- Ragland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
- Ragland is located in Quay County
- Lesbia ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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 Montoya. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montoya.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montoya. See our Newspapers Page for Montoya.
Adding Montoya to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Montoya 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 Montoya was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Montoya post office opened in 1902.
We also found Montoya on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Montoya.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Montoya, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Quay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montoya - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |