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Welcome to Ortiz ...So far, we found very little information about Ortiz. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Ortiz to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ortiz, please Contact Us. Ortiz would have been located within present day Santa Fe County<2>. The location of Ortiz has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Ortiz, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. While the community is gone, the present day location for Ortiz is 7,450 feet [2,271 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Ortiz is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Ortiz was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time If Ortiz still existed, it would have been in the (505) area code. Communities Also Named Ortiz ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ortiz - they are located in Colorado, Kentucky and Missouri. 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. Adding Ortiz to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ortiz 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 for Ortiz was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ortiz. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Santa Fe County: www.co.santa-fe.nm.us/ The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/ Footnotes ...
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