Welcome to Montezuma Wells ...

Montezuma Wells is located in Esmeralda County<1>.

The location of Montezuma Wells has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Montezuma Wells: Montezuma Wls.

Montezuma Wells is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Montezuma Wells is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Montezuma Wells lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Montezuma Wells is within the (775) area code.

Communities near Montezuma Wells ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Montezuma Wells.

• Tonopah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tonopah
  • Tonopah is located in Nye County
  • Former name for Tonopah:
  • Butler City
  • Tonopah has also been known as:
  • New Belmont
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonopah <4>
• Blair Junction ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Junction
  • Blair Junction is located in Esmeralda County
• Indian Springs ‑ Historic
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Indian Springs is located in Nye County
  • Indian Springs has also been known as:
  • Indian Spring
• Coaldale ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaldale
  • Coaldale is located in Esmeralda County
  • Coaldale has also been known as:
  • Coaldale Junction
• Hannapah ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannapah
  • Hannapah is located in Nye County
• Cloverdale ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Nye County
• Peavine ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
  • Peavine is located in Nye County
• Blair ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Esmeralda County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montezuma Wells ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montezuma Wells. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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