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Welcome to Montezuma Wells ...

Montezuma Wells is located in Esmeralda County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Montezuma Wells: Montezuma Wls.

Montezuma Wells is 4,830 feet [1,472 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude 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

Area Code for Montezuma Wells: 775

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 <3>
  • Blair Junction ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blair Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Peavine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • 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.

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

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Esmeralda, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montezuma Wells - 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>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.









 

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