Welcome to Cortez (aka 'Cortez Colonia') ...Cortez is located on the South Texas Plains. Cortez is located in Starr County<1>. Cortez is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Cortez lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Cortez: 956 The community of Cortez has also been called Cortez Colonia. Communities Also Named Cortez ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Cortez - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Kansas, Nevada, New Mexico and Pennsylvania (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cortez. Communities near Cortez ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cortez.
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 Cortez. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cortez. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cortez. 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 Cortez. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cortez. See our Newspapers Page for Cortez. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cortez ...Looking for more information about Cortez? 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 Cortez, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cortez. Adding Cortez to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Cortez 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 (so far) for Cortez was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas. For more details, see References and Mentions for Cortez. Footnotes ...
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