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Welcome to Montoya ...

Montoya is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Montoya is located in El Paso County<1>.

Montoya is 3,760 feet [1,146 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Montoya is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Montoya lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Montoya is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Montoya: 915

Communities Also Named Montoya ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Montoya - it's located in New Mexico.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montoya.

Communities near Montoya ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montoya.

  • El Paso
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Anthony
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Anthony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <3>
  • Vinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Vinton is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <3>
  • Canutillo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Smelter Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
    • Smelter Town is located in El Paso County
  • Westway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westway
    • Westway is located in El Paso County
  • La Union
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Union
    • La Union is located in Dona Ana County (NM)
  • Fort Bliss
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Bliss
    • Fort Bliss is located in El Paso County
  • Chamberino
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberino
    • Chamberino is located in Dona Ana County (NM)

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.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montoya ...

Looking for more information about Montoya? 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 Montoya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Montoya in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montoya.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including El Paso, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montoya - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.