Montezuma Kansas Map
Montezuma, Kansas — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Montezuma, Gray County.
Interactive Map of Montezuma, Kansas
| City | Montezuma |
| State | Kansas (KS) |
| County | Gray |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 37.595856 |
| Longitude | -100.443205 |
| Population | 864 |
| Density | 333.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Montezuma, Kansas
Montezuma is a locality in Gray County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 864. The population density is 333.9 people per km². Montezuma is located at 37.5959°N, 100.4432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 67867.
Montezuma rests on a Kansas prairie where the horizon unfurls in an almost unbroken sweep of tawny grasses and cultivated fields, a landscape sculpted by wind and a sky that seems to stretch into eternity. It lies 25.7 miles west-south-west of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 245°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south-south-west of Cimarron. The land here breathes a quiet immensity, the air carrying the dry scent of dust and sun-baked earth, especially potent in the late afternoon when the light softens, turning the distant windbreaks into hazy, blue-green smudges. The architecture of Montezuma itself is modest, a collection of sturdy buildings that seem to have weathered the elements with a stoic resilience, their facades a muted palette of weathered brick and pale siding. Even the shadows, when they lengthen across the main street, possess a certain depth, a testament to the vast openness that surrounds this place. The history of Montezuma is intrinsically tied to the agricultural heart of Gray County, its fortunes rising and falling with the yield of wheat and sorghum that carpets the surrounding plains. The town, like many in this region, was born of the railroad and the promise of fertile land, a place where hardy settlers carved a life out of the seemingly endless expanse. The local economy still leans heavily on the bounty of the soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels, their tall silhouettes a familiar punctuation mark against the wide sky. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions here, but rather a palpable sense of continuity, a quiet understanding of the land's enduring power and the enduring spirit of the people who have chosen to call Montezuma home.
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About This Montezuma Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Montezuma, Kansas with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Montezuma and Gray County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Montezuma is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Montezuma is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
