- Montezuma, North Carolina
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Montezuma — Unincorporated — Location within the state of North Carolina
MontezumaCoordinates: 35°58′17″N 82°00′42″W / 35.97139°N 82.01167°WCoordinates: 35°58′17″N 82°00′42″W / 35.97139°N 82.01167°W Country United States State North Carolina County Avery County Founded 1883 Elevation 2,766 ft (843 m) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 28653 Area code(s) 828 GNIS feature ID 1013656[1] Montezuma is an unincorporated community in Avery County, North Carolina, United States. Before its founding in 1883, it had two variant names, Aaron and Bull Scrape. The community is located on Old State Highway 181 and is on the Eastern Continental Divide.
History
Between 1904 to 1940, Montezuma was a stop along the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad between Newland and Linville, with a spur to Pineola .
References
Municipalities and communities of Avery County, North Carolina Towns Banner Elk | Beech Mountain‡ | Crossnore | Elk Park | Newland | Seven Devils‡
Villages Unincorporated
communitiesAltamont | Cranberry | Frank | Gragg | Heaton | Ingalls | Linville | Linville Falls‡ | Minneapolis | Montezuma | Pineola | Plumtree | Roaring Creek | Three Mile | Vale
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Populated places in Avery County, North Carolina
- Unincorporated communities in North Carolina
- Populated places established in 1883
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