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Montezuma Creek, Utah, US Post Office, January 2019Photo: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval · CC BY-SA 4.0
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History · Montezuma Creek

Montezuma Creek’s post office opened in 1959

Most of Montezuma Creek was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988.

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How Montezuma Creek began

When was Montezuma Creek founded?

1959

The Montezuma Creek post office opened in 1959, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 28467 years
Founding year: the first Montezuma Creek post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Montezuma Creek’s past

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Montezuma Creek, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Montezuma Creek yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Montezuma Creek (Navajo: Díwózhii Bikooh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 284 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the 2010 figure of 335.

Its first post office opened in 1959. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 335 to 284 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Montezuma Creek, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Montezuma Creek

Nobody well known was born in Montezuma Creek itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Charles LangAmerican cinematographer · b. 1902
Buu NygrenAmerican politician · b. 1986
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Neil WilliamsAmerican painter · b. 1934
Peter MacDonaldNative American politician · b. 1928

Questions about Montezuma Creek’s history

What year was Montezuma Creek founded?

The Montezuma Creek post office opened in 1959, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.