Welcome to Montville ...

Montville is located in Berkshire County<1>.

The location of Montville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Montville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Montville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Montville: (413)

Websites for Montville ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities Also Named Montville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Montville - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Ohio.

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

Communities near Montville ...

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

• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Granby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
• Southwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwick
  • Southwick is located in Hampden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
• Great Barrington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Barrington
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Lee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Barkhamsted
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barkhamsted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkhamsted
  • Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
• Salisbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• North Canaan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people

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 Montville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montville ...

Looking for more information about Montville? 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 Montville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montville.

Adding Montville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montville 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 Montville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Montville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/