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Welcome to Montville ...

Montville is located in Morris County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Montville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Montville is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Montville: (973) & (862)<3>

The ZIP code for Montville: 07045<4>

Websites for Montville ...

Official Website: www.montville-township.org/

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, Massachusetts, 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.

  • Newark
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Paterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
    • Paterson is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Elizabeth
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
    • Elizabeth is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Clifton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Passaic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
    • Passaic is located in Passaic County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • East Orange
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
    • East Orange is located in Essex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Hackensack
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Kearny
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearny
    • Kearny is located in Hudson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,507 people
  • Garfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • Garfield is located in Bergen County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
  • Westfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
    • Westfield is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,238 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Montville post office opened in 1827>' book.

We also found Montville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montville.

The official website for Montville: www.montville-township.org/

The official website for Morris County: www.co.morris.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Morris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (862) is an overlay for area code (973).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Montville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Montville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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