Welcome to Montello ...

Montello is located in Berks County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montello, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Montello is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Montello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Montello - they are located in Massachusetts, Nevada and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Montello ...

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

• Reading
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <4>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Ephrata
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Wyomissing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <4>
• Lititz
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• New Holland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <4>
• Shillington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <4>
• Birdsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <4>
• Kutztown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kutztown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kutztown
  • Kutztown is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kutztown <4>
• Hamburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montello ...

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

Adding Montello to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montello 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 Montello was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Montello post office opened in 1892.

We also found Montello on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berks County: www.co.berks.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/