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Welcome to Montesano ...

Montesano is located in Sonoma County<1>.

Montesano is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Montesano lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Montesano: 707 & 369<3>

Communities Also Named Montesano ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Montesano - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Montesano ...

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

  • Santa Rosa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Healdsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sebastopol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cazadero
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Camp Meeker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jenner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forestville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Occidental
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Serena Del Mar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Serena Del Mar is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serena Del Mar

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montesano ...

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

Adding Montesano to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montesano 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 (so far) for Montesano was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montesano.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Sonoma, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montesano - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Montesano area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Montesano area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.