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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Montgomery Village (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Montgomery Village. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Montgomery Village ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Montgomery Village: Montgomery Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Montgomery Village. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montgomery Village.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Montgomery Village is located in Sonoma County.

To see how the shape of California's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sonoma County: Contra Costa, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa & Solano.

Below are the counties that are near Montgomery Village. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Montgomery Village:

  • Sonoma County     (The home county of Montgomery Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery Village, with the one closest to Montgomery Village listed first.
    • Santa Rosa
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Melita
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Melita is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
    • Roseland
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Roseland is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Bellevue
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • South Santa Rosa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • South Santa Rosa is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Santa Rosa
    • Fulton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mark West Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Mark West Springs is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark West Springs
    • Rohnert Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sebastopol
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Cotati
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Graton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery Village, with the one closest to Montgomery Village listed first.
    • Middletown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Valley Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hidden Valley Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Lake
    • Pine Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Pine Grove is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
    • Cobb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Glenbrook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Glenbrook is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenbrook
    • Salminas Resort
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Salminas Resort is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salminas Resort
    • Seigler Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Seigler Springs is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigler Springs
  • Marin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery Village, with the one closest to Montgomery Village listed first.
    • Tomales
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dillon Beach
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hamlet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Hamlet is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Nicks Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Nicks Cove is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicks Cove
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Millerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Millerton is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Novato
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Old Town
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Old Town is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Inverness
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Black Point - Green Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicasio
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Point Reyes Station
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Ignacio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Ignacio is located in Marin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ignacio
  • Napa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Montgomery Village, with the one closest to Montgomery Village listed first.
    • Woodleaf
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodleaf is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodleaf
    • Calistoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Helena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Deer Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rutherford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Oakville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Angwin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yountville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pope Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Merazo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Merazo is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merazo
    • Napa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Napa is located in Napa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napa <1>
    • Spanish Flat
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Montgomery Village, see our County-by-County Page for Montgomery Village.

Cemeteries Near Montgomery Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Montgomery Village.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Montgomery Village - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Montgomery Village covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Montgomery Village, with the one closest to Montgomery Village listed first.

  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Santa Rosa Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Santa Rosa Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Shomrei Torah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Santa Rosa Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Moke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chapel of the Chimes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennett Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pythian Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Fulton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Faught Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Steele Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Montgomery Village in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Montgomery Village.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Montgomery Village, with the one closest to Montgomery Village listed first.

  • Santa Rosa
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Melita
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Melita is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Fulton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cotati
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wildwood ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Stony Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Stony Point is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Windsor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Trenton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Trenton is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Penngrove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Glen Ellen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ely ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ely is located in Sonoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
  • Barro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barro is located in Napa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barro
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Calistoga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forestville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bloomfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bloomfield is located in Sonoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Montgomery Village. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montgomery Village.

Newspapers Published in Montgomery Village ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 53 newspapers that have been published in the area around Montgomery Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Montgomery Village, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Montgomery Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Montgomery Village:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Montgomery Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montgomery Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.