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Welcome to Montague ...

Montague is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montague, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Montague is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Montague: 352

Communities Also Named Montague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Montague - they are located in Alabama, California, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and Yukon.

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

Communities near Montague ...

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

  • Ocala
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
    • Ocala is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <3>
  • Lady Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Wildwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Belleview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Reddick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Springs Shores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs Shores
    • Silver Springs Shores is located in Marion County
  • Silver Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Candler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Anthony
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Danks Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montague ...

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

Adding Montague to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Montague post office opened in 1886.

We also found Montague in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montague.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montague - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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