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Welcome to Mont Clare ...

Mont Clare is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mont Clare, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Mont Clare is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mont Clare lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Mont Clare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mont Clare - they are located in Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Mont Clare ...

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

  • Chicago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cicero
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Arlington Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Evanston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Palatine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Skokie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Des Plaines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Lawn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Berwyn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 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 Mont Clare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mont Clare.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mont Clare ...

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

Adding Mont Clare to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mont Clare 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 Mont Clare was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mont Clare.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mont Clare - 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.