Welcome to Montville ...

Montville is located in Berkshire County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Montville is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Montville: 413

Communities Also Named Montville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Montville - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, New Jersey, New York and Ohio.

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

Websites for Montville ...

Junior League:   www.jlbc.info/

Communities near Montville ...

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

• Westfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Westfield is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,063 people
• Granby
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Granby is located in Hartford County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,558 people
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Winchester is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,548 people
• Southwick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Southwick is located in Hampden County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,715 people
• Great Barrington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Great Barrington is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,976 people
• Lee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lee is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,629 people
• Lenox
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lenox is located in Berkshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,933 people
• Barkhamsted
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Barkhamsted is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,587 people
• Salisbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
• North Canaan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 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 Montville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montville ...

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

Adding Montville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montville 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 Montville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the Montville post office opened in 1853. The Montville post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montville.