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Welcome to Montsweag ...

Montsweag is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montsweag, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Montsweag is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Montsweag: 207

Communities near Montsweag ...

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

  • Brunswick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lisbon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
  • Topsham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Bath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Gardiner
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Waldoboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Harpswell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Durham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Durham is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,044 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <3>
  • Wiscasset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Litchfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montsweag ...

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

Adding Montsweag to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montsweag 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 Montsweag was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Montsweag post office opened in 1880. The Montsweag post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montsweag.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Sagadahoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montsweag - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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