Welcome to Monteith ...

So far, we found very little information about Monteith. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Monteith to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Monteith, please Contact Us.

Monteith would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County<2>.

The location of Monteith has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Monteith is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Monteith was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Monteith once stood is in the (704) and (980)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Monteith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Monteith - they are located in Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri and Ontario.

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

Communities near Monteith ...

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

• Charlotte
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <6>
• Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <6>
• Huntersville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <6>
• Kannapolis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kannapolis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kannapolis
  • Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kannapolis <6>
• Indian Trail
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
  • Indian Trail is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <6>
• Mooresville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <6>
• Matthews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
  • Matthews is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matthews <6>
• Cornelius
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <6>
• Mint Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Hill
  • Mint Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mint Hill <6>
• Harrisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Cabarrus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <6>

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

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

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

Adding Monteith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monteith in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Monteith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Monteith post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monteith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/