Welcome to Montague ...

Montague is located in Sussex County<1>.

The location of Montague has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montague, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

Montague is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Montague: (973) and (862)<4>

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, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, 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.

• Port Jervis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <5>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
• Matamoras
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <5>
• Otisville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <5>
• Unionville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Unionville is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <5>
• Layton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
  • Layton is located in Sussex County
• Sparrow Bush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow Bush
  • Sparrow Bush is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparrow Bush <5>
• Millrift
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrift
  • Millrift is located in Pike County (PA)
• Libertyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
  • Libertyville is located in Sussex County
• Pond Eddy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
  • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <5>

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.<6>

From that list, the Montague post office opened in 1815.

We also found Montague in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montague.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montague. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sussex County: www.sussex.nj.us/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/