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Welcome to Montoma ...

Montoma is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montoma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Montoma is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Montoma: 845 & 329<3>

Websites for Montoma ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Montoma, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Montoma ...

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

  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • New Paltz
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Catskill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Catskill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
  • Saugerties
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Rhinebeck
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tivoli
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tannersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hunter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ashokan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashokan is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montoma ...

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

Adding Montoma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montoma 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 Montoma was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Montoma post office opened in 1908. The Montoma post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montoma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montoma - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Montoma area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Montoma area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/