Welcome to Montoma ...

Montoma is located in Ulster County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• New Paltz
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
  • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
• Catskill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
  • Catskill is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
• Saugerties
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
  • Saugerties is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
• Rhinebeck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhinebeck
  • Rhinebeck is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhinebeck <4>
• Red Hook
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
  • Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
• Tivoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
  • Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
• Tannersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannersville
  • Tannersville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tannersville <4>
• Hunter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
• Ashokan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashokan
  • Ashokan is located in Ulster County

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 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.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montoma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ulster County: www.co.ulster.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/