Welcome to Montra ...

Montra is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montra, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Montra is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Montra: (937)

Communities near Montra ...

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

• Sidney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• Bellefontaine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Bellefontaine is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefontaine <3>
• Wapakoneta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapakoneta
  • Wapakoneta is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wapakoneta <3>
• Saint Marys
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
  • Saint Marys is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Marys <3>
• Fort Shawnee
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Shawnee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Shawnee
  • Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 3,643 people
• New Bremen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bremen
  • New Bremen is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bremen <3>
• Minster
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minster
  • Minster is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,828 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minster <3>
• Cridersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cridersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cridersville
  • Cridersville is located in Auglaize County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cridersville <3>
• Fort Loramie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Loramie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Loramie
  • Fort Loramie is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Loramie <3>
• Anna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montra ...

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

Adding Montra to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Montra post office opened in 1850.

We also found Montra in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montra.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.co.shelby.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/