Welcome to Mont Clare ...

Mont Clare is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mont Clare, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Mont Clare is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Mont Clare ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Mont Clare: This one is located in Montgomery County and the other is located in Chester County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Mont Clare - they are located in Illinois and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Mont Clare ...

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

• Norristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
• Pottstown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
  • Pottstown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottstown <3>
• West Chester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
• Lansdale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <3>
• Yeadon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Lansdowne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
• Perkasie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
• Collingdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <3>
• Downingtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downingtown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingtown
  • Downingtown is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downingtown <3>
• Brookhaven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Brookhaven is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookhaven <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 Mont Clare. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mont Clare.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mont Clare ...

Looking for more information about Mont Clare? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Mont Clare, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mont Clare.

Adding Mont Clare to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Mont Clare post office opened in 1861.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mont Clare.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/