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Welcome to Montop ...

So far, we found very little information about Montop. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Montop to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Montop, please Contact Us.


Montop would have been located within present day Bristol County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Montop is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Montop was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Montop was located: 401

Websites for Montop ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Montop ...

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

  • Providence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • New Bedford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • New Bedford is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
  • Fall River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Taunton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Dartmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dartmouth is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,926 people

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Montop, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.