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Welcome to Montague ...

Montague is located in Rhea County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montague, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Montague is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Montague is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Montague: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Montague ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Montague: This one is located in Rhea County and the other is located in Davidson County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 21 communities that are also named Montague - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia (2) and Yukon.

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

Communities near Montague ...

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

  • Soddy - Daisy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Soddy Lake Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Soddy Lake Heights is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soddy Lake Heights
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,190 people
  • Dayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunlap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
  • Sale Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lakewood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Estimated population in 2011: 2,336 people
  • Hopewell Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hopewell Estates is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,874 people
  • Lakesite
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lakesite is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakesite
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Pikeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montague ...

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

Adding Montague to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Montague post office opened in 1901. The Montague post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montague.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montague - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Montague area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Montague 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/