Welcome to Montebello ...

Montebello is located in Nelson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montebello, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Montebello is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Montebello is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Montebello is within the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Montebello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Montebello - they are located in California, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.

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

Communities near Montebello ...

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

• Waynesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Lexington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Buena Vista
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <4>
• Amherst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Steeles Tavern
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeles Tavern
  • Steeles Tavern is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steeles Tavern <4>
• Marlbrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlbrook
  • Marlbrook is located in Rockbridge County
• Alto
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
  • Alto is located in Amherst County
• Spottswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spottswood
  • Spottswood is located in Augusta County
• Fairfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Rockbridge County
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montebello ...

Looking for more information about Montebello? 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 Montebello, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Montebello.

Adding Montebello to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Montebello post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montebello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/