Welcome to Monteith ...

Monteith is located in Chatham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monteith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Monteith is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Monteith: (912)

Communities Also Named Monteith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Monteith - they are located in Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Communities near Monteith ...

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

• Savannah
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
  • Savannah is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <4>
• Bluffton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Pooler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pooler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pooler
  • Pooler is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pooler <4>
• Richmond Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
  • Richmond Hill is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond Hill <4>
• Rincon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rincon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rincon
  • Rincon is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rincon <4>
• Garden City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Hardeeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardeeville
  • Hardeeville is located in Beaufort County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardeeville <4>
• Springfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Effingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,063 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Rossignol Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossignol Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossignol Hill
  • Rossignol Hill is located in Chatham County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,009 people
• Bloomingdale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Bloomingdale is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingdale <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 Monteith. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monteith.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monteith ...

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

Adding Monteith to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monteith post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monteith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Chatham County: www.chathamcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/